FFA Career Development events (Dec. 12-13 on WVU's Morgantown Campus) help prepare students in grades 7-12 for careers in agriculture by fostering meaningful connections between classroom instruction and real-life scenarios.
The Second Chances Breakfast & Simulation (Dec. 10 at Evansdale Crossing) is part of the larger effort that aims to document the problem of women’s incarceration, offer evidence-based solutions and create awareness that could lead to changes in policy and practice.
The WV Food Desert Summit (Dec. 10 at the Bridgeport Conference Center) is the third installment of an ongoing effort to generate collaborative strategies to build on the assets and activities already underway in the region. Recognizing the importance of food access to human health and community well-being, the objective of this convening is to understand how food systems efforts can work together toward the same goals, share resources between key players, and build a community-driven plan of action.
Like Lemonade Day, the hot chocolate sale (Dec. 10 in the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Cafeteria) will teach children how to run a profitable business while supporting a great cause. All proceeds go to WVU Medicine Children’s. Cash and Venmo accepted.
West Virginia has been invited to submit an RFP for Virgin Hyperloop One to create a certification and testing center to establish regulatory standards. Virgin Hyperloop One will be on campus to meet with experts from the State of West Virginia and West Virginia University for discussions about the resources West Virginia can offer on research and development, operational capabilities, technology, infrastructure, maintenance, talent and security needed to move people and goods Thursday (Nov. 21) at 1 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center.
Ashley Brundage, diversity and inclusion educator, corporate diversity leader and board member of GLAAD, will speak to students studying business, law, political science, public policy, among other fields, and will discuss why states like West Virginia should protect LGBTQ+ people in the workplace and in housing Thursday (Nov. 21) at 1 p.m. in the Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Dr. Otis Brawley, keynote speaker, will talk about “Cancer Control in the 21st Century” Friday (Nov. 22) at 4 p.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center.
Topics will include strategies to increase educational attainment rates; how to ensure graduates can meet workforce demands; local flexibility for superintendents, principals and teachers; teacher preparation to ensure current and future educators infuse innovation and personalized learning in the classroom; and best practices to ensure a culture of entrepreneurship programs in schools.
“WV Policy and Research Engagement Symposium,” an opportunity for researchers and state decision-makers to connect, identify challenges and craft an action plan to bring evidence-based opioid policy to West Virginia. The symposium will be Tuesday (Nov. 19), 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., and Wednesday (Nov. 20), 8 a.m. to noon.
Nov. 14 marks the fifth anniversary of WVU student Nolan Burch’s death. The documentary film “Breathe, Nolan, Breathe,” produced by City Drive Entertainment Group and WVU, focuses on what happened in the early hours of Nov. 13, what should have happened and what the campus community can do to make sure it never happens again.