The Newsletter for Marshall University                                  May 24, 2023
Faculty and Staff 
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Seasoned higher education professional Dr. Jerry Ross named chief enrollment officer

Dr. Jerry Ross (pictured) has been appointed as Marshall's new chief enrollment officer and vice president of enrollment management, starting July 3. Ross will lead and direct the university's enrollment management efforts, which include student success, financial aid, admissions, and recruitment. His role will involve providing strategic guidance and leadership in these areas. "We are thrilled to welcome such an …

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Marshall begins Community Cares Week; hundreds expected to volunteer

Marshall is welcoming hundreds of volunteers to its campuses and centers for its annual Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd. Members of the #MarshallUFamily who have signed up to volunteer, including alumni, community members, students, faculty and staff, are joining together to complete dozens of projects across all of the university’s campuses. The sweat equity event is slated …

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Call for Proposals: Tri-State Conference on Diversity & Inclusion due June 1

Proposals for the 2023 Tri-State Conference on Diversity & Inclusion are now being accepted. The conference will be held Friday, Sept. 22 and hosted by Ashland Community & Technical College. Proposals related to the 2023 conference topic of "Inclusive Leadership in the 21st Century" are welcome in the following categories: Inclusive Leadership Wellness & Inclusivity Building Community (Rapport) Inclusivity with …

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Cardboard Boat Race returns this year on June 6

The June Harless Center’s Cardboard Boat Race is back as part of the Huntington Children’s Museum’s Kidsfest. Participants in grades 3-12 will learn and utilize the engineering design process and other STEAM skill sets to design, build and race a boat entirely out of cardboard and duct tape (all materials are provided). Join us Tuesday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. …

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Click above to view a list of those receiving service awards.
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Inventors Society to meet June 22 in Huntington

The West Virginia Inventors Society continues its statewide tour to promote and support innovation with a Thursday, June 22, meeting of the minds in Huntington. Hosted by the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (1050 Fourth Ave.), the free event will include presentations by successful inventors and a hands-on Design Thinking exercise to help attendees unleash and focus their inner creativity. Participants …

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Students participate in Locked Shields international cyber exercise

Eight Marshall University students participated last month in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise, run virtually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. The students traveled to Morgantown to partner with the U.S. Blue Team for the exercise, hosted by the West Virginia National Guard, under the leadership of the Defense Information Systems Agency. …

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed May 31, 2023. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by noon Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
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