A few seats remain available to attend West Virginia University Potomac State College’s upcoming Alumni Achievement Dinner, scheduled during homecoming, Saturday, Oct. 16. Overall capacity is limited as a precautionary measure to allow for physical distancing. The dinner will be held in the Davis Conference Center starting with a social at 5 p.m., the dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. and the awards program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Honorees this year include Kenneth Haines, Class of 1950, PSC professor emeritus of modern languages, to be awarded the Alumni Achievement award posthumously; A. Jay Root, Mineral County Health Department Administrator, will receive the Distinguished Service award; and Logan DelSignore, Class of 2012, a local realtor and entrepreneur will receive the Young Alumni Achievement award.
As a Chicago tribute band, Chi-Town Transit Authority prominently features the horn section as well as the tight vocal harmonies that Chicago is known for and they are bringing this signature sound to the region for one show only Saturday, Oct. 16, as the Highland Arts Unlimited (HAU) season continues.
A self-contained, eight piece performance group, Chi-Town is dedicated to recreating the premier concert experience of the band Chicago. The 90-minute performance will get underway at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Church-McKee Arts Center on the campus of WVU Potomac State College.
The WVU Potomac State College Athletics Department along with student organizations will host a Trunk-or-Treat event for the Keyser community Saturday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the J. Edward Kelley Complex parking lot on campus. This event is free to the community.
If there are any local businesses or nonprofit organizations who would like to participate in this event, contact PSC Athletics Director Amanda Larkin at Amanda.larkin@mail.wvu.edu
KEYSER, WV -- West Virginia University Potomac State College will expand its capacity to serve the Mountain State’s low-income rural students using a $1.75 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education; the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program will be funded over the next five years.
Potomac State College is one of 28 colleges nationwide to receive a federal grant award to focus on:
West Virginia University will extend requirements for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities across all campuses through Oct. 20, when public health conditions will be reevaluated.
West Virginia University Potomac State College will host Homecoming 2021 activities on campus Saturday, Oct. 16, in which members of the community are invited to participate. (Note: The safety of students, faculty, staff, and guests continues to be an important guiding factor. Plans could change should the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant increases in which case announcements and refunds would be made.)
Honorees this year include Kenneth Haines, Class of 1950, PSC professor emeritus of modern languages, to be awarded the Alumni Achievement award posthumously; A. Jay Root, Mineral County Health Department Administrator, will receive the Distinguished Service award; and Logan DelSignore, Class of 2012, a local realtor and entrepreneur will receive the Young Alumni Achievement award.
Paige Durr, left, is this year’s recipient of the WVU Potomac State College Dulin Memorial Scholarship. She is a freshman studying exercise physiology. Pictured with Durr is the College’s Development Director Keri Whitacre.