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The Newsletter for Marshall University Sept. 7, 2022
Faculty and Staff
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An announcement Friday that nearly $63 million in federal Economic Development Authority (EDA) funding to West Virginia as part of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge equals a direct investment to Marshall University and its regional partners for projects in the Huntington-Charleston corridor. President Smith congratulated Brandon Dennison and the Appalachian Climate Technologies (ACT) Now Coalition which received the news earlier this week. “Marshall University …
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President Smith has announced that Sara Payne Scarbro (pictured) has been named associate vice president of government relations, effective immediately. Scarbro will serve in the Office of Legal and External Affairs. She most recently worked as associate vice president for external engagement for the Marshall University Research Corporation. “Sara wants Marshall to effectively do its part to address our state’s …
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Marshall engineering programs, as well as the occupational safety and health program, in Marshall’s College of Engineering and Computer Sciences have successfully renewed their accreditation from ABET, a premier nonprofit, non-governmental agency that accredits programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. ABET accreditation indicates that Marshall’s programs meet their industries’ quality standards and that Marshall graduates …
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Greetings! We are starting a Neurodiversity Alliance on campus and would like to invite you to join a coalition of students, faculty, staff, and administrators working to promote awareness and equity for neurodiverse members of our campus community. We welcome neurodivergent folks and allies to join. If you are interested in joining or learning more about the Neurodiversity Alliance, please …
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International Housekeepers and Environmental Services Week begins Monday on our Huntington campus. We recognize this event every year because we truly have "Unsung Heroes" who keep our campus clean, beautiful and moving forward in sustainability efforts. Please consider signing up for a volunteer shift to show our hardworking heroes that you recognize and appreciate their efforts.
Sign up today by visiting this link: https://www.marshall.edu/operations/ihesw-volunteer-form/. |
Would you like to have a free textbook available to your students? An Open Textbook Workshop and paid review opportunity will be held on on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 2 - 3 p.m. in Drinko Library 349 with Margaret Sullivan and Larry Sheret from Marshall Libraries, and Marty Laubach from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Participants will learn the …
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Marshall Surgery is offering free hernia screenings Friday, Sept. 16, from noon to 3 p.m. at its office on the second floor of the Marshall University Medical Center located at 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington. Hernias develop in the abdominal, groin and chest area. Symptoms range from a bulge, swelling, sense of feeling full to heartburn, indigestion and difficulty swallowing. …
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The Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (iCenter) in the Lewis College of Business welcomes Paige Leonard (pictured) as its new assistant director. In her position, Leonard will mentor students from the Brad D. Smith Student Incubator and further develop programs to support innovation across the university and students pursuing an entrepreneurship pathway in West Virginian Career Technical Education (CTE) …
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Tickets are available for the Friday, Sept. 23, ceremony to honor three graduates of the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) who are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Kathy Cosco, Patricia Proctor and Giles Snyder make up the Hall’s Class of 2022. Toney Stroud, Marshall University’s chief legal officer/general counsel and head of …
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Marshall faculty who are seeking to create or adopt open education resources (OER) for use in a course are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant through Open Learning West Virginia to support their efforts. Apply by Sep 19, 2022 at https://www.research.net/r/olwvfall2022. Recipients will be selected and notified by Sep 26, 2022. Grants will be awarded after implementing open resources …
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This unique project – the book Female Friendship: Literary and Artistic Explorations – was led by three Marshall University faculty members – Dr. Slav Gratchev, Dr. Ida Day and Larry Sheret. In this book the international group of scholars focus on the matter of female friendships in literature, cultural and intellectual circles, as well as cinema and television. The book …
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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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Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since Aug. 24, 2022 Students: 14
Faculty: 1
Staff*: 4 * 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 Sept. 14, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. |
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