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Black History Month Events at West Virginia University.

Twenty-eight semifinalists representing a record 18 West Virginia colleges and universities will compete in the 2019-2020 West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition Friday (Jan. 31) in Fairmont.

In its ninth year, the WVU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day will showcase those who are advancing innovation and entrepreneurship across West Virginia, and will look at ways to enhance the economic engine of the state.

WVU College of Law hosts “Leaving No One Behind: Ensuring a Fair Transition for Workers and Communities,” a free public education workshop which will explore how the state’s communities can respond to the world’s transition to new energy sources and technology.

Proceeds from ticket sales and auctions benefit the Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund and the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund, which supports clinical trials at the WVU Cancer Institute.

West Virginia University students, faculty and staff will participate in a variety of projects and events to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 20.

Col. John Fenzel (U.S. Army, Retired) will be the keynote speaker at the Army ROTC commissioning of officers Friday (Dec. 20) at 10:30 a.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center.

More than 2,600 West Virginia University students are expected to graduate in two ceremonies.

WVU Extension Service will help lead the community in the Hour of Code for Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 14 from 1-3 p.m. in White Hall) with Code.org, a global movement that helps students in more than 180 countries. Participating students will have the chance to learn from a variety of technology-based activities.

The inaugural Industry 4.0 Workshop in Advanced Manufacturing (Dec. 11 in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources) is hosted by the Department of Industrial and Management Systems and the Statler Office of Outreach and Enrollment at West Virginia University.