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The Newsletter for Marshall University April 13, 2022
Faculty and Staff
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Marshall University President Brad D. Smith has announced that he has named Dr. Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee as the university’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Mukherjee, who has served in the interim role since July 2021, previously served as dean of Marshall’s Lewis College of Business since 2017. His new appointment was effective April 9. The announcement …
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The School of Theatre and Dance will present “Other Life Forms,” an original play by Marshall theatre graduate Brandon McCoy. It will be performed at 7:30 p.m. nightly Wednesday, April 13, through Saturday, April 16, in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. “Other Life Forms” tells the story of roommates Ben and Jeff, who couldn’t be more different. Ben …
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The book selection committee for the HLC reading project will hold a listening session at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Marco's in the Memorial Student Center. Books up for discussion are: “They Called Us Enemy”- George Takei; “Born a Crime”- Trevor Noah; “Black Huntington”- Dr. Cicero Fain; “Becoming Maria”- Sonia Manzano; “Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain … Read more. |
The Lewis College of Business BB&T Center for Leadership will host the Business Leadership Symposium: Business Project Competition and Networking Event beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. The community is invited to attend. The event is an opportunity for students to showcase their work through …
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Privately funded scholarship recipients at Marshall University had the chance to thank their donors Saturday during the 2022 Scholarship Honor Brunch, hosted by the Marshall University Foundation, Inc. Nearly 400 students and donors attended the event in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center, back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Senior Airman Richard Tettey Tei-Wayo, …
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The West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network (WVCRN) is celebrating National Collegiate Recovery Week through April 15 with a series of free events across southern West Virginia. Susie Mullens, project coordinator of WVCRN, says she is excited to host these celebrations across southern West Virginia. “There is something for everyone to enjoy,” Mullens said. “We have trainings and social events to …
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The Joan C Edwards School of Medicine’s Health Spectrum Alliance (HSA) student group, in collaboration with the Cabell-Huntington Health Department (CHHD), will offer free and confidential HIV testing Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at Trinity Episcopal Church at 520 11th Street in Huntington. “HIV is a disease that is easily spread, but it is treatable,” said C. …
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Ashley Cox, who is a doctoral candidate in the Biomedical Research program, won 3rd place in an national competition for best poster at the Experimental Biology meeting, from the Division of Toxicology of the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. This was her first attendance and presentation at a national meeting. She will receive a certificate and a small …
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Faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences have recently received research grants from the National Science Foundation. Two grants have been awarded in recent months to CECS faculty member Dr. SangHoon Lee, an assistant professor of computer sciences and electrical engineering. Lee received an NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) grant award of $174,716 …
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The Department of Modern Languages and Japanese Outreach Program will welcome Kenju Murakami, Deputy Consul General Director of the Japan Information Center of the Consulate General of Japan in New York, on Tuesday, April 19. The lecture and panel discussion will begin at 4 p.m. in Drinko Library room 402 on Marshall’s Huntington campus. The discussion, titled “Japan at the …
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The W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) is seeking nominations for its upcoming Hall of Fame class. The Hall of Fame was established in the 1970s and currently has 68 people enshrined. “The SOJMC has alumni doing great work in every form of mass communication, and we want to make sure some of those are properly recognized at their …
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The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has announced the 2022 schedule for its popular summertime series of 3D printing and maker camps for middle and high school students. Dates and locations for the in-person Design to Production manufacturing/maker camps, which will run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, are: Huntington – June 20-24 South Charleston – July 11-15 Bridgeport …
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Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, have received several awards this semester, including honors from: the ninth annual “The Virginias” Associated Press Broadcasters awards ceremony; the Muse Creative Awards Competition for 2022; the 82nd Annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference’s 13th Annual Awards Ceremony; and the International AVA Digital Awards 2022 Competition. Also, Marshall’s student chapter of the National …
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Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since March 30, 2022 Students: 6
Faculty: 0
Staff*: 0 * 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. |
The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed April 20, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2022. |
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