A nation is engulfed in a mental health crisis yet few people are talking about it in the workplace; a pattern that Kayla Follmer, assistant professor of Management in the Chambers College, is hoping to change.
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The College of Media’s renowned online Integrated Marketing Communications master’s degree program will launch a special cohort for higher education marketers this fall. The Higher Ed industry-specific cohort is the third offered by the College – others include a recurring Defense Information School cohort and a Healthcare Communications cohort, which began this month. Students can earn their degree with an emphasis in higher ed alongside like-minded classmates and faculty.
Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to register for the The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics “Language Bites” for a taste of online language learning. No previous experience in the language is required.
Journalism senior Julia Manley has been balancing a full-time college course load with a job as the head coach for the girls varsity basketball team at her alma mater, Notre Dame High School in Clarksburg. She is believed to be the youngest varsity basketball coach in West Virginia and possibly the United States.
Multiple College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences faculty, students and alumni participated in the first hybrid National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education conference last month. CPASS stakeholders highlighted their expertise through presentations and lectures while receiving recognition for passion in the field.
West Virginia resident and famed concert pianist Barbara Nissman will perform a free solo piano recital on Friday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. in Bloch Hall at WVU's Canady Creative Arts Center.