Marshall University’s Office of Career Education (Career Services) will conduct their annual Spring Career Expo from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room on the Huntington campus. The expo is open to all Marshall students, faculty and alumni. Recruiters will be sharing information on part-time, full-time and internship positions.
MORGANTOWN — As the people of West Virginia continue to make their mark in the field of cybersecurity, students of Morgantown Learning Academy proved that they won’t be left behind in this regard.
Marshall University is seeking local high school students interested in learning more about the world of cybercrime, digital forensics and cyber security. The university’s digital forensics and information assurance program will host its 10th annual “Cyber Day,” a one-day event, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, for local students in grades 9-12.
An effort to expand a multi-use rail-to-trail network throughout the Industrial Heartland is drawing on the expertise and work of faculty at the West Virginia University Health Research Center.
MORGANTOWN — Whether it’s coal, aerospace parts or other products, the Mountain State is experiencing an increase in exports to other states and around the world, even outpacing the national average.
A panel of women who have demonstrated their abilities to lead and thrive in their respective areas of the business world will be the focus of the Distinguished Speaker Series at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. The event, also sponsored by the WVU Women’s Business Center, is at Ming Hsieh Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 2.
CHARLESTON — Lawmakers and post-secondary institutions across West Virginia have welcomed passage of Senate Bill 1, which would provide free tuition at the state’s public community colleges.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The chancellor of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System is happy the state Legislature passed the last-dollar-in community college bill during this year’s legislative session.
The Wall Street Journal recently published a three-page feature article contrasting the booming economies of Midland and Odessa, in West Texas, and the depressed economy of Charleston, West Virginia, attributable to the city being “a victim of the state’s demographics and rural characteristics.”
On a snowy weekday morning in January, the outdoor economy in the historic coal town of St. Paul, Virginia, begins another business day. Fly fishing guide Daniel Williams stands behind the counter of Clinch Life Outfitters, talking about how community leaders have rallied around outdoor recreation as a path forward from a long-dominant, but declining coal industry.
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