The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Dec. 7, 2022
Faculty and Staff 

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Brunty to give December commencement address Dec. 10

Marshall  faculty member Josh Brunty will present the December commencement address Saturday, Dec. 10, at Mountain Health Arena in Huntington. The West Virginia native is a renowned expert in the area of digital forensics. He’s an associate professor of digital forensics in the College of Science. Brunty is a former digital forensics laboratory manager and examiner with over a decade …

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In Memoriam: Dr. Jian Liu

Dr. Jian Liu, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, passed away yesterday from an ongoing illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but updates will be available at https://www.schneiderhallfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jian-Liu?obId=26539095#/celebrationWall.

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Nominees named for Classified Staff Council special election

Elections will be held from 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 – 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Those elected will finish the remainder of the current term, which will end on June 30, 2023. The following employees are running in this special election: Running for the 1 Open Seat on EEO 10 – Executive, Administrative and Managerial Teresa Meddings - Business …

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Marshall faculty represented in European Cultural Centre’s Personal Structures Venice Biennale 2022 exhibition

Marshall Art Professor Ian Hagarty attended public screenings and the award ceremony for the European Cultural Centre’s Personal Structures —Reflections exhibition, held in conjunction with the Venice Biennale 2022. A work by Hagarty and Marshall Photography Associate Professor Danny Kaufmann, Riverine, was featured. “This is the biggest exhibition opportunity of our careers,” said Hagarty, who has taught painting, drawing and …

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Zanter invited to present at Generative Art Conference in Rome, Italy

Dr. Mark Zanter, professor of music and interim director of the School of Art and Design, will present a paper titled "The Use of Markov Chains in Ex Machina" (2022) at the 25th Generative Art Conference in Rome, Italy, Dec. 13. The paper addresses how probability matrices generate music in several sections of the work. “The Generative Art Conference hosted …

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Hensel, Gillette join Marshall Health OB/GYN care team

Board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist Stacey Hensel, M.D., provides primary, gynecologic and obstetric care as well as fertility treatment. Hensel, who serves as an assistant professor at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, obtained her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, and completed an OB/GYN residency at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, …

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Autism documentary ‘In A Different Key’ to premiere on PBS

“In A Different Key,” based on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book In a Different Key: The Story of Autism, by John Donvan and Caren Zucker, will premiere on PBS stations Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m. EST. The documentary highlights the importance of community understanding and acceptance in improving life quality for those diagnosed with the developmental disorder, and tells the …

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Marshall Psychiatry welcomes Ajayi, McAulay

Oluwadamilare Ajayi, M.D., and John McAulay, Psy.D., have joined Marshall Health’s psychiatry care team. Ajayi is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, where he obtained his medical degree and completed his psychiatry residency. Ajayi specializes in adult inpatient psychiatric care. McAulay obtained his doctorate from Marshall University and serves as …

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United Way Workplace Campaign continues though Dec. 16

It’s not too late to contribute to the United Way of the River Cities as part of the 2022 United Way Workplace Campaign. Marshall employees are welcome to make a one-time donation or register for payroll deduction by visiting www.marshall.edu/unitedway. If you’re considering giving, please take a moment to look over this message from United Way’s director of Resource Development, …

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Payroll announces closing date for TimeClock Plus

Due to the holiday break, TCP will be closing on Monday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m., for the Dec. 30 check. Managers will need to have all the time their employees worked (12/3-12/16) put into TCP and approved in TCP by 10 a.m. on Dec. 19. If any adjustments are needed, please e-mail the payroll office (payroll@marshall.edu) and we will …

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Marshall team scores within top 1% of teams at National Cyber League Fall 2022 competition

A team of Marshall University cyber students scored 28th out of 3,926 teams at the National Cyber League’s Fall 2022 competition last month, putting the team in the top 0.71% of the competitors. The competition focused on open source intelligence (OSINT), cyber forensics, password cracking, network traffic analysis, cryptography, scanning and reconnaissance, web application exploitation, enumeration and exploitation, and log analysis.  …

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Marshall Health, Mountain Health Network launch new drug testing services

Advanced toxicology services are now available through a joint initiative owned and operated by Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network. Mountain Health Clinical Solutions (MHCS) provides urine testing for drugs of abuse for employers and health care providers and is able to deliver results within three business days. Employers may also utilize MHCS services for new employee testing, as well …

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Stapleton receives awards from Association for Educational Communication and Technology

Dr. Laura Stapleton, an assistant professor in Marshall’s Department of Mathematics, has earned two Presidential Service Awards from the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. One award was presented from the association’s Design and Development Division after her service in 2019 as the Design and Development Board Associate, having been selected from among all of the Ph.D. student applicants. Also, …

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Women excel in RCBI’s welding tech program

You may be aware of the significant contributions of Rosie the Riveters, but you may not know that during World War II, working alongside Rosies in factories, shipyards and munitions plants was another essential group of women: Wendy the Welders. In fact, during wartime, nearly 25 percent of U.S. welders were women – the largest percentage ever. Today, that number …

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Application period underway for Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellowship Award

Applications are now being accepted for the Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellowship Award* for the 2023– 2024 academic year. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2022. The purpose of this fellowship award, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA), is to promote scholarship on gender, race, and/or ethnicity in Appalachia. The fellowship …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since Nov. 22, 2022

   Students: 0
   Faculty: 0
   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.

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Dec. 14, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.

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