The Newsletter for Marshall University                                  April 26, 2023
Faculty and Staff 

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Spring Commencement to take place Saturday

Marshall will welcome graduates and their families to Mountain Health Arena for Spring Commencement on Saturday April 29. The keynote speaker for the 2023 Spring Commencement program is Nike CEO John Donahoe (pictured). Donahoe, a graduate of Dartmouth University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business,  is the former president of Bain & Company and also led ServiceNow and eBay. …

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Marshall to establish new rural psychiatry residency program

A new grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) will support the planning and development of a four-year rural psychiatry residency program at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. The two-year, $500,000 grant to the Marshall Community Health Consortium collaborative is one of 46 grants announced March 31 to plan and …

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Nomination deadline is April 28, 2023.

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Crane work to close Drinko Library next week

Work will begin on the replacement of the Drinko Library Cooling Tower Monday, May 1.  There will be a crane on-site for the week of May 1 to May 6.  This will require the alley between Corbly Hall and Drinko Library to be closed and will also require Drinko Library to be closed to all staff, faculty, and students for …

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Ruth Sullivan Rally for Autism coming up April 29

The annual Ruth Sullivan Rally for Autism will be held in Ritter Park in Huntington Saturday, April 29. This is the 22nd year for the rally, which is designed to bring awareness to and promote acceptance of the autism community. The rally includes a walk and a run, and registration is now open at Tristateracer.com. Those who register before April …

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Marshall University Alumni of the Mid-Ohio Valley set to host annual scholarship fundraiser

The Marshall University Alumni of the Mid-Ohio Valley chapter will have its annual fundraising dinner at 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center in Vienna, West Virginia. Since 2009, this annual event has raised more than $280,000 to support scholarships for students in Wood, Wirt, Ritchie, Tyler, Pleasants and Doddridge counties in West Virginia and …

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Marshall student receives Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) Outstanding Poster Award

Kaylee N. Morton of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (pictured), was one of two young forensic scientists recognized for her research at the 75th Anniversary Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The conference took place Feb. 12-18 in Orlando, Florida. During the conference, posters are featured from students and professionals new to the field during the Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) …

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Students in Health Communications course create campaigns to combat food insecurity, homelessness

Students in the Master of Public Health program (Health Communications course) and Dr. Georgiana Logan, who taught the class, worked with the Ronald McDonald House and the Huntington City Mission to design and create health communication campaigns that raise awareness of public health issues in West Virginia. Through these campaigns, students hosted a canned food/non-perishable food drive and a GoFundMe …

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School of Pharmacy, Rite Aid establish scholarship program to expand rural community pharmacy experience

Marshall's School of Pharmacy and Rite Aid are collaborating to provide a Community Practice Rural Health Scholars program for third-year pharmacy students interested in rural community pharmacy practice and future employment with Rite Aid.  Eligible scholars will receive up to $10,000 over the 15-week program. “In many rural communities, a local pharmacist is the most accessible health care provider,” said …

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Marshall establishes international dental preceptorship

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has launched a short-term training program for internationally trained dentists who wish to increase their knowledge through didactics and observation of patient care. The short-term program housed within the Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides an opportunity for international dental graduates to increase their knowledge about postgraduate training in both clinical …

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Alumnus establishes second scholarship for hometown medical students

Marshall University alumnus Shayne M. Gue, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM, has established a second scholarship at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine to support students from his home county. Gue was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County, and earned his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in 2015. He completed …

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IT Update: Microsoft Authenticator App to add Number Matching

Microsoft announced the default notification method for their multi-factor authentication (MFA) app, Microsoft Authenticator, will change from a push-to-approve model to a number-matching model. Designed to reduce bad actor MFA fatigue attacks on end users, the number matching system cannot be abused like its predecessor.  On Monday, May 1, Marshall University Information Technology will push this update to university users. When attempting …

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Psy.D. program places all pre-doctoral students

The Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program at Marshall University has placed 100% of its pre-doctoral students in nationwide internships. The students are required to work full-time for a year providing mental health services at sites across the country. “This is the final training experience for our students before they graduate and it is similar to a physician doing residency,” …

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed May 3, 2023. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023.

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