The Marshall University School of Art and Design will present its annual Foundations Review exhibit, featuring artworks that Marshall students created in their first few semesters, throughout April.
Art students take foundations classes that focus on different artistic media. Faculty chose each student’s best works for display, and the show will be on exhibit Wednesday, April 12 through Friday, April 21 in the Birke Art Gallery, located at the Visual Arts Center at 927 3rd Ave. in downtown Huntington.
A reception, during which awards will be presented for the top five works, is planned for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12.
Marshall Art Professor Hanna Kozlowski teaches the Foundations Review class, dedicated to helping students gather their best work and prepare it for display. They produce a digital profile as well as written content about their works.
“One word I keep thinking about with foundations review is breadth,” Kozlowski said. “After about a year of having these classes, students might start developing a conceptual thread or they might start to notice themes that keep popping out and then maybe they can figure out how to kind of narrow in and focus on the depth and conceptual richness. But for foundations review it’s like, ‘Here are all these processes. Try all of them, and let’s just showcase your best works.’”
Galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and are free and open to all.
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Marshall University Athletic Training faculty member Jenni Wheeler-Johnson has been honored by the West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association as a Hall of Fame Inductee.
Wheeler-Johnson is the first female inducted into the prestigious group whose members have excelled at caring for athletes throughout the region.
The clinical coordinator joined the Marshall Athletic Training staff as an assistant professor/clinical coordinator in August 2019. She completed her undergraduate studies at West Virginia University with a degree in physical education/athletic training. In her time at WVU, she worked with the football, swimming & diving, men’s tennis and gymnastics teams.
”I am humbled and extremely honored to receive this honor from the WVATA,” Wheeler-Johnson said. “Many thanks go to the amazing mentors and co-workers I have had the privilege of collaborating with throughout the years. I could never had accomplished my professional goals without the love of my family, especially my daughters Alexa and Bethanny. Advocating for the profession of athletic training and student-athlete safety in West Virginia will continue to be my primary goal.”
Prior to joining the faculty at Marshall, Wheeler-Johnson was employed as an associate head athletic trainer and faculty member in the Athletic Training Education Program at the University of Charleston. Her primary roles outside of the classroom involved working with the baseball and women’s soccer programs while providing secondary coverage of men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf.… Read More
Important message from President Brad D. Smith
Today, Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act, which will allow those with a valid license to carry a concealed weapon in certain areas on our campuses and centers starting July 1, 2024.
We understand that individuals, on both sides of this issue, are passionate and we believe that all views are important and should be heard. The Marshall administration has been engaged, consistent and transparent in our concerns that this bill impedes local control for our campuses and centers.
We attended committee meetings, met with legislative members and sent our statement to government leaders throughout this process, sharing that we believe that local control is the best method for leading our campuses and centers.
However, now that this bill has been signed into law, we must come together as a community and work through the implications as they relate to the overall safety of our campuses and centers.
Campus safety has been, and will continue to be, our top priority for the Marshall community. I’m sure that many of you have questions about how this new law will be implemented and probably have concerns and perhaps even apprehension.… Read More
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Marshall University President Brad D. Smith joined West Virginia Department of Homeland Security (WV DHS) Sec. Jeff Sandy today to launch an initiative to put Marshall college students to work within the department’s agencies.
Sandy said the program provides opportunity for cooperative synergy.
“We are excited to announce, here at the Fusion Center where we have many Marshall graduates working, that we are collaborating to provide eligible students with hands-on, paid learning opportunities while also filling open positions across our department,” Sandy said. “Working under the leadership of Gov. Jim Justice and working in concert with President Smith, we have developed an innovative program to place students into jobs and hopefully create career pathways to keep them here after graduation.”
The partnership provides selected Marshall University students with an hourly rate of $16.00 and flexible hours, with the ability to work full-time during breaks and summers. Some of the available positions include human resources, purchasing, case manager, counselor, GIS technician, emergency services specialist, data analyst, public relations and fleet management.
“I want to thank Secretary Sandy for this innovative partnership and shared commitment to advancing amazing opportunities for both our students and our state,” Smith said. “This shared vision is a win-win for West Virginia — a win for Marshall to place our students into real-life jobs that could possibly turn into lifelong careers and a win for our State to get talent into open positions.”… Read More
Letter shared with members of the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, January 18.
Dear Members of the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee,
We write to share with the committee our thoughts on Senate Bill 10, a bill that would limit the authority of our Board of Governors to regulate the presence of firearms on our campuses. We understand that individuals, on both sides of this issue, are passionate about their positions and we believe that all voices are important and should be heard.
We, at West Virginia University and Marshall University, support local control, and we believe that our boards of governors are best suited to decide whether guns should be permitted on campus. We therefore do not support statewide campus carry.
