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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University will celebrate the grand opening of its Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington next week with a series of events open to the public over a two-day period.
The center is the renovated former Anderson-Newcomb, then Stone & Thomas department store, located at 927 3rd Ave. Marshall purchased the building in 2012 and work began in January 2013 to transform it to the permanent home of the School of Art and Design. The building opened when fall classes began Aug. 25.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Dr. Tamara Gravano of the Marshall University College of Health Professions is the first physical therapist in the state to complete the requirements to be recognized as a David K. Brown Geriatric Scholar through the West Virginia Geriatric Education Center (WVGEC).
Gravano, an assistant professor and director of clinical education in the college's School of Physical Therapy, said she has worked toward the promotion and advancement of geriatric physical therapy since 2004.
Marshall was one of three schools in the state to actually see an increase in enrollment this past year. It was small but better than losing 200-300 students like other institutions. I think it shows that positive strides are being made with new programs and facilities. As those programs become even more established, hopefully the gains and growth will continue.
Marshall was one of three schools in the state to actually see an increase in enrollment this past year. It was small but better than losing 200-300 students like other institutions. I think it shows that positive strides are being made with new programs and facilities. As those programs become even more established, hopefully the gains and growth will continue.
If you mean WVU when you're talking about the 200-300 drop in enrollment, that was intentional. They are adjusting policies here now and placing greater emphasis on graduate enrollment and programming. When they announced the initiative last year, they said they expected a temporary reduction in undergraduate enrollment. It is temporary in nature, and plans are in place to actually grow enrollment with more graduate and Upper Division students in future years on a model similar to what they use at Penn State.
It is nice that Marshall was able to make a small increase this year though with their new programs. Being largely commuter oriented, that is especially a positive development for the Huntington region in terms of raising the educational level of the population base which can only help future development. Hopefully they will consolidate operations now and focus on quality to everyone's benefit.
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Wasn't specifically talking about WVU at all. Concord and Bluefield also lost in the 200-300 range as well. Not taking a shot at those institutions either, just merely pointing out that I was glad to see Marshall on the positive side of things.
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