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The Newsletter for Marshall University June 15, 2022
Faculty and Staff
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On Monday, Gov. Jim Justice declared Friday, June 17, a holiday for all West Virginia public employees in acknowledgement of the historical significance of Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. As a result, Marshall University will observe this holiday. The university will close at the end of business on Thursday, June 16, and will reopen the … Read more. |
Marshall University President Brad D. Smith today announced two senior-level university administrators will assume new roles in his administration, effective July 2. Bruce B. Felder (left), director of human resources, has been promoted to serve as the university’s inaugural Chief Talent and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and Virginia R. “Ginny” Painter, currently senior vice president for communications and marketing, … Read more. |
Professor Dr. Luke Eric Lassiter was named president of the Historic Glenwood Foundation at a reception on June 8. The director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall, Lassiter has served on their board and now will take over as president. The professor of humanities and anthropology has worked closely with the organization in the past, as a member of …
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Faculty and students from the Department of Modern Languages will be leading Japanese Immersion Camps for students in Cabell County Schools this week through Friday, June 17, and June 21-24 at Altizer Elementary School. This is the 10th anniversary for the Cabell County Japanese Immersion Summer Camp. There will be a showcase at 1 p.m. both Fridays, June 17 and 24, …
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The Movable Project, a grassroots digital archive of recovery stories housed at Marshall University, recently announced the winners of the 2022 Recovery Writing Contest, a partnership with the New Ohio Review, a national literary magazine. Judges considered a number of poems, stories and first-hand accounts. First-place winners are Kari Gunter-Seymour (Ohio) and Kandi Workman (West Virginia). Of Gunter-Seymour’s poem “To …
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J. “Deacon” Stone, director of the Center for Innovation at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI), has been promoted to director of West Virginia’s EDA University Center, Charlotte Weber, RCBI director and CEO, has announced. The University Center is a U.S. Economic Development Administration program to leverage the resources of regional colleges and universities to support economic development in Appalachia …
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The jazz studies program in the Marshall University School of Music is hosting its annual Jazz-MU-Tazz camp for high school musicians this week through Friday, June 17, on the Huntington campus. The overnight, immersive camp gives young musicians a chance to explore jazz improvisation, combo playing, jazz theory and history while benefiting from instrument-specific master classes, all in a relaxed, nurturing …
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Marshall’s chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) brought home 27 awards from the 2022 SAM International Business Conference this spring. It won first place in the Campus Chapter Performance Program for the Large Chapter Division. The accomplishment “is not only an excellent representation of the members we have within the chapter but also the professors and …
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The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine recently welcomed 16 summer interns for a nine-week biomedical research program. The participants, primarily from West Virginia colleges and universities, will conduct research that is relevant to health concerns in the Appalachian region, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, addiction disorders and cancer. “The type of hands-on research these talented students will experience this summer …
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Marshall alumnus Chuck Oldaker has pledged two gifts to the university honoring his late wife’s passion for education and celebrating Marshall’s new business school building. Oldaker, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Service Wire Company, committed $30,000 to endow the Michalle Arthur Oldaker Memorial Scholarship in honor of his late wife, who passed earlier this year. In addition, …
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Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since June 1 2022 Students: 2
Faculty: 0
Staff*: 3 * 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 June 22, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2022. |
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