The Marshall University Foundation announced it received a $25,000 grant from Truist West Virginia Foundation to support need-based scholarships at Marshall University.
“We are grateful for the long-standing partnership between the Marshall University Foundation and the Truist West Virginia Foundation,” said Dr. Ron Area, chief executive officer of the Marshall Foundation. “Increasing scholarship aid is a top priority for the university, and this grant will ease the financial burden for a number of students.”
The grant will support scholarship recipients who are full- or part-time students who are residents of West Virginia and have need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Scholarship aid has increased by 44 percent over the last several years due to the Marshall Rises comprehensive campaign with 500 more students receiving aid annually.
“We’re pleased to support the Marshall University Foundation,” said Jacqueline Keene, executive director for the Truist West Virginia Foundation. “Truist is committed to our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities, and we believe the Truist West Virginia Foundation contribution to Marshall University will help make a difference in the lives of many.”
The Marshall Foundation maximizes continuous financial support for Marshall University and its students by soliciting, receiving, investing and administering private gift support. The Marshall Foundation is committed to providing professional service to Marshall University, its students and donors.… Read More
George Gevas, M.D., delivered more than 10,000 babies over the span of his 40-year career as an obstetrician-gynecologist in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was known for his bedside manner and meticulous surgical skills.
From an early age, he instilled patience and perseverance in his granddaughter, Mary E. Smyrnioudis, M.D., who would go on to follow in his footsteps. Smyrnioudis has memorialized the love and devotion to medicine her grandfather showed throughout his career with a new scholarship for students at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
A first-generation Greek American, Gevas knew from an early age that he wanted to be a physician. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 during World War II, requesting to serve as a medic in the medical corps and ultimately providing care to the wounded on D-Day. During the war, he also assisted in delivering babies, influencing his future career as an ob-gyn.
Gevas went on to earn both his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Maryland. He then completed his ob-gyn residency at Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, before relocating to Parkersburg with his wife Mary in 1957. He practiced in Parkersburg for 40 years before retiring in 1997. His attention then turned full-time to his gardening and his grandchildren. In 2018, Gevas passed away at the age of 93.
“From a young age as I helped my grandfather in his garden, he would say to me, ‘You’re going to… Read More
Marshall University’s Smith Hall Complex, including the Communications Building and Smith Music, is closed this weekend for repairs following a small fire in an electrical panel caused by Friday’s thunderstorms. There were no injuries reported, but the building is undergoing continued assessment and repair this weekend. American Electric Power, third-party contractors and Marshall’s electricians are all on site and will determine next steps to restore the building to full functionality. Once power is stabilized in the complex, ionizers will be deployed to scrub the air in the affected areas.
It’s expected that Smith Hall and Smith Music will be open on Monday; however, Smith Communications Building will remain closed, as will the Smith Hall Parking Garage.
The following operations, employees and students in that building are affected:
*WMUL Radio
*University cable system
*University College
*SOJMC
*Other university offices and classrooms
At this time, and on the recommendation of Human Resources, Supervisors in Smith Communications Building may select one of the following options for employees working on Monday, July 11.
Work remotely; or Work in an alternate location on campus. Impacted department supervisors should communicate with personnel and students regarding the inability to work or have class in Smith Communications due to the system critical failure.
Employees and students should their email for possible additional updates this weekend.
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There is widespread flooding on and around campus due to heavy rains. Please use caution until waters recede. Physical Plant is assessing building damage. If you need emergency assistance, call MUPD at 304-696-4357 or 911.… Read More
With a clear field of vision and a strong, continued commitment to deliver a state-of-the-art baseball facility to the university and community, the Marshall University administration today presented a revised baseball stadium project statement which was unanimously approved by the Board of Governors during a special called meeting in Huntington. Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Amid receiving end-of-year updates ranging from finance to earnings to budgets, the Marshall University Board of Governors today approved a Capital Expenditure Project Report (CEPR) for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC), should funding become available.
While Marshall’s current CEPR list includes some $532 million worth of proposed projects from the 10-year campus master list, they are prioritized according to the most critical needs. The HEPC will make the final decision on which projects, if any, will be funded.
The board approved an intent to plan a master of science program in natural resources and the environment and okayed the transfer of the bachelor of arts in sports management from the College of Health Professions to the College of Business.
In other action, the board approved new officers for one-year terms which will begin in July.
The officers are:
Patrick Farrell – Chair William “Bill” Smith – Vice-Chair Chris Miller – Secretary Following an executive session, the board approved a list of naming opportunities for the College of Business’s new Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation. The specific naming information will be released at a later date.
