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Ten WVU seniors -- from West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey -- are vying to becoming Homecoming king or queen. Pictured, from left, are: Stephanie Mathias, Lindsey McIntosh, Megan Kinkelaar, Carol Ann Funkhouser, Tricia Cesarino, Jonathan Zettlemoyer, Judd Waldo, Bradley Brokes, Adam Judy and David Morris. The candidates are set to participate in WVU’s Homecoming parade –- featuring marching bands, floats and more –- at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, along High Street. During halftime of Saturday’s (Oct. 11) WVU-Syracuse game, WVU officials will crown the Homecoming king and queen, and the parade marshal will be recognized.
Michael Lastinger, who is known internationally for his work as a French language scholar, has been named interim director of the Office of International Studies. Lastinger is the creator of an online French course that has fans from Vienna to Vietnam, and he also teaches most summers in Vendee, France. "I can't think of a better person to head such an important office," interim Provost E. Jane Martin said. "Mike is a true Mountaineer ambassador, and he knows that our students who go forth in the world to do good work are too."
Max Reinke joins National Geographic this week as an intern in the renowned magazine's Washington, D.C., offices. He's just one of 11 geography majors across the U.S. and the world to land such an honor. He'll review grants and work with teachers and lawmakers to help advance National Geographic's educational mission to make youngsters more aware of geography and how it figures into their daily lives. Reinke wants to work in the State Department after graduation, and he says geographers have a degree of global awareness some people might not realize, since the discipline addresses everything from political unrest to global warming. "When you know geography, you know the world," he said, "and you start thinking about ways to make it better."
This license-plate logo will be featured on signs and fliers to promote the new volunteerism campaign kicked off by WVU's Center for Civic Engagement. The goal is to get young people excited about volunteerism, director Kimberly Colebank said. Upcoming activities include the center's third annual open house from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.
Charles Jaffé -- a WVU chemist whose research bridges the disciplines of chemistry, physics and mathematics -- has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. The honor is reserved for less than 1 percent of the organization's 40,000 members and awarded after a rigorous peer-review process.
