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      The Newsletter for Marshall University                              September 5, 2018 

President Gilbert launches second annual state

tour of high schools

Country singer Willie Nelson, who penned a popular song

about road trips, might take a few lessons from President

Jerome A. Gilbert, who’s on the road again with the second

annual “The Rest of Your Life Begins at Marshall University”

tour to high schools in West Virginia.

The recruitment tour, which kicked off today, Wednesday, Sept.

5, in Clay and Kanawha counties, focuses on connecting the

university directly with students at area high schools. Marshall

University Athletics Director Mike Hamrick will accompany Gilbert tomorrow, as will

admissions and financial staff to answer students’ questions.

“I enjoy getting out and about speaking with students, educators, administrators, staff and parents

across the region,” Gilbert said. “Visiting high schools across the state also gives our team a

close-up view of secondary education in West Virginia, which is helpful as we assess

educational needs across the Mountain State.”

Gilbert went on to say that Marshall has much to offer students, including more than 100 top-

quality educational programs, accessible and beautiful campuses and centers, and about 230

recognized student organizations.

“Marshall University is an excellent educational choice for West Virginia students,” Gilbert said.

“Marshall can provide every opportunity and benefit of larger schools, plus we have faculty and

staff who care about each student’s success, with campuses and centers close to home, but far

enough away for students to gain their independence and grow.”

Today’s schedule is as follows:

9 a.m., Sissonville High School, Kanawha County, Charleston, West Virginia

11 a.m., Herbert Hoover High School, Kanawha County, Elkview, West Virginia

2 p.m., Clay County High School, Clay County, Clay, West Virginia

Gilbert visited schools last year in Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan,

Mason, Mercer, Mingo, Putnam, Raleigh, Wayne, Wirt and Wood counties and anticipates a

similar schedule this school year.

Students to thank donors for private support

The 6th annual Thank a Donor Days will

take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 5 and 6,

on the Memorial Student Center plaza.

The event celebrates scholarship recipients

and gives students the opportunity to thank

the donors who fund their scholarships,

according to Dr. Ron Area, CEO of the Marshall University Foundation Inc.

“Marshall University would not be what it is today without the generous contributions of our

donors, and Thank a Donor Day is meant to remind students that, while each of their Marshall

experiences is unique, they are all impacted by the continued support from the university’s

alumni and friends,” Area said.

Emma Kaufman, a sophomore advertising major from Vienna, West Virginia, said many college

students are in really tight places financially and depend on donors and alumni to even attend

school. Kaufman said she hopes to graduate in the spring of 2021.

“This scholarship is so important to me. I am the oldest of three and I’ve always known that I

wanted to go to college, but I wasn’t sure how it was going to happen financially. I am just so

thankful for the donors who have made it possible for low-income students like me to even

attend college,” Kaufman said. “Very few people are able to make it without any help, and since

I am so lucky to receive such help, I will make it a priority to help students in need when I am

able.”

Several activities are planned for students, staff and faculty, including signing thank you cards to

the donors, posing for photos and recording video gratitude messages. Prizes such as pens, class

year button pins, phone pop sockets, sunglasses cases and Marshall-themed keyboard dots will

be given to participants.

Marco, Marshall’s mascot, is expected to make an appearance at Thank a Donor Days.

For more information on Thank a Donor Days, contact the Marshall University Foundation by

phoning 304-696-6781 or by e-mailing krystle.davis@marshall.edu.

Scholarship established to honor the late

William “Bill” Hill

A scholarship was recently established in memory

of William “Bill” Hill to support full-time students in

the College of Education and Professional

Development who are residents of West Virginia.

Hill was recruited from Wheeling High School to run

track and cross country at Marshall, where he obtained

his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1970.

Family members described him as a Son of Marshall

who considered education to be a very important part of his life.

