The Newsletter for Marshall University                                    July 5, 2023
Faculty and Staff 
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Marshall, West Liberty announce agreement for aviation program partnership

Marshall and West Liberty universities announced plans for an additional location of Marshall’s Bill Noe Flight School at West Liberty University’s campus June 29 at Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. Classes at West Liberty University are expected to begin in the fall of 2024. “This new location will be fully populated with the technologically advanced Marshall University airplanes and Marshall’s top tier …

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Governor’s Literacy Camp visits Huntington campus

Nearly 100 8th grade students from across West Virginia visited Marshall June 27 as part of the Governor's Literacy Camp.  The camp, led by West Virginia Secretary of Culture and Arts Randall Reid-Smith, exposes students to the importance of reading and writing across all professions. The students arrived in the early afternoon for a welcome by Chief of Staff Ginny Painter in the Big Green Room in …

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Danford presenting at International Medieval Congress

Dr. Rachel Danford (pictured), an associate professor in Marshall’s School of Art and Design, was accepted to present her paper titled “Reimagining Artist Workshops in Lombard Italy” at the International Medieval Congress, which is taking  place July 3-6 in Leeds, United Kingdom. The event is Europe’s largest conference dedicated to medieval studies. Danford’s research attempts to recover the experiences of artists …

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Marshall names National Society of ACTA Scholars

The John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture has announced its Spring 2023 class of National Society of ACTA Scholars. The following Marshall graduates from Cabell and Putnam counties in West Virginia and Lawrence County, Ohio have been recognized as ACTA Scholars: Jordan Armstrong of Huntington, West Virginia E Bowen of Huntington, West Virginia Nathan Dossantos …

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Board approves new campus master plan

At its June 21 meeting, the Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously approved a new Master Plan that establishes a framework for future decisions affecting physical development of Marshall University’s campuses and centers. The State of West Virginia requires public colleges and universities to do a new master plan every 10 years, and the new plan replaces one from 2013 …

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