Discover Potomac State Day, an open house event, was recently held on the campus of West Virginia University Potomac State College in Keyser, W.Va. During the event, Emily Ratliff, left, participated in and won the photo challenge by tagging the College at #DiscoverPSC. She won the Potomac State College sweatshirt she’s wearing. She attends Hampshire High School. Campus President Jennifer Orlikoff presented the PSC gear to Ratliff.
Vienna Boys Choir coming to Keyser
It’s a journey through the America’s as the Vienna Boys Choir performs at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 29 at the Church McKee Arts Center on the campus of Potomac State College as the Highland Arts Unlimited season continues.
WVU Potomac State College Students Volunteer to Plant Trees
Approximately 40 West Virginia University Potomac State College students volunteered to help plant trees on campus earlier this month. The College received a Carla Hardy WV Project CommuniTree grant from Cacapon Institute to plant 24 trees around the Administration Building, the Quad and surrounding areas. The initiative was under the direction of Biology Professors Vicki Huffman and Erin Cunningham. This is one of seven CommuniTree projects that will be taking place this fall. Since 2012, CommuniTree has sponsored 233 tree planting projects in the Potomac Headwaters and planted more than 6,200 trees with more than 15,000 volunteers.
WVU PSC Library Re-Launches Online Newspaper Site as West Virginia Newspapers
Nick Gardner, interim program coordinator for the WVU Potomac State
College library, demonstrates how easily accessible some local newspapers are
now that these have been digitized.
Rails-to-Trails: WVU professor to talk about economic, health benefits
Could rehabilitating old railroad tracks as tourism trails be the secret for revitalizing rural Appalachian communities? Christiaan Abildso, PhD, who serves as an assistant professor at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health certainly thinks so.
PSC geology instructor describes rare fossil
Nathan Van Vranken, visiting instructor of geology and biology at West Virginia University Potomac State College, holds a cast of an aspidorhynchid fish. Aspidorhynchids, like Belonostomus, have been extinct for millions of years and are recognizable by their needle-like snout. (Photo credit: Nicholas Gardner, Mary F. Shipper Library)
WVU Potomac State College Teams Win Impact Challenge Weekend Competition
After three days and 50 hours, Infinity Processing and Flux Iron overcame a field of 30 students in six teams to win WV Forward’s inaugural Impact Challenge Weekend competition held at West Virginia University’s LaunchLab in Evansdale Crossing.
“The real winner is West Virginia,” said Frank Vitale, one of the judges.
Bishop to be recognized during PSC Homecoming banquet
West Virginia University Potomac State College will recognize various individuals during Homecoming festivities this fall. Among those being honored at the awards banquet on September 28th is Charles H. Bishop, Jr., PhD (1958), who will be recognized with the Alumni Achievement Award in acknowledgement of his accomplishments.
Kevin Clark to Receive WVU Potomac State College’s Young Alumni Award
Kevin Clark, Class of 2009, will be honored with West Virginia University Potomac State College’s “Young Alumni Award” in recognition of his accomplishments.
WVU’s Dean Hulsey to be recognized during Potomac State’s Homecoming
West Virginia University Potomac State College will recognize various individuals during Homecoming festivities this fall. Among those being honored at the awards banquet on September 28th is Tara Hulsey, who will be recognized with the Distinguished Service Award.