“Marshall University recognized gifted and talented students from the upper Ohio Valley and

offered many of them academic and athletic scholarships, thus beginning the legacy of Marshall

in Bill’s life and the life of his family,” the family said in a general statement. “He was the

recipient of an athletic scholarship in track and cross country as well as the recipient of the

scholar-athlete award while attending the university. He has a large legacy at Marshall – his

brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. John and Tina McDaniel Kinney, his cousins, Roy Tabb and

Pam Galloway Tabb, and Tina Galloway Alexandra are all graduates of Marshall, as well as his

son and daughter-in-law, Joseph B. Hill and Christine Overstreet Hill. His sister in-law,

Marguerite Kinney Burton, received her master’s degree from Marshall and his eldest

granddaughter, Taylor Bruer, attends Marshall while his youngest granddaughter, Magesty Hill,

will be a 2019 enrollee.”

Hill and his wife, Patricia, were members of the John Marshall Society, a membership that she

has continued. They had previously established the John Q. Hill Memorial Scholarship for their

son.

Students and families interested in applying for the William “Bill” Hill Scholarship should

contact the College of Education and Professional Development at 304-696-3131.

Marshall ensemble, guest harpsichordist Yesim

Dikener to perform free Baroque concerts

The Marshall University School of Music

will present three concerts today and

tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday,

Sept. 5-6), celebrating music from Baroque

composers.

Performing will be an ensemble featuring

guest harpsichordist Yeşim Dikener from

Westminster Choir College, along with Marshall faculty Dr. Wendell Dobbs on the flute, Dr.

Elizabeth Reed Smith on the violin and Dr. Şölen Dikener on baroque cello. Connor Barebo, a

Marshall student, will be on bass.

They will perform at:

4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Woodlands Retirement Community, 1 Bradley Foster Drive,

Huntington.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, Smith Recital Hall at Marshall University.

Noon, Thursday, Sept. 6, at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 1135 5th, Huntington.

Musicians will perform pieces by Telemann, Leclair, J.S. Bach and Vivaldi.

All the concerts are free and open to the public.

Drinko Library and Information Center to host

open house Sept. 5

Faculty and staff are invited

to join Libraries and Online

Learning and the Division of

Information Technology for

the 2018 Drinko Open House

from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday,

Sept. 5, on the 3rd floor of

the Drinko Library and

Information Center on the

Huntington campus.

During the event, guests will be encouraged to take a tour of Drinko Library to learn more about

IT and Library and Online Learning services including circulation, inter-library loans, the

Writing Center, Instructional Design Center, ID Office, IT Service Desk, Marshall Digital

Scholar and more.

“By the first week in September, the faculty are ready to take a break! We hope they will join us

for a social opportunity allowing us to share the variety of services and materials they can access

from several units who live in Drinko,” said Dr. Monica Brooks, associate vice president of

libraries and online learning. “It’s also an opportunity for them to meet faculty and staff, to ask

questions and learn more about the research and curriculum support networks the libraries and

online learning have at our disposal.”

Information Technology staff members will be in attendance to assist with questions about IT

infrastructure and services.

“The Division of Information Technology is happy to welcome faculty and staff to our part of

the campus,” said Jody Perry, executive director of technology services. “There will be members

of our IT Infrastructure team as well as our IT Services team on hand throughout the open house

to answer any IT-related questions.”

“They’ll also be able to visit the data center, where the magic happens. The 1800-square-foot,

state-of-the-art facility is equipped with 87 physical servers, 502 virtual servers and more than

270 terabytes of storage. It’s what controls e-mail, Banner, myMU and all other IT services.

Visitors will be given an overview of the security and monitoring in place, as well as a chance to

see the VMware virtual environment and Big Green Cluster up close,” Perry said.

The event will also showcase the location of all service areas in the building as well as

information about additional services available from both departments and refreshments will be

available.

For more information, visit www.marshall.edu/drinkoopenhouse or contact Crystal Stewart at

crystal.stewart@marshall.edu or 304-696-2970.Faculty and staff are invited to join Libraries and

Online Learning and the Division of Information Technology for the 2018 Drinko Open House

from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, on the 3rd floor of the Drinko Library and Information

Center on the Huntington campus.

During the event, guests will be encouraged to take a tour of Drinko Library to learn more about

IT and Library and Online Learning services including circulation, inter-library loans, the

Writing Center, Instructional Design Center, ID Office, IT Service Desk, Marshall Digital

Scholar and more.

