West Virginia University was honored with the Rising Star Award in the category
of The Entrepreneurial University by the Deshpande Symposium on Tuesday, June
11. From left to right are WVU representatives Nora Myers, Amy Weaver, Carrie
White, Daniel Germain, Sonja Jewell Kelley. To the far right is Steven Tello,
UMass Lowell Vice Provost for Innovation and Workforce Development. The eighth
annual conference, held June 10 through June 12, is presented by UMass Lowell
and the Deshpande Foundation. (Photo credit: Tory Wesnofske for the Deshpande
Symposium)
Highland
Arts Unlimited will kick off its 47th season with a free concert by
Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum Bands at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22 in the
Church-McKee Arts Center at Potomac State College.
Persons
seeking membership in Highland Arts Unlimited (HAU) will receive a $5 discount
in their selected category up to and including the night of the performance on
Aug. 22.
Neil Epstein has been named the head men’s basketball
coach at West Virginia University Potomac State College, according to Dean of
Student Experience Lucas Taylor. Epstein arrives at Potomac State after most
recently serving as assistant coach at Southern Vermont College (SVC).
Beginning in fall 2019, West Virginia University Potomac
State College will offer accelerated online prep courses in Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) A+,
Network+, and Security+. Each eight-week
online course is designed with working adults in mind so the length of the
courses can
be adapted as needed.
All three prep courses are constructed to build a strong
knowledge foundation and skills base, thereby providing individuals with the comprehension
and confidence needed to pass the CompTIA certification exams. Following is a brief description of each course:
A livestock judging competition was recently held on
the WVU Potomac State College campus. The event was sponsored by the College’s
Agriculture and Forestry Club. Schools, 4-H and FFA Clubs participated from
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Education Professor Andrea Schafer, second from left, was named WVU
Potomac State College’s 2019 Outstanding Professor of the Year. Making the
presentation was (from left): Campus President Jennifer Orlikoff; Sheryl
Chisholm, Faculty Assembly Chair and Biology Professor; Phillip Douthitt,
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; and Gregory Ochoa, Dean of Academic
Affairs.
West Virginia
University’s Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff announces 129 students
who earned a place on the President’s list for spring 2019. To be eligible for the President’s List, a
student must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade point average while maintaining a
full-time student status. Those students who earned a place on the President’s
List include:
WVU Potomac State College Dean of Academic Affairs Greg Ochoa
announces 207 students who earned a place on the Dean’s list for spring 2019.
In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled for at
least 12-credit hours of graded courses, earn a 3.0-3.699 grade point average
and not have any D, F, or I grades. The following students have met the
criteria:
West
Virginia University Potomac State College is participating in the West
Virginia Invests Grant Program, a state-funded financial aid program
designed to cover the cost of basic tuition and fees for certificate and
associate degree programs in high-demand fields for qualifying West Virginia
residents. This is the “free community college” legislation passed by the West
Virginia Legislature during the 2019 legislative session.
Various
majors in agriculture, business, criminal justice, computer information
systems, and journalism have been identified by the WV Department of Commerce
as high-demand fields that will qualify students for the new grant. Visit http://wvinvests.org/find-a-program/
for a complete list of majors.
Alexandra Hill, a
mathematics major from Ridgeley, W.Va. and a graduate of Frankfort High School
was named the Outstanding Student of the Year for 2019 at West Virginia
University Potomac State College.
Additionally, Hill was recognized with the inscription of her name on
the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement
Wall.