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 2023-24 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: August 20, 21, 26 & 28; October 21, 23, 28 & 30. Please call the nursing office at 304-424-8300 to sign up today!
• A HESI A2 Test Prep Course will be offered at the following times:
English prep with Traci Dolan-Priestley on 9/18, 9/25, 10/2 and 10/9 from 4-6pm
Biology prep with Ryan King on 9/17, 9/19, 9/24, and 9/26 from 4-6pm
Math prep by Katie Life via YouTube videos for independent review.
This prep course is FREE for WVU Parkersburg students. Classes will be held in Room 2318. Call the nursing office at 304.424.8300 to register.
• WVU Parkersburg’s Board of Governors will meet Tuesday, August 27, 2024. The meeting will take place at 3:15 p.m. in the Francis and Nina Phares Board Room (Room 1300A) on the main campus. Visit the Board of Governors agenda page to view the complete agenda.
• 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!
EVENTS
•Applications for the Teen CSI Academy are open! At the Teen CSI Academy, students will gather clues, process evidence and solve cases to learn what real crime scene investigators deal with. Topics of discussion include documentation, fingerprint profiling, presenting cases to juries, and more! The camp takes place from June 10 – 13, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Teen CSI Academy is for students ages 13 – 17 and has a registration fee of $150. For more information, email wed@wvup.edu or call 304-424-8383.
•Applications for the Teen Medical Explorer’s Academy are open! The camp takes place from June 24 – 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. At this three day academy, students 13-17 will make use of WVU Parkersburg’s medical labs and learn from experienced medical professionals. Topics of discussion include use of personal protection equipment, taking vitals, patient care, CPR certification, and more! The program has a minimum requirement of eight students and a maximum of 20, so get your applications in now! For more information, reach out to wed@wvup.edu or 304-424-8383.
•The Success Epicenter will be hosting two motivational workshops where students can create their own vision boards. The events will take place on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Materials will be provided.
•An Excel Essentials class will be held Saturday, October 26 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the WED Building on the main campus. Five students are needed to run this class. Email wed@wvup.edu or call 304-424-8383 for more information.
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 Fine Arts Committee and the WVU Parkersburg Art Club will be conducting their fall Poor Farm Cemetery clean-up event on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers should plan on meeting in the parking lot on the WVU Parkersburg campus outside of the cemetery. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Dr. Lauri Reidmiller at Lreidmil@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
304 488.0820
•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