“By the first week in September, the faculty are ready to take a break! We hope they will join us

for a social opportunity allowing us to share the variety of services and materials they can access

from several units who live in Drinko,” said Dr. Monica Brooks, associate vice president of

libraries and online learning. “It’s also an opportunity for them to meet faculty and staff, to ask

questions and learn more about the research and curriculum support networks the libraries and

online learning have at our disposal.”

Information Technology staff members will be in attendance to assist with questions about IT

infrastructure and services.

“The Division of Information Technology is happy to welcome faculty and staff to our part of

the campus,” said Jody Perry, executive director of technology services. “There will be members

of our IT Infrastructure team as well as our IT Services team on hand throughout the open house

to answer any IT-related questions.”

“They’ll also be able to visit the data center, where the magic happens. The 1800-square-foot,

state-of-the-art facility is equipped with 87 physical servers, 502 virtual servers and more than

270 terabytes of storage. It’s what controls e-mail, Banner, myMU and all other IT services.

Visitors will be given an overview of the security and monitoring in place, as well as a chance to

see the VMware virtual environment and Big Green Cluster up close,” Perry said.

The event will also showcase the location of all service areas in the building as well as

information about additional services available from both departments and refreshments will be

available.

For more information, visit www.marshall.edu/drinkoopenhouse or contact Crystal Stewart at

crystal.stewart@marshall.edu or 304-696-2970.

 

Honors College seminar proposal deadline is

Wednesday, Sept. 5

The deadline for new proposals to teach a section of HON 480 for the Honors College in the

Spring 2019 semester is next Wednesday, Sept. 5. HON 480 is a 3-credit hour, interdisciplinary

core course in the Honors Curriculum, capped at 15 students. Seminar proposals undergo review

by the Honors College Curriculum and Policy Committee at least one semester prior to the

semester an approved seminar is offered. For faculty who have previously taught a section of

HON 480, repeat applications are also due that day.

For full details, helpful information, and links to online submission of all required material,

please visit the Teaching Honors page on the Honors College website. Due dates for Honors

Seminar proposal and repeat application submissions are published for the academic year

on the Honors College Curriculum and Policy Committee page.

The mission of the Honors College at Marshall University is to foster academic excellence in a

community of learners whose undergraduate education is enhanced through innovative teaching

and learning, an engaging interdisciplinary curriculum, creative and critical inquiry with talented

faculty, and diverse leadership and service opportunities. We deeply appreciate the contributions

of faculty from across the university to our achievement of this mission.

Questions can be directed to Dr. Brian Hoey, associate dean of the Honors College, at

hoey@marshall.edu.

Marshall to test MU Alert tomorrow

A test of the MU Alert emergency

messaging system will be conducted

Thursday, Sept. 6.

Marshall community members who

are subscribed to MU Alert are

asked to be sure that they have

received the message that morning.

If a message has not been received

by noon, a subscriber should review and update his or her contact information in the myMU/MU

Alert Web interface. If this contact information was already correct, but a message was still not

received, then an e-mail should be sent to mualert@marshall.edu with details on which contact

method (text, e-mail, voice) did not work as expected.

The most recent test of the system occurred Jan. 24, 2018.

Members of the immediate Marshall community (students, faculty and staff) who would like to

subscribe or update their information for this test are asked to visit www.marshall.edu/MyMU,

log in, click on the MU Alert triangle and complete their subscription or update by 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 5.

The MU Alert system, which is operated by Marshall and delivered through the Blackboard

Connect™ service, allows Marshall students, faculty and staff to provide several methods for the

university to use when making emergency contacts. Most common are text messages, cell phone

calls and e-mail.

MU Alert is used solely for the purpose of alerting the Marshall University community in an

emergency. Emergency notifications are limited to those concerning urgent health and safety

concerns for Marshall University students, faculty or staff; or disruption of normal university

functions due to weather, crime or other concerns. Alerts are issued to increase awareness about

a criminal incident to promote safety and aid in the prevention of similar crimes.

Marshall University officials determine if and when alerts related to criminal incidents are issued

based on a number of factors, including when information becomes known. Alerts are sent when

a serious crime occurs that demonstrates an ongoing threat to the campus community. The

Marshall University Police Department reviews the known details of each reported criminal

incident on a case-by-case basis with the safety of the campus community in mind.

The following criteria are considered before issuing an MUAlert regarding a criminal incident:

Did a crime occur?