Whether it is mental health challenges facing some students, discussion about grades, recruitment of new students and faculty, or the protection of open and honest debate of ideas, we are concerned about inserting firearms into these types of situations.
We understand that there is significant support for campus carry in the Legislature. If the public policy preference of the Legislature is to permit guns on campus, we hope that the Legislature considers best practices and safeguards from other states with existing campus carry laws, such as Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. From a public policy perspective, and looking towards the safety of our campus, we believe the following considerations should be included in a bill which follows the best practices and safeguards related to campus carry:… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Board of Governors today approved requests from the Athletic Department allowing high-tech video scoreboards to be purchased with private funds for several sports including football.
In his presentation to the board, Athletic Director Christian Spears said due to supply chain disruptions, it will be a year for some of scoreboard components to be shipped. Even though the boards will be privately funded, board of governor approval was needed because of the cost which exceeds $1 million per scoreboard. Spears says the new videoboard will enhance the fan experience tremendously at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. In other action, the board approved funding for an upgrade to the HVAC systems in Gullickson Hall Gym and the Cam Henderson Center. The system upgrade will provide cooling to the playing surface and fan experience in the Henderson Center, as well as heating and cooling to Gullickson Gym.
The board of governors agreed to a revision to the university’s alcohol policy expanding where alcohol can be sold on campus and to whom. The revision opens other venues for alcohol sales on campus including the new baseball stadium. It is expected the changes will take effect in January 2023.
In addition, the board also approved a new degree program, M.S. in Natural Resources and the Environment, as well as a change to the M.A. in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Approval for the university to purchase the PROACT building at 20th Street and Eighth Avenue was approved as well.
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She has one of the top business minds in the world, but Sheryl Sandberg’s message of grit and resilience can resonate with everyone, regardless of their profession.
The former chief operating officer of Facebook (now Meta) spoke with Marshall University President Brad D. Smith, today, in a fireside chat after a two-day tour of Huntington and visits with several community service organizations.
Sandberg’s story of perseverance is chronicled in her book, Option B, written after the sudden death of husband, Dave Goldberg. As suggested by the title, the book discusses how to live life when it throws a curve.
“No one learns on the easy days, while on the couch watching TV,” Sandberg said. “We learn on the hard days… When people make jokes about getting older, it’s not funny. You either live a long life, or you don’t. Every birthday, I now celebrate. ”
While in Huntington, Sandberg and her family, including second husband Tom Bernthal, visited Golden Girl Group Home, Project Hope, Harmony House, and the Compass Center, among other organizations. The two-day trip concluded with the visit with Smith at Marshall.
“We all have a responsibility to each other,” Sandberg said. “I don’t want to live on one side of the country and have no idea what is happening on the other. I know that by leaving my little corner, I will learn.”… Read More
Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy continues Tuesday, November 1 at 7 p.m. in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall, with a lecture by Nadine Strossen.
Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School and past National President of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Strossen will focus on issues related to anti-hate speech laws, including how they have worked for other democracies, and what their impact would be if they were adopted in the United States. She will also examine issues related to online spaces where hateful and violent ideas continue to flourish, and how online service providers handle such content on their platforms, including the impact of having private corporations act as the arbiters of free speech.
She will also explore the impact state censorship would have on U.S. democracy.
“Nadine Strossen is a prominent scholar and civil rights lawyer focused on the freedom of expression,” said Patricia Proctor, Director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy, which sponsors the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series. “The topics she will explore are of great concern in our society and all over the world, and we are fortunate to be able to hear her perspective on not only the issues but how to most effectively combat the hateful expression and extremism that has become so prevalent in our discourse, particularly online.”… Read More
Marshall University students looking toward graduation will have the opportunity to get everything they need in one place on Tuesday, November 1, and Wednesday November 2.
The semi-annual Countdown to Commencement is scheduled for the Don Morris Room in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, November 1, and Wednesday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is hosted each year by Student Affairs in preparation for commencement exercises. This year’s winter commencement will be held Saturday, December 10 at Mountain Health Arena. The Countdown to Commencement event is open to all 2022 July, August and tentative December graduates. For more information about commencement, visit www.marshall.edu/commencement.
“Countdown to Commencement always marks the beginning of exciting times as graduation nears for our students,” University Registrar Dr. Sonja Cantrell-Johnson said. “Countdown to Commencement provides our students with a wonderful opportunity to take care of all the things that go with commencement, in one place.”
Students will also be able to write thank you cards, decorate their cap and enjoy refreshments while preparing for commencement. Students who receive a stamp from each table will be entered for a drawing to win a diploma frame from Jostens.
The following services are available at Countdown to Commencement:
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Marshall University President Brad D. Smith has announced that longtime aviation executive Bill Noe, for whom Marshall’s flight school is named, has been named Chief Aviation Officer for the Division of Aviation at the university. Read More
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Ginny T. Lee to the Marshall University Board of Governors. Read More
