November 2017 Advocating in Washington, DC
Carrie Dean, Ashley Sansone, and Sarah Reynolds, along with Marshall Faculty and Staff Members, Marianna Linz and Amy Saunders, advocated in Washington DC this week. They advocated for Rural Behavioral Health Care and reducing barriers to graduate education. They also presented information to a congressional briefing panel regarding rural behavioral health needs and the importance of maintaining funding from Graduate Psychology Education grant programs and Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Grants.
Congratulations to Dr. Marc Lindberg on his retirement in May 2017
Congratulations for Dr. Steve Mewaldt on his retirement in June 2017
In April 2017, Dr. Jon Day-Brown was faculty co-advisor (along with Dr. Ralph McKinney) to one of the teams that was part of Intuit sponsored Innovation for Impact/Design for Delight competition. Dr. Day-Brown and Dr. McKinney’s team, 42 Peaks, won this campus-wide competition.
This competition was a month-long program where MU students and faculty experimented to create potential solutions for select West Virginia social problems. The challenge included seven teams that received training on innovation from Intuit leadership, and applied key principles to three specific challenges facing West Virginia today: providing educational opportunities for youth in rural communities, battling substance abuse and creating technology-based jobs in the state.
See the 42 Peaks team below, along with actress Jennifer Garner, who attended the award ceremony. Members of 42 Peaks designed an app to connect people to resources, support groups, community events, peers with similar experiences, real-time video mentors and other resources.
From L-R: Dr. Jon Day-Brown, Dr. Ralph McKinney, Hunter Barclay, actress Jennifer Garner, Liz Adams, Ani Rathore, Mary Day, Deena Dahshan, Justin Hurt