The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Aug. 24, 2022
Faculty and Staff 

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Noe named Chief Aviation Officer

President Smith has announced that longtime aviation executive Bill Noe, for whom Marshall’s flight school is named, has been named Chief Aviation Officer for the Division of Aviation at the university. Noe, an accomplished pilot, and former president and chief operations officer for NetJets, a global private jet company, has served as a trusted advisor to Marshall’s aviation program since its …

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HLC Quality Initiative kickoff event taking place today

Marshall is officially kicking off its three-year, Higher Learning Commission Quality Initiative Wednesday, Aug. 24, until 2 p.m. on the Memorial Student Center Plaza. The overall focus of the HLC Quality Initiative is Building a Stronger and More Inclusive Community, with the first year’s focus on Complexities of Identity, exploring the reality that every person has many intersecting identities. “Marshall …

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School of Theatre and Dance to hold auditions for fall

Marshall University Theatre AUDITIONS NOTICE FOR FALL 2022 PRODUCTIONS Our Town By Thornton Wilder and She Kills Monsters By Qui Nguyen WHERE: Auditions and Callbacks are in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse on stage. Use the JCE 6th Ave entrance thru the door at top of ramp in parking lot then turn right. WHEN: Wednesday, August 24 starting at 7:00 …

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Marshall, Mountwest to officially open Aviation Maintenance Technology program

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, representatives of Marshall University and Mountwest Community and Technical College, and other dignitaries will cut the ribbon on the new Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) program’s facility at Huntington Tri-State Airport Thursday, Aug. 25, at 10:30 a.m. The event will take place at the program’s hangar at Huntington Tri-State Airport. Representatives of aircraft manufacturer Embraer and …

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Global education technology leader appointed to Board of Governors

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Ginny T. Lee to the Marshall University Board of Governors. Lee, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of the globally recognized, online education hub Khan Academy, will serve out the unexpired term of Sandra Thomas, who stepped down from the board earlier this month. Based in Palo Alto, California, Lee is …

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Informational meeting for John Marshall Leadership Fellows program set for Aug. 30

An informational meeting will take place for anyone interested in learning about the Spring 2023 John Marshall Leadership Fellows cohort from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Interested faculty and staff will have the opportunity to meet some of the program facilitators and to learn more about the program and the application process. The meeting will be held …

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Foundation receives $25,000 grant from Truist West Virginia Foundation

The Marshall University Foundation has announced it received a $25,000 grant from Truist West Virginia Foundation to support need-based scholarships at Marshall University. “We are grateful for the long-standing partnership between the Marshall University Foundation and the Truist West Virginia Foundation,” said Dr. Ron Area, chief executive officer of the Marshall Foundation. “Increasing scholarship aid is a top priority for …

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Physician establishes scholarship in honor of grandfather’s legacy

Mary E. Smyrnioudis, M.D., has memorialized the love and devotion to medicine her grandfather showed throughout his career with a new scholarship for students at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

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Gastroenterology fellow named August Fellow of the Month

Mujtaba Mohamed, MBBS, a gastroenterology (GI) fellow at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, was named the August Fellow of the Month, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean of graduate medical education. Mohamed is the first GI fellow to be selected as Fellow of the Month. He is completing his second of the three-year gastroenterology program, …

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Marshall Libraries offer course reserves

Marshall University Libraries’ course reserves allows instructors to place both university and instructor owned materials on reserve for students to access. Course reserves help alleviate the effect of ever-increasing textbook costs on students by allowing enrolled students access to high demand items, and course related materials, free of charge. What items can be put on Course Reserves? • University owned …

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Please pass along to any students you know who may be interested.

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Center for Teaching and Learning seeking nominees for faculty awards

The Center for Teaching and Learning is accepting nominations for the following faculty awards through September 15, 2022: Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award Marshall & Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award Pickens-Queen Teacher Award Council of Chairs Award for Excellence in Teaching Access the online nomination form here:  NOMINATION FORM Nomination guidelines: Faculty, staff and administration may nominate a faculty member for the Hedrick, Reynolds, and Pickens-Queen Awards Students may nominate …

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Graphic for Small Communities, BIG Solutions conference

Tickets on Sale Now for Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference

The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia (Alliance), Coalfield Development and the West Virginia Community Development Hub (WV Hub) will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference at the University of Charleston Nov. 15 to 17. Tickets are priced at $35 a day or $75 for an all-access pass. “The alliance presidents work …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since Aug. 9, 2022

   Students: 5
   Faculty: 0
   Staff*: 5

* 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. 31, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.

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