Did the crime occur on campus property or on other Clery reportable property? (More

information about Clery reporting geographical areas is available in the university’s Annual

Security and Fire Safety Report.)

Is the crime a Clery reportable crime? (More information about Clery reporting is available in

the university’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.)

Is there a serious or continuing threat to the campus community?

More information about the MU Alert system is available at

www.marshall.edu/emergency/mualert.

Be a Marshall housekeeper for a day

The Marshall community is celebrating the hard work of its housekeeping and grounds staff

members the week of Sept. 8-14. Please join us in the celebration by volunteering an hour (or

more) of your time to shadow one of our housekeeping or grounds staffers and gain an

appreciation for the contributions they make to keep our campus beautiful.

Please volunteer here: http://www.marshall.edu/operations/international-housekeepers-week-

volunteer-form. Thanks for helping us honor these members of the Marshall family!

Reminder: Campuses and Centers are Smoke-

Free

According to the Board of Governors’ tobacco policy,

“The use of tobacco products is prohibited on any

university-owned or controlled property.

Prohibited tobacco products include, but are not limited to,

cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing

tobacco, dip, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, hookah or water pipe

smoking, snus and snuff. This policy

applies to faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors, and

visitors.

“There shall be no advertising, sale, or free sampling of tobacco products on University property.

Littering the campus with the remains of tobacco products or any other related waste product is

prohibited.”

School of Medicine names Kevin White, M.D.,

August Resident of the Month

Kevin White, M.D., (right) has been selected

as Marshall University Joan C. Edwards

School of Medicine’s Resident of the Month

for August, announced Paulette S. Wehner,

M.D., vice dean for graduate medical

education at the school

White is completing his final year of the four-

year obstetrics and gynecology residency

program. He was nominated for the Resident

of the Month award by Joseph DeRosa, D.O.,

of Valley Health Systems.

“It isn’t often that a volunteer faculty member commends a resident for going ‘above and beyond

the call of duty’,” Wehner said. “We appreciate Dr. DeRosa recounting to us about Dr. White’s

dedication and commitment to his patient to stay and assist with a delayed surgical case.”

Prior to his obstetrics and gynecology residency, White completed his undergraduate and

medical school degrees at the University of Kentucky. The Lexington, Kentucky, native plans

on entering private practice after he completes residency in June 2019.

“Dr. White has shown a willingness to provide care to his patients beyond his assigned duties—

going the extra steps necessary for continuity,” said Kevin Conaway, M.D., obstetrics and

gynecology residency program director at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. “He will

continue to provide excellent care to his patients after he graduates.”

As part of his recognition as the August Resident of the Month, White received items including a

plaque and a designated parking spot.

————–

Photo: Kevin White, M.D. (right), August Resident of the Month at the Marshall University Joan

C. Edwards School of Medicine, is pictured with obstetrics and gynecology residency program

director Kevin Conaway, M.D.

Invite a high school student to our “Sons and

Daughters of Marshall” tailgate

Dear Marshall faculty and staff,

As you all know, recruitment of new students and growing

enrollment is a top institutional priority, and as members of the

Marshall family, you are some of our very best recruiters!

If you have a family member or friend who is a high school

senior, please help us extend an invitation to them to join us at

the Office of Admissions “Sons and Daughters of Marshall”

Tailgate Party before the football game against Eastern

Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 8.

This event is by invitation only for prospective students who have an existing affiliation with

Marshall University.

In addition to enjoying great food and tickets to the game, high school students and guests who

have registered for the event will have the opportunity to visit with representatives of the Office

of Admissions and the Office of Student Financial Assistance, as well as faculty and staff from

many Marshall University programs. They’ll have a chance to ask questions and seniors can

even apply for admission on the spot, with no application fee.

Prospective students and their families can make reservations for the tailgate by clicking here or

calling 1-877-GO-HERD-1.

I hope you will consider sharing this special invitation with a high school senior you know who

may be interested in attending Marshall University.

Thank you in advance, and Go Herd!

Sincerely,

Jaime

Jaime R. Taylor, Ph.D.

