The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Aug. 10, 2022
Faculty and Staff 
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Marshall expands “metro” tuition rate eligibility for students in Ohio and Kentucky

In a move that is expected to attract more students from Ohio and Kentucky to Marshall, the university’s board of governors yesterday approved the expansion of metro tuition rate eligibility to a 100-mile radius from the Huntington campus. Currently the metro rate applies to border counties including Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike and Scioto counties of Ohio and Boyd, Carter, Elliott, …

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President Smith interviews Dolly Parton

President Brad D. Smith hosted a “fireside chat” with entertainer and early childhood literacy advocate Dolly Parton when she visited Charleston yesterday to celebrate statewide participation in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The event was broadcast and streamed on West Virginia Public Broadcasting television stations and social media channels. Parton’s Imagination Library project provides an age-appropriate book each month for children ages …

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Help welcome the newest members of the Herd

Join the Move-In Crew and help Housing and Residence Life welcome the Herd home!  Individual students, student organizations, faculty, staff, and community groups can volunteer to help our students move into their residence halls during Week of Welcome.  Shifts are available Aug. 15, 16, 19, 20 and 21.  Learn more and sign up to volunteer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4aa8a723a2fe3-fall.  Have questions about …

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School of Medicine welcomes Class of 2026

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of medical students to campus last week with a series of orientation activities, followed by the official start of classes Monday. The 80 incoming medical students embark on a four-year journey to become physicians. At Marshall, an integrated core curriculum during the first two years helps students understand the …

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Autism Training Center to help present conference on Autism Across the Lifespan

The West Virginia Autism Training Center, in collaboration with the Autism Society of West Virginia, will present the 2022 Autism Across the Lifespan conference Sept. 8-9. This virtual conference will feature nationally known authors and speakers, including Dr. Temple Grandin (pictured left) and Dr. Kerry Magro. Presentations will provide evidence-based support strategies for educators and family members. Continuing …

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SAVE THE DATE: Research Day 2022 set for Oct. 28, abstracts due Aug. 22

The 34th Annual Marshall University Health Sciences Research Day will be held Friday, Oct. 28. Abstracts may be submitted now through Aug. 22. Submit your abstract at jcesom.marshall.edu/researchday.

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RCBI’s annual celebration of making set for Nov. 4

The West Virginia Makes Festival, the Robert C. Byrd Institute’s statewide celebration of creativity and ingenuity, will return Friday, Nov. 4, to Marshall's Huntington campus. This ninth-annual festival – the first in-person one in three years – will feature a Design Challenge that provides makers of all ages the opportunity to demonstrate their ideas and skills and earn prizes for …

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Marshall student the winner of two prestigious scholarships

A Marshall student is the winner of a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship and an American Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Scholarship to study abroad. Emerald Fatica is a senior majoring in finance and international business, with minors in Japanese, mathematics and economics. She plans to use the Gilman and AATJ Bridging Scholarships for the fall semester of her upcoming …

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Marshall faculty, alumni play key roles in the 2022 National Youth Science Camp

On Wednesday, July 20, the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) said goodbye to 120 delegates from over 40 states and 12 Western Hemisphere nations. Since its inception in 1963 as part of West Virginia’s Centennial, the NYSCamp has honored over 6,200 students, giving them the opportunity to participate in a rigorous STEM enrichment program. Operated by the National Youth Science …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since July 27, 2022

   Students: 1
   Faculty: 2
   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.
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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Aug. 17, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.
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