News for WVU Potomac State College

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.

The WVU School of Nursing: Potomac State Campus Student Nurses’ Association will hold a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, on Thursday, April 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Davis Conference Center on the West Virginia University Potomac State College Campus. Admission is $12 per person, and the meal includes tossed salad with vinaigrette, spaghetti with meatballs, herb-seasoned bread sticks, desserts, and beverages. Baskets and other raffles will also be held to raise money for the Nurses’ Association.  For more information, contact April Shapiro at 304.788.7175 or Rachel Raschella at 304.788.7176. 

Jacob Riggleman, a horticulture major from Buchannan, W.Va., displays a bottle of the maple syrup he helped tap, cook, and bottle at West Virginia University Potomac State College.  The maple syrup is currently for sale by calling 304.257.8131.

Through a Health Science & Technology Academy (HSTA) grant, West Virginia University Potomac State College is seeking college students to serve as mentors for a one-week, summer forensic science camp.  

The flexible curriculum of multidisciplinary studies, which is a combination of three minors, enables students to design their educational program of study.  This customization provides them with comparatively broad career options in diverse fields such as education, journalism, law, biotechnology, and computers to name a few. 

The Drone Obstacle course is back by popular demand for the 2019 Mineral County STEM Festival, to be held Saturday, March 30, from noon to 4 p.m., on the WVU Potomac State College campus, in Keyser, W.Va. This event is free for students K through 12 and their families.