Provost

University Communications project submission

guidelines

With the start of the academic year, University Communications reminds everyone that project

submissions must be made at least 10 business days in advance of the requested deadline. In

addition, there is now a maximum of five (5) proofs for each design request. Exceeding the

allotted amount of proofs will result in additional delays and/or costs.

For specific questions, contact your University Communications representative (check

www.marshall.edu/ucomm/staff-2 for assignments and contact information).

Lost and Found Reminder

Have you ever lost your keys while on the

Huntington campus? If you’ve lost your car

keys, house keys or any type of keys over the

past few years, they may be located in the

Lost and Found in the Memorial Student

Center. There are currently over 50 sets of

lost keys in the Memorial Student Center

(MSC) Operating Office, which is located on

the 2nd floor in room 2W6.

If you’ve ever found an item on campus that

doesn’t belong to you, this item may be

turned in to the MSC Lost and Found

(2W6), the Marshall Campus Police, or a building near where the item was found. If you are

searching for a lost item, first check the department/building where the item was lost. To report a

lost item, you may contact the administrative associate for the MSC’s Operating Office, Yvette

Blevins, at arnetty@marshall.edu or call 304-696-6472. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

You may also post a message on the online Lost and Found at www.marshall.edu/lostandfound,

or check that site for items that have been found.

Dr. Virginia Valian

Schedule for Monday, September 10,

2018

Time Audience  Location   

8:00 – 9:30  University Leadership Team  SRC Conference Room   

10:00 – 11:30  Department Chairs, Heads, and Directors  Shawkey Dining Room   

12:00 – 1:30  Lunch  Shawkey Dining Room   

2:00 – 3:00  Student Session (Open to All Students)  Shawkey Dining Room   

3:30 – 4:30  Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine  Harless Auditorium   

5:00 – 7:30  Public Talk and Reception  Shawkey Dining Room   

Dr. Valian’s books are available from MU Libraries in

both print and e-book versions. Contact MU

Libraries for more information.

University Resources

President’s Commission on

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

at Marshall University

diversity@marshall.edu

Two Marshall students win Bridging

Scholarship for study in Japan

Two Marshall students have been named recipients

of the Bridging Scholarship for Study Abroad in

Japan. Sponsored by a variety of contributors, the

awards of $2,500 are administered by the American

Association of Teachers of Japanese and are

designed to promote study of the Japanese language,

literature, and culture.

Caralee Casto, a junior Japanese major, will spend

her upcoming junior year at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan with the Asian Studies

program. Casto plans to pursue a doctorate in Japanese studies after graduation with eventual

plans to work for the Department of State. She is currently a member of Marshall’s Honors

College, president of Japan Club and a member of the Sado (Tea) Club.

In addition to the Bridging Scholarship, Casto also received the Morgan Stanley Scholarship,

which provides her with an additional $7500. The Morgan Stanley Scholarship is only awarded

to two students nationwide, and is a partnership with the Bridging Scholarship.

“Being able to study in Japan is something I never would have dreamed of growing up,” Casto

said. “The Morgan Stanley and Bridging Scholarships have opened the door for me to truly

experience my study in the way it was meant to be. These scholarships have shown me that

others believe in me, and I hope to be a proud representative of Marshall, West Virginia, and

each scholarship program I have been honored with.”

In addition to these two scholarships, Casto was also a recipient of the Gilman Scholarship and a

Gamestop Scholarship.

Emily Clements, a senior International Affairs major, also received the Bridging Scholarship to

study in Japan. Attending Chukyo University in the Aichi Prefecture, Clements hopes to

continue her studies in Japanese and international affairs in Japan. Upon graduating, she intends

to pursue a graduate degree in Japanese studies and eventually work as a language specialist

helping others from backgrounds similar to hers.

“As someone who grew up a small town in rural West Virginia, seeing different cultures was not

a common occurrence in my life,” she explained. “Whether it be through teaching Japanese as a

foreign language or just speaking to student in areas similar to mine, I want to let students know

that there is so much to see in the world outside of the United States.”

For more information about the Bridging Scholarship, visit its website at

www.aatj.org/studyabroad/japan-bridging-scholarships or contact Mallory Carpenter by phone at

304-696-2475 or by e-mail at Mallory.carpenter@marshall.edu.

