This month we will hear from Joy Carr and MaryBeth Angeline regarding changes and updates to the ALEKS placement exam, Marcedes Minana from Adventure WV First Year Programs will highlight changes to those programs that are anticipated to be our largest and Taylor Richmond will be back to demo the new TESS program and highlight changes to the online transfer equivalency program and protocol.
Events
Members of the Western Equestrian Team are busily preparing to host – and compete in – the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Western Semi-Finals. The event is set for March 17-18 at the J.W. Ruby Research Farm in Reedsville, and marks two major milestones for the university and its equine studies program.
The 53rd Annual Van Liere Research Conference will be held March 22 and 23 at the Health Sciences Center. The event showcases research from every level of student from every school on the HSC campus.
After 25 years with WVU, Dr. Alan Ducatman is retiring. The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences at the WVU School of Public Health is hosting a celebration from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 20 in the Pylons Area, Health Sciences Center, North.
The Staff Council monthly meeting will be held March 21 beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the Mountainlair, Rhododendron Room.
The WVU Cancer Institute Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screenings from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Cancer Center. Advance registration is required by May 7. Call 304.598.4500 to make an appointment.