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In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, the West Virginia Humanities Council is bringing Sir Neil Cossons, distinguished historian, museum director and former chairman of English Heritage, to West Virginia University for a public lecture entitled, "A Future for the Past: Preserving the Past as an Asset for the Future," on May 8, 7 p.m. at The Erickson Alumni Center. The program is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.
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WVU's Festival of Ideas returns to focus on West Virginia's birth, Lincoln and Emancipation
January 11th, 2013West Virginia University's David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas returns for the spring semester with Forest "Jack" Bowman, Jackson & Kelly emeritus professor of law at the WVU College of Law. He will speak on "The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation & West Virginia Statehood." -
Family Day at the WVU Farm honored with CASE award
January 10th, 2013The 2011 Family Day at the West Virginia University Farm has been honored with an award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. -
Trauma surgeon to address graduates at WVU 2012 December convocation Dec. 9
November 27th, 2012Alison Wilson, MD, FACS, director of the Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center at Ruby Memorial Hospital, will address graduates. She is an associate professor in the WVU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and director of the Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care. -
WVU holiday celebration to offer fun, chance to give for area families
November 16th, 2012West Virginia University will be offering an evening of traditional holiday festivities this year at the Mountainlair Student Union. WVU's Holiday Community Night will take place on Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m. -
WVU Festival of Ideas speaker to shine spotlight on gay rights
October 30th, 2012The next speaker in the West Virginia University 2012-13 David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas lineup will focus on her path to accidental activism and the power of "Generation Equality." -
This year's Festival of Ideas to provoke thoughts on 'The end of Illness,' gay rights, energy
September 18th, 2012The speakers of West Virginia University's 2012-13 David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of ideas have earned their stripes in the fields of medicine, politics, activism and science. -
General Electric CEO to kick off the year's Festival of Ideas
August 28th, 2012Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, will kick off the 2012-13 David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas with his talk, "Globalization and the Lessons of Leadership," on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the Creative Arts Center. -
The Revolution will be Tweeted. WVU journalism school hosting panel on social media and the Middle East
March 16th, 2012West Virginia University is bringing witnesses of the online revolution to campus to discuss the role of social media in spreading democracy movements in the Middle East and across the world. "The Revolution will be Tweeted: Social Media and Free Speech in the Middle East," a moderated panel discussion, includes international bloggers, activists and entrepreneurs as part of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas. -
A frequent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, Dr. Reza Aslan will visit West Virginia University as part of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas. Aslan will speak at The Erickson Alumni Center on Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.
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WVU to honor WWII hero during Pearl Harbor Day celebration
November 30th, 2011Doris "Dorie" Miller came to the defense of his country, and the USS West Virginia, in a time of dire need. Ken Veselicky, a radiologist at West Virginia University, felt it was time for someone to come through for Dorie Miller. Thanks to Veselicky?s persistence, WVU will honor Miller with a plaque at a ceremony celebrating the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Oglebay Hall plaza. -
WVU to host Purdue University president for Bucklew lecture
October 12th, 2011France A. Córdova, former chief scientist at NASA and current president of Purdue University, will present this year?s Neil S. Bucklew lecture on higher education at West Virginia University.