Marshall music professor to host festival of

electronic music

Posted on September 4, 2018  

Dr. Mark Zanter, recipient of the 2018

John Marshall University Scholars Award

and professor of music at Marshall, will

host Electrifest, a festival of new

electronic music, from 9-11 p.m.,

Saturday, Sept. 15, at Black Sheep Burrito

and Brews, located in Pullman Square in

downtown Huntington.

The event will feature live performance, video and improvisation by artists from the Huntington

area and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

Artists will include Maxwell Tfirn, Andrew Walters, Mark Philips, Aaron Michael Butler, BHZ

(Burke-Hall-Zanter), Brigid Burke, Steve Hall, Mark Zanter, and PSP of Huntington.

“The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for live performance of electronic music

by local and regional artists at an all-ages venue,” said Zanter, coordinator of music

theory/composition at Marshall. The event has been organized with the help of Tyler Cooper at

Black Sheep Burritos and Brews and is anticipated to become an ongoing, local event.

Electrifest is open to all. Tickets will be available at the door for $5.

More information can be found on the Electrifest website: https://electrifest.wordpress.com/

School of Physical Therapy Class of 2018 posts

a 100% first-time board pass rate

The Marshall University School of Physical Therapy Class of 2018 had a 100% first-time pass

rate on the National Physical Therapy Board Examination (NPTE). All 36 Doctor of Physical

Therapy (DPT) graduates from the Class of 2018 passed the examination.

To put this accomplishment into perspective, the national average pass rate of all accredited DPT

programs in 2018 was 92.3%. While the School of Physical Therapy has had a 100% ultimate

board pass rate for all previous cohorts, the Class of 2018 is the first cohort to have all graduates

pass the board examination on the first attempt, according to Dr. Jaime Taylor, provost and

senior vice president for academic affairs at Marshall.

“The SOPT Class of 2018 having a 100% first-time pass rate on the NPTE is incredible!” Taylor

said. “The SOPT faculty have worked diligently to optimize the DPT curriculum and implement

efforts for students to review content and prepare for the National Board Examination. This is a

huge achievement, and reflects the high academic standards of the chair and faculty of the

School of Physical Therapy.”

Dr. Michael Prewitt, dean of the College of Health Professions, said the faculty and staff of the

School of Physical Therapy made a concerted effort over the last year to achieve this goal.

“This achievement is particularly meaningful given that the national pass rate decreased this year

by a couple percentage points due to substantive changes in the examination content,” Prewitt

said. “The faculty offered an optional weekend review session for all graduates to help graduates

prepare for the Board examination. Additionally, all third-year DPT students take a mock board

examination in the third year of the program as part of the preparation process.”

Dr. Scott Davis, program director and chair of the School of Physical Therapy, said the faculty

and staff are very proud of the graduates of the Class of 2018.

“This cohort set the bar high for all future cohorts with this outstanding achievement and puts

Marshall University in the company of the top programs in the country,” Davis said. “These

graduates are proud Sons and Daughters of Marshall.”

The official Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Report was available to the program

Aug. 9. All Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates are required to pass the NPTE in order to

achieve state licensure. The NPTE is offered as a national examination by the Federation of State

Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).

To learn more about the School of Physical Therapy, visit www.marshall.edu/physical-therapy.

Marshall faculty member named to Mid-

Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association

committee

Dr. Zach Garrett of the College of Health

Professions has been named to the Mid-Atlantic

Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA) Critical

Incident Stress Management Committee. Garrett,

program clinical coordinator for the college’s

athletic training program, is one of two

representatives chosen from the state of West

Virginia.

The mission of this committee is to help athletic

trainers and athletic training students better utilize the resources available to them when a critical

incident occurs, whether it be from a patient-related event or a traumatic event that’s happened in

their personal lives, according to Garrett.

“As the state’s representative, I’ll be able to work with my colleagues and students to help them

use a peer-to peer-system to assist, monitor and encourage individuals in a critical incident to

seek initial support through state or regional athletic training care teams,” Garrett said. “The

program is very selective and I was nominated by the state president and chosen by the district

representative upon completing a course/training and I am very excited to provide this

opportunity to our athletic training students and staff here at Marshall.”

