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Shepherd to start social media program

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The program is composed of five courses that introduce students to social media and digital tools and teach them how to use those skills to promote a business or organization. More>>

WVU offers new minor in strategic social media

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Students will take five three-hour courses, including three new online social media courses. They are social media strategy, social media applications and social media campaigns. More>>

Martinsburg, WV city workers offered tuition discount

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Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city. More>>

WV backlash emerging over education standards

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The state Board of Education continues to pursue what are known as the Common Core State Standards, with a goal of phasing them in by the 2014-2015 school year. More>>

U.Va. to expand free online offerings

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Like WVU, the University of Virginia will expand its free online course offerings through Coursera. More>>

WVU Eberly Ideas discussion series presents ‘WV Statehood and the Union’

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The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. June 21, in the Archives and History Library at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston.
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West Liberty to host Cleveland Fed Reserve chief

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Sandy Pianalto, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will speak at West Liberty University Economics Club's June 28 luncheon.
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3 WV students to make documentary about trip

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The trio's goal is to film their trip — which is slated to include various national parks, regional sites and local people — to California and back. More>>

Ohio Valley Bank establishes scholarships for MOVC students

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The scholarship fund will benefit students attending Marshall University's Mid-Ohio Valley Center. More>>

Exhibit to explore Lincoln presidency, including WV statehood

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The exhibit is presented in conjunction with the West Virginia University Libraries' West Virginia Day celebration commemorating 150 years of statehood this year. More>>

Augusta Heritage to teach students about Cajun, Creole music

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Week one of the Augusta Heritage Center's summer sessions will focus on music in the style of Cajun/Creole and Early Country Music. More>>

WV Board of Ed adopts new hiring policy amid teachers' union concerns

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The West Virginia Board of Education voted unanimously June 13 to seek public comment on a new teacher hiring policy. More>>

WVU, MU Both Ban Tobacco Use

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Meeting June 11, the Marshall Board of Governors approved a policy that puts a campus-wide ban on all tobacco products, including not just cigarettes but also e-cigarettes, pipes and chewing tobacco. The ban will take effect July 1. More>>

Mountwest CTC encourages former students to re-enroll

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On June 11, the school had its first "Finish What You Started" event where former students who started school but never earned a degree could start the process of re-enrolling. More>>

Active-shooter drills advised for WV schools

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CHARLESTON, WV (AP) — Every West Virginia school should practice responding to a gunman's attack at least annually as part of a plan to guard against violence, the top prosecutor for the state's southern federal court district said Tuesday. More>>

Shepherd University names new director of admissions

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Matthew Huber assumed his duties June 6, and he's tasked with helping the school achieve its long-term enrollment goals. More>>

United Methodist Church honors University of Charleston President Ed Welch

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The United Methodist Church presented University of Charleston President Ed Welch with the Francis Asbury Award. More>>

WVU business college earns spot on national list

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WVU's Professional Sales Institute was formally created just a few years ago, but has twice been named one of the Top Universities for Professional Sales Education in North America. More>>

Conference to promote WV student health

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Charleston will host a state conference aimed at promoting student health and wellness. More>>

W.Va. to launch summer food program for students

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The West Virginia Department of Education is preparing to launch a summer meal program for students More>>

FSU school receives accreditation through 2018

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The Fairmont State University School of Education, Health and Human Performance once again has proven its commitment to the highest academic standards. More>>

500 years later, theological debate still simmers

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Is God's saving grace free to anyone who accepts Jesus, or did God predestine certain people for heaven and hell before the beginning of the world? That's a 500-year-old question, but it is creating real divisions in 2013 in the nation's largest Protestant denomination. More>>

Faculty says Marshall demanding $54K for documents

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Professors at Marshall University say President Stephen Kopp and his administration have deliberately delayed access to information about the school's budget, even proposing to charge more than $54,000 for documents that a school attorney says would take three months to produce. More>>

WV Sen. Rockefeller wants to strengthen rural schools

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The Office of Rural Education Policy Act would establish within the Department of Education an office that would look specifically at the issues and needs of schools in rural communities. More>>

New River CTC president learning the neighborhood

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Marshall Washington isn't quite two months into the job as president of New River Community and Technical College. More>>

WVU board approves land buy for baseball stadium

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MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has given its blessing to a $2.3 million real estate deal that will help create a new baseball stadium near Morgantown. More>>

WVU board OKs 4%, 6% tuition increases for FY2014

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MONTGOMERY, WV (AP) — Tuition at West Virginia University will rise 6 percent, or $366 per year, for resident undergraduates this fall under a new tuition and fees package approved by the Board of Governors. More>>

Kathy Mason to lead UC-Martinsburg campus

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MARTINSBURG, WV (AP) — A former Berkeley County development official is the new director of the University of Charleston-Martinsburg campus. More>>

Ethical hackers training in Charleston to protect infrastructure

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Protecting the nation's critical infrastructure is all about monitoring for explosives and other physical threats – today's attacks are sometimes purely digital. More>>

WV youth participate in teen pregnancy prevention campaign

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Middle and high schoolers from across the state participated in a contest where they created public awareness campaigns about the consequences of teen and unplanned pregnancies. More>>

WV SBA OKs school safety measures

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SPRING MILLS, WV (AP) — New schools built in West Virginia will be required to have shatter-proof glass and exterior door alarms. More>>

MU engineering students achieve perfect pass rate on exam

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All 23 seniors in Marshall University's bachelors of science in engineering program passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, the first step in obtaining a P.E. license. More>>

Facebook global head of technology to speak at WVU conference

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Facebook's global head of technology will speak to attendees at tonight's INTEGRATE 2013 conference.
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West Virginia Wesleyan to host literacy academy

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West Virginia Wesleyan College will offer a weeklong professional development seminar starting June 17, which will teach attendees about the new literacy standards. More>>

WVU-P education program achieves accreditation

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PARKERSBURG, WV —The education program at West Virginia University at Parkersburg has received continuing accreditation status from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, school officials announced this week. More>>

WVU joins 9 schools in expanding online offerings

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MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia University is teaming up with nine other universities in expanding its online course offerings through a partnership with the education company Coursera. More>>

New Petroleum Technology Center will offer hands-on experience

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The Petroleum Technology Training Center will include an outdoor simulated well laboratory for students training in petroleum technology programs through Pierpont and Northern community and technical colleges. More>>

WVU gets gifts to support education lab

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About $500,000 in private gifts is helping to support science, technology, engineering and math education programs at West Virginia University. More>>

WVU inducts loyal supporters into Order of Vandalia

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Two women who thrived at WVU as students are being honored for decades of support to the university with their time and commitment to fundraising and giving, the university announced May 22. More>>

A-B wins regional athletic training quiz bowl

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Students move on to national competition June 24-27 in Las Vegas. More>>

Elks select WVU-P president as citizen of the year

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Marie Foster Gnage, president of WVU-P has been named Parkersburg Citizen of the Year and State Citizen of the Year by the West Virginia Elks Association. More>>

LCHS Student Wins WVDE Contest

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A Lewis County High School student has used her creativity and knowledge to win a West Virginia Department of Education and West Virginia State Bar contest about the U.S. Constitution. More>>

Education experts say balanced calendar adoption best left up to counties

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A legislative mandate to require all counties to adopt a balanced calendar approach won't work, education experts said at Thursday's Legislative Lookahead. More>>

MSU to celebrate final commencement this week

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Nearly 180 students will march in Mountain State University's final commencement exercises Dec. 19 in the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.  More>>

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