Recent Releases

July 1, 2008

• Theatre Department to present free outdoor production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" July 9-13

June 30, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg President’s Scholars announced for Spring 2008 Semester

June 10, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg education professor named president of WV State Community and Technical College

June 9, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg's May Class of 2008 included 261area residents who earned 288 certificates, and associate and bachelor's degrees

June 5, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg offers employees opportunity to participate in summer four-day work week

May 29, 2008

• Psi Beta inducts new members 

May 27, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg's Humanities Speakers Series to host former Peace Corps teacher's presentation on Kazakhstan

May 22, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg offering a free Summer Academies for area high school students, grades 10-12.
• Business professor appointed examiner for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

May 12, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department to produce outdoor summer production
• New Bachelor of Arts degree to be offered this fall by WVU  Parkersburg
• Faculty and staff recognized for service to institution
• Summer classes get under way May 19
• WVU Parkersburg College Chorale to present spring concert
• WVU Parkersburg Spring Commencement to be held Saturday, May 17

May 5, 2008

• New tuition rates approved for fall semester
• Participants being sought in project designed to help prepare the community to deal with emergency situations

April 28, 2008

• WVU at Parkersburg's statewide impact totals $84.7 million, according to study (Full report, pdf file)

April 24, 2008

• Ray Blackburn to address WVU Parkersburg's Honors College

April 23, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg associate dean selected for year-long American Council on Education Fellow program
• Media Advisory:  WVU Parkersburg and The Area Roundtable to co-host Economic Summit
• State conference of WV Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages to be held April 25-26, 2008 at WVU Parkersburg

April 21, 2008

• Jackson County Center to host free presentation by visiting Bulgarian lecturer

April 15, 2008

• JCC business technology major selected to All-USA Academic Second Team for Community and Junior Colleges
• WVU Parkersburg president is recipient of PTK's prestigious Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction
• Local education delegation presents at national conference
• WVU Parkersburg to host April 24th presentation by the vice president of distribution for Coldwater Creek.
• Elementary education majors are student teaching in Wood County

April 14, 2008

• Theatre Department to produce "The Colonel Bird" on April 25, 26 and 27

April 13, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg hosting free open house for adults
   

April 8, 2008

• American Masterpieces concert to feature three local choir ensembles

April 1, 2008

• Two WVU Parkersburg faculty members presented a scholarly paper at the 72nd annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association
• WVU Parkersburg's chapter of Psi Beta recently sponsored a tea to recruit new members
• WVU Parkersburg is the recipient of a $15,000 grant to develop and expand campus international education initiatives.

March 27, 2008

• Two West Virginia University at Parkersburg representatives will present research on issues impacting Appalachian higher education at the 31st annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference this weekend (March 28-30).

March 26, 2008

• Drew Davis Band to appear in concert April 11

March 20, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg to host Holocaust survivor Dr. Edith Rechter Levy in a free presentation
• New equine-related degree being offered
• WVU Parkersburg will be location of a large-scale, multi-agency emergency drill on March 25. 

March 19, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg faculty member is finalist for WV Professor of Year honors