WVU Potomac State College will host a Discover Day open house event Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the campus in Keyser, W.Va. An assortment of engaging activities and events are scheduled to give students the opportunity to experience college first-hand. For further information, contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 304-788-6820 or at go2psc@mail.wvu.edu
Local musicians in the Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum Band will usher in the new season for Highland Arts Unlimited with a free concert at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Church-McKee Arts Center on the campus of Potomac State College in Keyser.
Even if you’ve taken the class before, there are still things to learn. West Virginia University Potomac State College will once again offer the continuing education course, “ Stepping into Grapes and Grains” this fall.
PSC Professors Donna Ballard and Tom Sydow will explore and present the basic knowledge and skills associated with the home production of wines and beers as participants have fun learning the fundamentals of fermentation, the availability of grapes and other fruits, and the difference between wine, lagers and ales.
West Virginia University Potomac State College’s Jim Walton, head softball coach and women’s basketball coach and assistant athletic director, announced he will retire this month.
Students
from all three West Virginia University campuses – Beckley, Keyser and
Morgantown, recently traveled to Quebec City, Canada for an international
experience in learning. Students taking
part in the trip included, front row
(l-r): Michael
Dewitt, Jason Lehosit, Falon Snodgrass, Hope Marling, Kyla Thorn, and Katie
Shreve; middle row: Nima Shahab Shahmir, Christian Johnson, Jaxon Miller, and Victoria
Prisby; back row: Maggie Canoy, Olivia Lee, Virag Martin, Rebecca Cyr, Emma
Blair, and Bethany Roberts.
Charlotte, N.C. – The National Junior College Athletic Association recently announced the recognition of 16 West Virginia University Potomac State College athletes with All-Academic honors.
To be recognized on an NJCAA All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.6 grade-point average (GPA) or above on a 4.0 scale while completing two full-time semesters. There are three NJCAA All-Academic teams: First-Team (4.00 GPA), Second-Team (3.80 to 3.99 GPA) and Third-Team (3.60 to 3.79 GPA).
Give the gift of life by donating blood. Blood supplies become low because not enough people donate blood, especially types A, B and O. West Virginia University Potomac State College will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, July 2 at the Davis Conference Center from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled (but aren’t required) by calling 1.800.733.2767, or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering PotomacState. A free tee-shirt will be given to those donating blood (while supplies last).
WVU School of Nursing students on the Potomac State College, Keyser campus, follow the same progression plan, student handbook, curriculum, policies, procedures, and experience real-life learning in a simulated environment as students on the other WVU School of Nursing campuses.
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.