Recent Releases

Nov. 6, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg to host Appalachian Heritage Day

Nov. 5, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg's cafeteria to undergo $329,000 major renovation

Nov. 3, 2009

• Author of "The Journey of the Lost Boys" to tell their story in Nov. 16th presentation

Oct. 29, 2009

• WCE offering a series of courses related to industrial safety training

Oct. 28, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg hosting "Removin' the Confusion of Gospel Music" workshop
• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors to meet Nov. 4, 2009

Oct. 27, 2009

• Author of "Witness at Hawks Nest," to discuss his book

Oct. 26, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg is recipient of $250,000 in federal stimulus funds for Caperton Center HVAC project

Oct. 23, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg receives $250,000 grant to develop solar energy programs
• Art faculty member receives Award of Excellence at 2009 West Virginia Juried Exhibition

Oct. 22, 2009

• Adjunct faculty open houses planned at WVU Parkersburg, Jackson County Center

Oct. 21, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg to host free screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird" with special guest Mary Badham, the actress who portrayed "Scout."

Oct. 19, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg designated a 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Host Campus

Oct. 15, 2009

• Fork truck training set

Oct. 14, 2009

• Fall enrollment sets record; close to 4,300 students enrolled
• "Entrepreneurship Issues at the State Level" topic of Oct. 21st Coldwater Creek Lecture Series presentation

Oct. 13, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department to stage "Dancing at Lughnasa" Oct. 16-18

Oct. 8, 2009

• Faculty assist with landmine removal project in Chad, Africa

Oct. 6, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg's Partnerships Project awarded $105,000 grant

Sept. 24, 2009

• College honorary society plans activities for Mental Illness Awareness Week
• Elementary Education majors are serving as student teachers in area elementary schools
• Adjunct faculty member presenting at international Fitzgerald conference

Sept. 22, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg students to learn finer points of dining
• Distinguished Performance Series to open with Irish band "Cherish the Ladies" Oct. 3rd
• The Mid-Ohio Valley BIG READ begins
• South African college administrator visiting WVU Parkersburg as an American Council on Education Fellow

Sept. 21, 2009

• Faculty earn national certifications
• WVU Parkersburg is sponsoring second of a series of Environmental Compliance seminars
   

Sept. 15, 2009

• Coldwater Creek Lecture Series presentation: "Entrepreneurs as an Economic Engine"
• WVU Parkersburg receives Benedum grant to develop entrepreneurship culture

Sept. 9, 2009

• Faculty member honored in an international art competition in New York City.
• WVU Parkersburg campus to observe eighth anniversary of 9/11.

Sept. 1, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department to hold open auditions for "Tartuffe"

August 27, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg prepares for potential H1N1 flu outbreak

August 26, 2009

• Convocation to mark formal beginning of academic year

August 20, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg receives $220,000 state grant to develop industrial machining degree

August 18, 2009

• Officials expect record enrollment when the fall semester begins

August 13, 2009

• Board of Governors approves staff salary schedule funding

August 7, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg announces appointment of Chief Financial Officer

August 4, 2009

• Board of Governors to meet Wednesday, August 12

July 28, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg prepares for Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic

July 24, 2009

• Fall registration announced for WVU Parkersburg's child care center
• Former Kentucky governor to deliver inaugural lecture of 2009-2010 Coldwater Creek Lecture Series
• WVU Parkersburg professor appointed examiner for 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

July 20, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg receives National Endowment for the Arts' grant to sponsor Mid-Ohio Valley "The Big Read"

July 10, 2009

• President of WVU Parkersburg elected to national association which serves as "voice for community colleges"

July 9, 2009

• Workforce and Community Education Division to sponsor free Environmental Compliance seminar on Friday, August 7
• WVU Parkersburg engineering technology faculty member participating in energy management certification program

July 7, 2009

• Dean's List announced for the Spring 2009 Semester

July 5, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg seeking public input via on-line survey regarding how to utilize proposed downtown educational facility

June 29, 2009

• Theatre Department will present William Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" July 7-12 as part of annual Outdoor Shakespeare Festival

