The West Virginia University Potomac State
College Athletic Hall of Fame committee will hold its 32nd annual
awards dinner on Thursday, April 25, at which time they will induct Conrad
Carney (Class of 1983) and Jacke Healey (Class of 2008), into the PSC Athletic
Hall of Fame. Current sophomore athletes
will also be recognized at this time.
Carney played football for the Catamounts
before heading to the University of Kentucky on a football scholarship. After graduating with a degree in business
administration, and at the age of 23, Carney became one of the youngest managers
in the history of McCaw Communications (formerly Cellular One).
Sharing in the name reveal ceremony were: BSN Program Chair April Shapiro; BSN
Instructor Linda Shroyer; Chemistry Lecturer Theresa Falkowski; Philanthropist
Patricia Harman (Falkowski’s mother); and Program Assistant Rachel Raschella.
A name reveal ceremony was recently held for the new child manikin in the nursing
wing skills lab at West Virginia University School of Nursing: Potomac State
College. The name Jesse Lynn Falkowski was chosen by lecturer Theresa Falkowski,
and was purchased by Falkowski and her mother, Patricia Harman, in memory of
Falkowski’s late husband, Henry, who served as a professor in the Chemistry Department
at the College for 41 years.
The Ag and Forestry Club at West Virginia University Potomac State College will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt for children in the community on Tuesday, April 16 at the College’s Indoor Riding Arena, located at the top of Chestnut Street. Registration for this event is free and begins at 6 p.m.
Participants will be divided into two groups: age six and under, and age seven to 12. Pony rides will also be available for the small fee of $5. So bring your baskets, boots (it can get a bit messy), cameras, and kids for an evening of fun on the WVU Potomac State College campus.
Major James R. Pyles, (retired),
who served with the Maryland State Police, will give a presentation about the heroin
and opioid epidemic on Wednesday, April 17 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Heritage
Room in University Place at West Virginia University Potomac State
College. This event is free and the
public is encouraged to attend.
Charles D. Whitehill, Ph.D., retired professor of music at Potomac State College, left, and his son, C. Rhoades Whitehill, retired from the United States Navy Band in Washington, D. C., collaborated in writing and arranging a three-movement suite for concert band entitled Classic Suite For Band. The work will be performed by the Potomac State College-Community Band on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm in the Church-McKee Arts Center, with Dr. Whitehill serving as guest conductor for this piece. Dr. Whitehill is founder of the band which is currently under the direction of Jay Moon. The public is invited to this free concert.
Local artist Don Stephens
will wrap up the Highland Arts Unlimited season as he brings his talents to the
Keyser Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28.
In
order to complete the FAFSA, participants will need to bring the following
information:
· FSA ID for both
the student and one parent if the student is required to provide parental
information so the FAFSA can be signed on-line when it’s completed.
West Virginia University Potomac State
College is entering into the exciting realm of esports and is currently
recruiting students for its inaugural season in fall 2019.
The term esports describes the world of
competitive, organized video gaming at the collegiate, amateur and professional
levels. Competitors from different leagues
or teams face-off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers like
Fortnite, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Overwatch, and Madden NFL to name
a few.
The West Virginia University Potomac State
College/Community Jazz Ensemble will host a big band jazz festival on Wednesday,
April 10. The program, which will feature area school jazz ensembles,
will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Church-McKee Arts Center.
The festival has developed into a popular annual event
that has showcased many young musicians and their bands over the past several
years.