A special edition of Art Up Close! today (April 17) will be an opportunity to get to know the new director of the Art Museum of West Virginia University. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Museum Education Center Grand Hall, which is located near the corner of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way at the Evansdale Campus North Entrance. The event is free and open to the public.
Colleges
Major James R. Pyles, (retired), who served with the Maryland State Police, will give a presentation about the heroin and opioid epidemic today (April 17) from 4 - 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.
Beginning fall 2019, students can choose from three new graduate degrees in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, including Master of Arts degrees in Linguistics, Spanish and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Each degree comprises 30 credit hours, allowing students to easily add a graduate certificate, if desired.
Stephen Scott, 3L, has been selected a Law School Student of the Year finalist by The National Jurist magazine. The level of Scott’s accomplishments and leadership in law school is dizzying. He is among the top 10 students in his class while balancing commitments to community involvement, student government, tutoring and countless other activities.
The love of sports is often a motivator for many focusing on careers in the sports management industry. Autry Parker Brantley – Detroit, Michigan native – considered a decision between striving to be a college student-athlete or helping them reach their goals.
The Southern West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy will return to WVU Tech June 18-20, allowing another crop of potential life-savers to learn about life as a nurse.