COVID-19 News Archive
In an e-mail message this afternoon, Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert told employees the university will implement the second phase of previously announced campus-wide temporary salary reductions made necessary by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the university’s enrollment.
Marshall officially began classes today with three instructional delivery options for students—face-to-face, virtual and online. Approximately 1,500 students are living in residence halls on the Huntington campus, with an estimated 6,200 students taking at least one face-to-face class on the Huntington, South Charleston or health sciences campuses. Classes are also underway at the Mid-Ohio Valley Center and Teays Valley Center.
Marshall University hosted Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) Aug. 17 for a campus tour to review the university’s implementation of COVID-19 precautions for the fall semester.
The Child Development Academy at Marshall University will be closed Monday through Wednesday due to potential COVID-19 exposures. According to Tracy Smith, director of Environmental Health and Safety at Marshall, the center’s administrators learned an infant enrolled at the center has an immediate family member who was diagnosed with COVID-19 Friday afternoon. The infant, who was last
Marshall University today announced it has cancelled the commencement ceremony tentatively scheduled for Aug. 8 at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The ceremony had already been delayed from May 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an e-mail message earlier today to eligible graduates, Marshall President Jerome A. Gilbert called the decision “incredibly difficult” and
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Marshall University officials have announced the school will be providing financial assistance to all students who register for fall e-courses. The effort is intended to help students who may prefer to take at least some e-courses for the fall semester, and families who may be struggling financially from economic
Marshall University officials said today that all the university’s summer courses will be offered in a distance format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help students and their families who may be facing financial challenges, Marshall will be providing students who register for summer courses emergency assistance funds to offset the $40 per credit hour
The economic landscape is changing as a result of the pandemic. How can startups and entrepreneurs continue to innovate during the COVID-19 outbreak? Bill Woodrum, director of entrepreneurship at Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI), is available for interviews with the media to provide important resources to assist businesses and entrepreneurs during this health
While access to most buildings and offices on Marshall University’s Huntington campus is restricted due to COVID-19 concerns, the university’s counseling center continues services for Marshall students, faculty and staff. In-person counseling sessions are not available in the MU Counseling Center at this time, so a telemental health response plan has been initiated to ensure
Dr. Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee, dean of the Lewis College of Business and its Brad D. Smith Schools of Business, is available for interviews today and tomorrow regarding the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship, supply chain issues and the economy as a whole.