|
|
The Newsletter for Marshall University Nov. 16, 2022 Faculty and Staff
|
On a rainy night on Nov. 14, 1970, Vince Carelli’s life changed in an instant. Southern Airways Flight 932, carrying his father, Al, and 74 other Thundering Herd coaches, teammates, staff, supporters and flight crew members crashed into a hillside as it approached Tri-State Airport. Fifty-two years later, the accident remains the worst sports tragedy in American history. Offensive Line …
Read more.
|
Progressive Insurance® donated a vehicle Nov. 10 to veteran Donna Decker of Logan in observance of Veterans Day at an event at the Bill Noe Flight School. The gift was part of Progressive’s Keys to Progress® vehicle giveaway, in which veterans and military-related organizations across the country received the keys to vehicles that will provide reliable transportation, helping them and …
Read more.
|
Marshall Health commemorated Veterans Day this year with a free dental care event for West Virginia military members, retirees, veterans and their families. During the “Stars, Stripes and Smiles” event, made possible through an $80,000 grant from Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health, the dental team from Marshall Health provided comprehensive dental treatment at no cost to about 50 …
Read more.
|
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has established a new Department of Anesthesiology to facilitate additional learning opportunities for student education, research and advanced training. Anesthesiology physicians specialize in the medical management of patients before, during and after surgery, known as perioperative medicine. Anesthesiologists also contribute their expertise in critical care, airway management, operating room management and …
Read more.
|
The Classified Staff Council will hold an election to fill vacancies for the following: One Vacancy in EEO 10 – Executive, Administrative and Managerial Two Vacancies in EEO 30 – Other Professionals Those elected will finish the remainder of the current term which will end on June 30, 2023. Nomination forms are due in the Staff Council Office … Read more.
|
A FREE virtual workshop on Social Security/Medicare Are you interested in learning more about Social Security and Medicare benefits? Please join us for a virtual seminar Nov. 17. When are you eligible to receive retirement benefits? How does early retirement affect your benefits? Do you qualify for disability, survivors, and spouse benefits? How do you get the most … Read more.
|
Due to the holiday season, TCP will be closing at 10 a.m. on Nov 21, for the Dec 2nd check. Managers will need to have all the time their employees worked (11/5-11/18) put into TCP and approved in TCP by 10 a.m. on the 21st. If any adjustments are needed, please email the payroll office (payroll@marshall.edu); we will adjust these …
Read more.
|
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has named a Boone County, West Virginia, physician the new chair of its Department of Dermatology. Shane E. Cook, M.D., assumed the role of department chair and associate professor of dermatology on Nov. 1, and oversees the clinical, research and educational activities of the department. Cook will work to expand the department’s clinical …
Read more.
|
The Marshall University Foundation has announced that Michael J. Farrell and Tamela J. Farrell have pledged a gift of $100,000 in support of the new Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation at Marshall University. “We, as a couple, feel the need to invest in our community and we do it through many different avenues, but the university has …
Read more.
|
The School of Music will present four end-of-semester concerts following the university’s Thanksgiving break, featuring everything from a musical holiday celebration to classical guitar to jazz to a cappella singing. The first is its “Holiday Celebration, a Musical Gift to the Marshall Community,” a concert featuring multiple Marshall University music ensembles. It will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, …
Read more.
|
A new Enrollment Action Center (EAC) has been opened at Marshall University to address incoming student issues. The EAC is staffed by individuals representing units across the university, including Student Financial Assistance, Admissions and Recruitment, Academic Affairs, Institutional Advancement and Marketing. The group meets weekly to identify and troubleshoot issues aimed at eliminating stumbling blocks for incoming students. Key university …
Read more.
|
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) awarded more than $5,000 in cash and other prizes to makers of all ages Nov. 4 during the 9th annual West Virginia Makes Festival on Marshall’s Huntington campus. The yearly RCBI festival honors creativity and ingenuity in all forms and features a Design Challenge that rewards novel ideas and unique creations, said Deacon Stone, …
Read more.
|
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean of graduate medical education. Davis is completing his third and final year of the family medicine residency program at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. A Hindman, Kentucky, native, Davis has an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Kentucky followed by a …
Read more.
|
Marshall Health continues to grow pediatric endocrinology services in Teays Valley with the addition of Alyssa M. Wriston, PA-C, (pictured at left) to its care team. Wriston joins board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric endocrinologist Amanda S. Dye, M.D., an associate professor of pediatrics at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, at the Marshall Pediatrics specialty clinic at 300 Corporate …
Read more.
|
Three Marshall medical alumni have established a new endowed scholarship at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in honor of their late grandfather. Cousins Samuel D. Wellman Jr., M.D., class of 1983 and a neonatologist in Hickory, North Carolina; Marc A. Workman, M.D., class of 1986 and family medicine physician in Louisa, Kentucky; and James F. Spears II, M.D., …
Read more.
|
Students from multiple institutions in the West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network, housed in the Marshall University Research Corporation, have been selected to take part in the national Collegiate Recovery Leadership Academy, sponsored by the SAFE Project. Students chosen for the prestigious role are: Nathan Olszewski, Marshall University James Nichols, BridgeValley Community and Technical College Urian “Benny” Benicker, Mountwest Community and …
Read more.
|
Four Marshall University students were named University Innovation Fellows by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. The global University Innovation Fellows program aims to empower student leaders to increase campus engagement using innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking. The Marshall students named to the program include: Maddy Branham, Marketing, Class of 2023 Isabella Schrader, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Management/Technology, Class of …
Read more.
|
Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since Nov. 1, 2022 Students: 0 Faculty: 1 Staff*: 0 * 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 Nov. 23, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.
|
To read the content of this newsletter online, please click on the following link: www.marshall.edu/wamnewsletter/November-16-2022. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unauthorized mass e-mail is a violation of the University Acceptable Use Policy. This e-mail has been forwarded at the request of University Communications, 304-746-2038.
|
|
|
|
|