The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Aug. 17, 2022
Faculty and Staff 
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Marshall welcoming Class of 2026 this week

Marshall’s annual Week of Welcome (WOW) has returned this week with a full schedule of events and activities to welcome new students into the Marshall family before the fall semester begins on Monday, August 22. “Week of Welcome is designed to help new freshmen on campus feel at home and part of the Marshall family,” said Dr. Sherri Stepp, associate …

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School of Art and Design to open two new exhibits in August

The School of Art and Design will open two exhibitions in the upcoming weeks — Heirloom, featuring the works of artists from throughout the country, and a photography and textiles exhibition, Bloody Soil, by New York artist Linda Smith. Heirloom will open Monday, Aug. 22, and be on display through Friday, Sept. 16, in the Charles W. and Norma C. …

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School of Music to host faculty trio recital

The School of Music kicks off the new semester with a faculty recital featuring Dr. Şőlen Dikener on cello, Dr. Wendell Dobbs on flute and Dr. Johan Botes on piano.  The chamber music concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Smith Music Hall and is free and open to all. The concert will include performances of the …

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Medical School Class of 2022 continues tradition of ‘paying it forward’

By its graduation on April 29, the 67 members of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Class of 2022 had raised more than $25,000 to endow a scholarship for future medical students. The class designated the renewable scholarship for incoming medical students that will become first-generation physicians. The first recipient of the award is incoming student Annabella …

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Master of Social Work program adds online-only option

Marshall’s Master of Social work program is now offering an online-only option for students with advanced standing status. The brand-new option for social work students is accepting qualified students for the fall 2022 semester. The program requires the completion of 36 academic credit hours and is offered only online. The program requires that students only take online courses, no face-to-face …

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Marshall Health, Hoops Family Children’s Hospital expand pediatric and adolescent gynecology care teams

Marshall Health and Hoops Family Children’s Hospital (HFCH) at Cabell Huntington Hospital, a member of Mountain Health Network, welcome Courtney Crain, M.D., to their gynecology care teams. Crain will also serve as an assistant professor at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Crain joins Jennie Yoost, M.D., as one of only two fellowship-trained pediatric and adolescent gynecologists …

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Co-Op program in College of Engineering and Computer Sciences names West Virginia Division of Highways its Employer of the Year

The College of Engineering and Computer Sciences Co-Op program has named the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) its 2022 Employer of the Year, after the state agency has provided hands-on learning opportunities for dozens of students in the fields of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. “The West Virginia Division of Highways does an incredible job of providing co-op experiences …

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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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Smith named department administrator for pediatrics at Marshall Health

Marshall Health has named Brandan L. Smith (pictured) as department administrator for Marshall Pediatrics. Smith has more than 15 years of experience in health care administration, including work as a clinic manager and specialty billing coordinator at Huntington Internal Medicine Group. For the last 10 years, he has worked as a managed care analyst for Cabell Huntington Hospital. Smith is …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since Aug. 3, 2022

   Students: 0
   Faculty: 0
   Staff*: 8

* 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. 24, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
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