The Newsletter for Marshall University                                     March 2, 2022
Faculty and Staff 
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Faculty members to offer perspectives on Russian-Ukrainian crisis today

Marshall University will present a virtual panel discussion at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, with several faculty members, including  Dr. Anara Tabyshalieva, an associate professor of history with expertise on war and peacebuilding in the Russian, Eurasian and Asian regions.  She was born in the Soviet Union and has worked in Russia. Joining Tabyshalieva for “Urgent Panel: War in Ukraine” …

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Athletic training agreement with WVSU

Marshall, West Virginia State University reach athletic training agreement

Marshall University’s athletic training program has partnered with West Virginia State University (WVSU) to establish an articulation agreement for a more efficient transfer of students from undergraduate studies at WVSU to Marshall’s graduate athletic training program. Marshall’s athletic training program is housed in the College of Health Professions. The agreement establishes a plan of study for undergraduate students at West …

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Writers Series to welcome renowned writers for readings

The A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will host bestselling essayist Melissa Febos and acclaimed poet Donika Kelly, Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Kelly is the author of two poetry collections: Bestiary (Graywolf 2016), winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, a Hurston Wright Legacy award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award; …

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Annual HerdCon event to take place Saturday

Marshall’s Libraries and Online Learning division is once again sponsoring Marshall’s annual pop culture convention, HerdCon, planned for Saturday, March 5, in the Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. Doors open at 10 a.m. The event will feature a variety of pop culture events including more than 50 vendor and artist tables and a cosplay contest hosted by featured …

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Dance workshop to take place Sunday

The Marshall University School of Theatre and Dance is offering a free dance workshop and informal showing, led by MaShawn Morton and Shelby Nelson Burcham. It will be a dance improvisation and composition class and will go on from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, on the main stage of the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. It will be followed …

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School of Medicine announces Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award winners

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced its 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Award winners Feb. 23 during a virtual ceremony. “Our Multicultural Advisory Committee initiated these awards in 2015 to recognize outstanding schools of medicine and pharmacy staff members, residents and students who best create a safe, positive and nurturing environment that promotes achievement for all, said Shelvy L. …

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Marshall to present two new art exhibitions

Marshall’s 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition will be on view March 8-31 in the Birke Art Gallery, located in Smith Hall on the Huntington campus. The exhibit features students’ best artworks from throughout the past two years, as selected by an outside juror. Meanwhile, Indeterminacy and the Measurement Problem by artist Gabe Michael Kenney will be on view  through March …

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Jerry and Cindy Blackwell

New medical school scholarship designated for Fayette County residents

Gerald G. “Jerry” Blackwell, M.D., has dedicated his career to treating cardiovascular disease in Appalachia, never forgetting his Fayette County, West Virginia, roots. Blackwell, a 1983 graduate from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, and his wife Cynthia L. “Cindy” Blackwell recently established the Blackwell Family Scholarship to help future medical students from his home county. The award also …

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Assessment newsletter available online

The Office of Assessment and Quality Initiatives, part of the Division of Academic Affairs, has issued its Spring 2022 newsletter online. It can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/assessment/files/2022/02/2022-AssessmentNewsletter.pdf.  
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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since February 15, 2022

   Students: 34
   Faculty: 2
   Staff*: 10

* Includes auxiliary employees (Sodexo, Aetna, Rec Center, etc.)

All testing is being done in partnership with Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Pleasant Valley Hospital, QLabs Inc. and MedExpress Urgent Care.

The most recent information is always available at www.marshall.edu/coronavirus/dashboard.
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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed March 9, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2022.
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