The Newsletter for Marshall University                                       Aug. 5, 2020

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Revised student schedules to be available later this week

Students and faculty/staff received a message yesterday as a follow-up to President Gilbert's message from last week regarding fall course delivery: We are still working to update all course schedules to reflect changes in delivery format. No later than this Friday, Aug. 7, all students will be able to log into their myMU accounts to view the …

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Charlotte Weber

Charlotte Weber named a 'Sharp Shooter' by West Virginia Executive

Charlotte Weber, CEO of the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) was named a member of the 2020 class of "Sharp Shooters" by West Virginia Executive Magazine. The class was featured in the magazine's spring/summer issue, which may be viewed online at https://view.joomag.com/west-virginia-executive-spring-summer-2020/0775875001594671504?short&.

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Paul Dempsey

In Memoriam: Paul Dempsey

Paul Edwin Dempsey Jr., R.P.T., who served as the piano technician for Marshall's School of Music for more than 40 years until his retirement in 2013, died July 29. His complete obituary may be read online at the Herald-Dispatch site at https://www.herald-dispatch.com/obituaries/wv/paul-edwin-dempsey-jr/article_fe1bb534-003f-5fbd-a0f7-26a15180fc13.html.

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SOJMC Hall of Fame

Alumni Advisory Board postpones annual School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame induction ceremony

The annual fall induction ceremony for the Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) Hall of Fame is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “In the interest of safety for everyone involved, we think this is the best decision,” said Chris Dickerson, president of the SOJMC Alumni Advisory Board, which handles the Hall of Fame nomination process and …

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Marshall psychologists, students present in Comic-Con@Home, this year’s version of Comic-Con International

Psychologists from Marshall University’s Psy.D. program were invited to be part of Comic-Con International this summer, which because of the pandemic was altered into a virtual event, Comic-Con@Home. The event was hosted online July 22-26, featuring over 350 panel discussions that included actors, writers and other famous names from television, movies, gaming and comics. The Marshall psychologists’ discussion, titled, “Christmas …

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Chuchitra Thanigaivasan

Marshall medical student earns minority research fellowship for child and adolescent psychiatry

Second-year medical student Chuchitra Thanigaivasan has been selected for a prestigious research fellowship from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). As a recipient of the AACAP Jeanne Spurlock, M.D., Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students, Thanigaivasan will have the opportunity to explore a research career in substance use disorder as it relates …

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Jessica Buerck, Kristin Sinning

Marshall Health welcomes two obstetricians and gynecologists

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital welcome Jessica Buerck, M.D., FACOG, and Kristin Sinning, M.D., to their team of obstetricians and gynecologists. Buerck has been named an assistant professor and Sinning has been named an instructor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Both provide …

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Erin Bateman

Certified physician assistant joins Marshall Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Marshall Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery recently welcomed Erin K. Bateman, PA-C (left), to its team of providers. Bateman specializes in providing injectables such as Botox®. She has a background in skin care treatment and continues to provide care at Marshall Dermatology. She received her master’s degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and is certified by the National Commission on …

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Nell Bailey

Endowment established in memory of Dr. Nell Bailey

Grant and Kheng McGuire recently established the Nell Bailey Endowment for the Society of Yeager Scholars. Kheng McGuire has served on the Yeager Board of Directors since 2017 and Grant McGuire says the Bailey family meant a lot to them. “We were blessed to have friends like Nell and her mother, Pearl, when we first moved to Huntington,” said Grant …

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Matthew Bullock, Andrew Fontaine

Fontaine named resident of the month

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine named Andrew Fontaine, M.D., its Resident of the Month for July, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean of graduate medical education at the school. Nominated by nurses, residents, staff, faculty and medical students, Fontaine has drawn accolades for his willingness to accept additional responsibilities due to COVID-19. “The development of physician leaders …

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Coronavirus Statistics for Summer as of 7/31/2020:

Number of People Tested:  337
Confirmed Cases:                17
Recovered Cases:                13
Currently Active Cases:         4

The most recent information is always available at www.marshall.edu/coronavirus.

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Alexander Khoury, Morgan Rash

Two Marshall students win Freeman-ASIA scholarships

Two Marshall students have won Freeman-ASIA scholarships to study abroad in the spring of 2021. Alexander Khoury and Morgan Rash both plan to attend Kansai Gaidai University in Kansai, Japan. Khoury, who also recently won the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, is a senior double majoring in International Business and Management. Khoury studies Japanese at Marshall, and intends to use …

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Aug. 12, 2020. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.

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