June 26, 2009

• West Virginia University at Parkersburg to observe 20th anniversary July 1

June 24, 2009

• New PTK Inductees

June 23, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg president named to state Humanities Council 
• President’s Scholars announced for Spring 2009 Semester

June 11, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors votes to retain college name

June 10, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg announces May 2009 Commencement list
• University of Ruse professor to present "Bulgaria: Educational Opportunities at a Cultural Crossroads"

June 5, 2009

• Summer enrollment is up nearly 20 percent

May 27, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg is recipient of $220,000 grant to develop "green jobs" career ladder of energy technology and sustainability programs

May 19, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors approves Memorandum of Understanding agreement

May 13, 2009

• Board of Governors to meet May 18th

May 11, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors to conduct community forum
• Employees recognized for years of service

May 9, 2009

• Theatre Department conducting open auditions for summer Shakespeare Fest 09

May 5, 2009

• WV Media CEO Bray Cary to address Class of 2009

May 1, 2009

• Nursing Alumni Weekend planned

April 29, 2009

• On-line survey available, campus forums set to provide input to Board of Governors
• Board of Governors to conduct on-line survey, open forums regarding college's name and future

April 21, 2009

• Board of Governors schedules emergency meeting

April 18, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg to host free Earth Day Celebration
• Honor students to be recognized; seminar to consider civic engagement and volunteerism 

April 17, 2009

• Grantwriting Basics Workshop offered 
• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors to contact WVU officials regarding agreement concerns

April 13, 2009

• College implements pc energy savings initiative
• 2008-2009 Distinguished Performance Series concludes with the a cappella sounds of the London-based Swingle Singers

April 11, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors schedules emergency meeting via conference call

April 9, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg hosting Adjunct Faculty Conference for region’s higher education part-time faculty

April 7, 2009

• Kenna resident recognized as bronze scholar winner in national All-USA Academic Team competition
   

March 28, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg enters energy arena
• Executive dean participates in Mexican study-abroad tour
• Psi Beta inducts new members 

March 27, 2009

• WVU, WVU Parkersburg moving toward completion of memorandum of understanding

March 24, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors to meet March 26, 2009
   

March 19, 2009

• WVU, WVU Parkersburg officials making progress on affiliation agreement
• World traveler and college professor Susan Holm to present "Stories of Turkish Women: The Strength of Tent Poles" in a free March 25th presentation at WVU Parkersburg

March 16, 2009

• Media Advisory - Emergency Drill

March 14, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg forensics team captures third place overall in state competition
• Area educators present at National Professional Development Schools Conference

March 12, 2009

• WVU Board of Governors addresses HB 3215 concerns; approves 8.6% tuition increase

March 11, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg staging large-scale, multi-agency emergency drill on March 17

March 9, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Partnership Project to host area school children and award-winning illustrator in a "Meet an Illustrator; Be an Author" program

March 8, 2008

• WVU Parkersburg to host lecture by nursing theorist Dr. Betty Neuman

March 5, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors to meet March 11th on college campus

March 3, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg launches state-wide program, “Go to 4,” to encourage West Virginia residents to pursue a bachelor’s degree

Feb. 17, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg to host one of the finest acoustic and electric bass players in jazz today in an 8 p.m. concert on Friday, Feb. 27

Feb. 16, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service

Feb. 10, 2009

• Author of "From Coal Fields to Oil Fields & Beyond--A Life in Pursuit of All I Could Be" to be featured in free presentation Feb. 18
• Dean's List announced for Fall 2008 Semester

Feb. 6, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department presenting "HMS Pinafore"

Feb. 2, 2009

• Fall Semester President's Scholars named

Jan. 31, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Humanities Speaker Series to host "The Life and Work of Writer Rebecca Harding Davis" presentation

Jan. 23, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg to kick off Black History Month celebration with concert featuring the Voices of Triumph Gospel Community Choir

Jan. 20, 2009

• December Commencement list announced
   

Jan. 17, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg campus safety presentation is a national award finalist

Jan. 15, 2009

Jan, 12, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg joins College Board's CollegeKeys Compact to support college students from low-income families

Jan. 7, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg, DuPont to celebrate life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Jan. 15 program

Jan. 6, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department to present "The Fox"

Jan. 5, 2009

• WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors meeting Jan. 14