West Virginia University officials will hit the road this week, traveling to Upshur, Fayette and Kanawha counties for several events. (WVU Photo/Jennifer Shephard)
WHAT: West Virginia University officials will discuss health care, education, economic prosperity, purpose and more during a series of stops this week (Feb. 29-March 1) in Upshur, Fayette and Kanawha counties.
WHO: President Gordon Gee, WVU Institute of Technology President T. Ramon Stuart, Vice President for Economic Innovation James Hoyer and other University representatives
WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday, Feb. 29
11 a.m. WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1 Amalia Drive, Buckhannon
• The WVU group will meet with Ivar “Skip” Gjolberg, administrator for St. Joseph’s Hospital, and others.
2:30 p.m. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, 104 Main Street, Glen Jean
• Gee, Hoyer and others will talk with Charles Sellers, superintendent, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
6 p.m. Canyon Rim Rotary Club, Gaines Estate Pavilion, 225 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville
• Gee, Stuart, Hoyer and others will speak to the group and additional guests.
Friday, March 1
12:30-2 p.m. Herbert Hoover High School, 775 Husky Way, Elkview
• Gee, Stuart, Hoyer and others will tour the school, which opened in 2023 as a replacement for the site destroyed in the 2016 flood, and meet with students.
ADDITIONAL EVENT:
On Thursday (Feb. 29), members of the WVU Wind Symphony, part of the WVU School of Music, will perform at the West Virginia Music Educators Association. The performance is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, Little Theater, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston.
The group is traveling to the College Band Directors National Association Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, for a Saturday (March 2) concert. The WVU Wind Symphony is one of seven collegiate ensembles selected by blind audition to perform.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ann Bailey Berry
Assistant Vice President for Outreach
WVU University Relations
304-376-7740; Ann.Berry@mail.wvu.edu
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