Through the “My Hometown is Cool!” competition, four teams from four West Virginia counties – Greenbrier, Marshall, McDowell and Nicholas – will have an opportunity to implement their innovative ideas to make their towns cooler. WVU Extension Service and WVU Chambers College of Business & Economics have created a statewide initiative aimed at increasing youth voices in community development.
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Attorney Michael J. Moore has been named the Young Lawyer of the Year by the Young Lawyer Section of the West Virginia State Bar.
Students and faculty in the WVU Fashion, Dress and Merchandising Program, in collaboration with Vantage Ventures and the Royal University of Women in Bahrain, will present their first virtual fashion show, “Restructuring the Future of Fashion,” at 7 p.m. Thursday (May 6) on YouTube.
Ryaan Ibtisam is spending his first law school summer working with three national legal and financial institutions. He is one of three WVU Law students opting for a “split summer” work experience in 2021.
After spending the last six weeks learning about photography and growing their skills, 13 students from Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg now have their work on display at the Art Museum of West Virginia University.
On April 26, various groups from Mineral County came together on the WVU Potomac State College campus to celebrate a ribbon cutting for the new Civil War Trails sign.