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: 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 May Graduation is Friday, March 14, 2025. 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: Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 14 & 28, March 13 & 27, Apr. 10 & 24.
• The Outdoors Club will be holding meetings during the Spring 2025 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: Feb. 3, March 3, and April 17. Advisors: Valerie Keinath – vkeinath@wvup.edu and Holly Martin – hmartin@wvup.edu
• The Mid-Ohio Valley Student Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants(AGA) will hold an event for Junior and Senior Business and Accounting students on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 @ 6:30 pm in room 2209. Pizza will be provided. Contact Holly Dexter for more information at hdexter@wvup.edu
• The Bible Club will hold its meetings every Thursday during the semester at 1 p.m. in room 0113. Feb. 6, 13 and 20; March 6, 13 and 27; April 3, 10,17 and 24; May 1. Contact Angie Morgan at amorgan@wvup.edu for more details.
• The Art Club is a creative, welcoming, and service oriented club. They are extremely dedicated to the promotion of art at WVU Parkersburg and the surrounding areas. A couple service projects that the Art Club participates in multiple times a year are collecting donations for the local Humane Society, cleaning up the Parkersburg Poorhouse Cemetery, placing flags on the cemetery’s veteran graves for Veterans Day, and participating in Marietta’s First Friday. The Art Club is an inclusive place for all students. Their meeting time is every Thursday in the Art Studio (Room 3305) from 12:20 to 1:00. If you have additional questions, please contact their advisor, Dr. Reidmiller at Lreidmil@wvup.edu.

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