GENERAL NOTICES

• If you have not received an emergency desktop guide, please contact campus security at ext. 235 or 304-834-7383. The guides should be kept on your desktop or workstation for quick access. For additional information, contact J.B. Skidmore at ext. 386.
• The Academic Calendar for the 2024-25 school year is now available here.
• Need institutional data for a project or report? Visit https://helpdesk.wvup.edu/open.php?topicId=54 to submit a request.
• Help304 is an online crisis counseling resource available to individuals who want social, emotional, and supportive counseling via call, text, and chat. Visit help304.com/contact to receive immediate help. Crisis counselors are available seven days a week.
• The Ebscohost username and password has recently changed. Please contact wvuplibrary@wvup.edu for the updated credentials.
• Kurzweil Education is offering a text-to-speech for web content tool for students who need reading support. This tool will help students who use systems like Blackboard, Moodle and Canvas. Add the Read the Web extension (available for Chrome or Firefox) to your browser to have web content such as tweets or articles read aloud in 30 natural text-to-speech voices that read aloud in 17 languages and dialects. To download this extension, go to https://www.kurzweiledu.com/products/software-updates.html and look for the Chrome or Firefox Extension for Read the Web. For questions or help with accessing this tool, please contact the Center for Student Support Services at 304.424.8378 or deborah.berg@wvup.edu.
• Do you want Ricky the Riverhawk to make an appearance for your special event or meeting? If so, please email communications@wvup.edu or call ext. 291.
• The HESI A2 Nursing exam  will take place on campus from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 28 and 30 from 9 a.m to 1 p.m;Feb. 5, 7, 18 and 20 from 9 a.m to 1 p.m.; April 2, 4, 8 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please call the nursing office at 304-424-8300 to sign up today! 
• Application Deadline for December Graduation is Friday, October 18, 2024. Visit https://www.wvup.edu/current-students/registrar-records/graduation-commencement/?hilite=Graduation to learn how to apply to graduate!

STUDENT CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

• The WVU Parkersburg Student Government Association is in full swing with its new members. The SGA will be meeting in the Community Room while renovations occur in the SGA office. The meetings will take place at 12:15 p.m. at the following dates: Sept. 13, & 27, October 11 & 25, Nov. 8, Dec. 6, Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 14 & 28, March 13 & 27, Apr. 10 & 24.
• The Outdoors Club will be holding meetings during the Fall 2024 semester. Meetings will be conducted from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m in the WVU Parkersburg Courtyard if the weather is nice and in the Student Lounge in the case of inclement weather. The meetings will be held on the following dates: Sept. 10, Sept. 25, Oct. 8, Nov. 6, and Nov. 19. Advisors: Valerie Keinath – vkeinath@wvup.edu and Holly Martin – hmartin@wvup.edu
• The WVU Parkersburg Disc Golf Club will be hosting a weekly Friday Night Glow Disc fundraiser starting Sept.6 through Oct. 25. Entry cost is $5. Check in is at 7:45 p.m. and tee off is at 8:00 p.m. WVU Parkersburg students will receive a free glow disc when they show up. The group will meet on the Riverhawk Disc Golf Course on the back lawn of the main campus. Contact Alec Holbert at aholber3@wvup.edu or Marc Holbert at mark.ptec@gmail.com
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• The Success Epicenter Group for Parenting Students (GPS) will need volunteers on the following dates from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Sept. 12, Oct. 24 and Nov. 21. Students can earn up to four hours of community service by helping set up starting at 4 p.m., engaging in activities with children from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and then cleaning up from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information and to RSVP contact: Mary Casto at mary.casto@wvup.edu or 304.424.8319.
• The Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) will be hosting their Fall semester meetings every other Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in room 0113. The meetings will be held on Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 29 and Nov. 12. For more information please contact Kelly M. Wiltsey at kelly.wiltsy@wvup.edu or 304-424-8388.

FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

Please join us in welcoming:

Majeda Al Waked, Instructor

Kaylyn Blevins, Assistant Professor

Norma DePriest, Assistant Professor

Jamie Hughes, Instructor

Tyler Villers, Farm Operations Manager

Sarah Stephens, Human Resources Representative

Kaitlyn Kennard, Shipping & Receiving Assistant

Matthew Raese, Academic Advisor

Gregory Hill, Instructor

Lesli Testa, Retention Councilor

Alison Gates, Maketing Assistant

Evan Bain, Marketing Assistant

Amy Yeater, Instructor

Mary Hunt, Instructor

Jim Wise, Maintenance Worker

Alison Crabtree, Professor

Mary Goe, Food Service Worker

Michelle Maxson, Food Service Worker

Elisabeth Eye-Rohr, Campus Service Worker

Sarah Robinson, Bookstore Manager

Hunter Schrader, Food Service Worker

 

Please join us in congratulating these WVUP employees to their new roles:

Torie Jackson, President

Douglas Rhodes, Associate Professor

Kaylee Stewart, Academic Advisor

Autumn Bender, Assistant Manager

Lee Brown, Assistant Professor

Andrew Carpenter, Assistant Professor

Kyle Lancaster, Assistant Professor

Melanie Matheny, Assistant Professor

Alicia Matheny Benson, Associate Professor

Lauri Reidmiller, Professor

Amy Strong, Assistant Professor

Leslie Tingler, Assistant Professor

Andrew Walker, Associate Professor

Melissa Graham, Program Specialist

Sean Conger, Manager

Rebecca Duckworth, Director

Darren Pettus, Trades Specialist Lead

Megan McKnight, Director of Professional Studies

Hannah Kitchen, Office Administrator

Cristy Hanlon, Instructor

Kaylee Stewart, Project Coordinator

Sami Kincaid, Executive Administrative Assistant