Additionally, the board announced it will meet in a special session at 9 a.m., Friday, June 24, to consider a capital program project statement on the proposed baseball stadium.… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Movable Project, a grassroots digital archive of recovery stories, housed at Marshall University, recently announced the winners of the 2022 Recovery Writing Contest, a partnership with the New Ohio Review, a national literary magazine.
Judges considered a number of poems, stories and first-hand accounts. First-place winners are Kari Gunter-Seymour (Ohio) and Kandi Workman (West Virginia).
Of Gunter-Seymour’s poem “To Save a Life,” one judge remarked that it grabs “the reader from the beginning and doesn’t let go; even the ending begs the reader to start over and immediately read the poem again. I can smell the campfire, hear the barking coyotes, taste the creek water. I simply love this poem.” Gunter-Seymour is the poet laureate of Ohio. Her most recent book of poems, “A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen,” was awarded the 2020 Ohio Poet of the Year Award.
Workman’s essay “Ice Cream,” was praised for its ability to “capture the humbling experience of those awkward, initial interactions [in the recovery process], trying to find common ground . . . establishing mutual respect via swapping war stories and most importantly, getting gut-level honest about the severity of their illness.” Workman is a community organizer with Boone County Health (WV).
The Movable Project also selected an honorable mention: an untitled story by Olivia Marie of West Virginia.… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Faculty and students from Marshall University’s Department of Modern Languages will be leading Japanese Immersion Camps for students in Cabell County Schools Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17, and June 21-24, at Altizer Elementary School.
Participants in the 2021 Japanese immersion camp. This is the 10th anniversary for the Cabell County Japanese Immersion Summer Camp. There will be a showcase at 1 p.m. both Fridays, June 17 and 24, in the Altizer Elementary gymnasium, featuring the president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, David Rosier, as well as Marshall University President Brad D. Smith; Dr. Robert Bookwalter, dean of the College of Liberal Arts; and others.
This year’s theme is “peace/heiwa,” and some of the key activities are lucky cat pottery, Okinawa’s dance, origami crane, koto music, sado tea ceremony, jump rope, and RCBI’s 3D pen key chain making. The students learn and experience Japanese culture through four different classes every day: language, culture, art and physical education.
Among those who will help host the camp are Dr. Natsuki Fukunaga Anderson, associate professor of Japanese and chair of the Department of Modern Languages, as well as Akiko Praylow, Japanese outreach coordinator at Marshall; and Miyuki Cook, an associate professor in the School of Art and Design. Several Marshall students who are Japanese majors are volunteering as helpers.… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Marshall University Professor Dr. Luke Eric Lassiter was named president of the Historic Glenwood Foundation at a reception on June 8. The director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall, Lassiter has served on their board and now will take over as president.
The professor of humanities and anthropology has worked closely with the organization in the past, as a member of their board, collaborating with their foundation on several public and private educational collaborations.
The Historic Glenwood Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Glenwood, a National Register of Historic Places property located in Charleston, West Virginia. The goal of the foundation is to preserve, collect and facilitate or sponsor research relating to the property, which includes helping to promote local and regional history in and around Charleston. The foundation has sponsored many graduate humanities program projects, including graduate seminars, student internships, and research by faculty and students.
“I am honored that the board would entrust me with this responsibility,” Lassiter said. “Over the past decade, I’ve had the great pleasure of learning from an accomplished and dedicated group of community leaders, and I look forward to our continued work together.”
Current Glenwood Foundation President Pamela Tarr of Jackson Kelly PLLC in Charleston says Lassiter is a great choice to lead the foundation.… Read More
Dr. Habiba Chirchir, an associate professor of biological sciences at Marshall University, has been named the 27th John Deaver Drinko Distinguished Fellow. Read More
Marshall School of Medicine hosts makeup white coat ceremony for the Class of 2024
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Medical students from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Class of 2024 received their white coats during a make-up white coat ceremony Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center.
At the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, the white coat ceremony is traditionally used to officially welcome incoming students into the medical profession. However, the Class of 2024 entered medical school in July 2020; therefore, its initial white coat ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, Sunday’s ceremony marked another milestone for the medical students—the start of clinical rotations.
“This white coat ceremony is a tangible milestone that represents all of the hard work and dedication we have poured into our education over the last two years,” said medical student Justin C. Merritt of Huntington. “It reminds me what a privilege it is to serve my community and what a privilege it will be to advocate for my future patients.”
Adam H. Schindzielorz, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and a board-certified psychiatrist for Marshall Health, delivered the keynote address and served as the honorary cloaker. Schindzielorz was the recipient of the 2020 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award.
“This year, the white coat ceremony is not just a belated welcome into the medical community; it symbolizes what has been… Read More
Marshall University and its Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine selected 10 high school seniors from across West Virginia as the newest class of students for the B.S./M.D. program. Read More