In addition to this new role, Garrett currently serves as the West Virginia Athletic Trainers’

Association (WVATA) president-elect and on the National Athletic Trainers’ Association

(NATA) Committee on Professional Ethics.

To learn more about the Marshall University athletic training program, visit

www.marshall.edu/athletic-training.

Casey Patick, M.D., joins Marshall Pediatrics

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of

Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington

Hospital medical and dental staff have welcomed Casey

Patick, M.D., to their pediatric teams of providers.

Patick, a pediatrician dedicated to primary care for infants

and children, has been named an assistant professor in the

department of pediatrics at the Joan C. Edwards School

of Medicine. A native of South Charleston, West Virginia, she earned her medical degree from

Marshall University, where she also completed her pediatric residency. She is a member of the

American Academy of Pediatrics.

Patick is accepting new patients and referrals at Marshall Pediatrics, an outpatient department of

Cabell Huntington Hospital, located in the Marshall University Medical Center at 1600 Medical

Center Drive in Huntington. To schedule an appointment, call 304-691-1300.

Faculty Achievement: Dr. Thomas Wilson

Dr. Thomas Wilson, professor of physics, presented a contributed paper at Phonons 2018 –

The16th International Conference on Phonon Scattering In Condensed Matter , held May 30-

June 3, 2018 in Nanjing, China. The title of his presentation was: “Terahertz Acoustic Phonon

Lasing through Acousto-Optic Self-Oscillating Degenerate Four-Wave

Mixing”. Wilson’s application to organize and host Phonons 2021 at Marshall University was

accepted by the International Phonon Advisory Committee. Phonons 2021, to be held on the

Huntington campus in June, 2021, will include the following topics: (1) phonon/heat transport,

(2) electron-phonon interaction, (3) phonon-photon interaction, (4) quantum heat engine, (5)

optomechanics, (6) phononic/thermal meta materials, (7) nonlinear phonons, (8)

topological/chiral phonons, (9) phonon applications in quantum technologies, and (10) new

phonon techniques, materials and phenomena.

Faculty Achievement: John Van Kirk

John Van Kirk, professor of English, has published a short story in Columbia Journal. It may be

found online at http://columbiajournal.org/tornado-john-van-kirk/.

A challenge to all makers!

Calling all makers: Prepare to join us Friday, Oct. 5, as the

Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) presents the West Virginia

Makes Festival – a celebration of ingenuity and creativity to

inspire artists, inventors, makers and students of all ages. This

year’s fifth-annual festival will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the

Memorial Student Center Plaza.

The celebration of making is free and open to everyone. It will

feature a Design Challenge for makers to demonstrate their new ideas and skills. Artists,

enthusiasts, hackers, hobbyists and students of all ages who enter the Design Challenge are

eligible for several awards, including a “Best of Show” grand prize.

Registration for Design Challengers is required, so signing up is free and easy at

www.wvmakes.com/wv-makes-festival. Show us what you can make. Register today! In addition

to the Design Challenge, activities will include live music, special exhibits and interactive

attractions.

This year’s sponsors of RCBI’s festival, which again coincides with National Manufacturing

Day, include BB&T, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, the Barnes Agency, the

Cabell Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Edward Tucker Architects, Huntington

National Bank, Marshall University Research Corporation and Zeiss.

Applications for Faces of Appalachia due Dec.

14

Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellowship Award*

2019– 2020 Academic Year

The purpose of this fellowship award, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and

Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA), is to promote scholarship on gender and/or ethnicity in

Appalachia. The fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time Marshall University faculty

member. The Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellow, who is selected by the CSEGA

Advisory Board and announced at the annual spring faculty meeting, receives a $3,000 cash

award. Fellows present their scholarship to the Marshall community in the spring of their

fellowship year (spring, 2020).

Application Process

Marshall faculty members interested in being considered for the fellowship award should submit

a professional vita along with a 1-2 page abstract of the proposed project. The research, which

must emphasize ethnicity and/or gender in Appalachia, may be a new project or a continuation of

a project already underway.

Please send application materials by email to Mary Thomas at mthomas@marshall.edu by

Friday, December 14, 2018. The award winner, as well as other applicants, will be notified

early in the spring, 2019 semester.

For additional information about the Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellowship Award,

contact Lori Thompson, assistant professor, at thompson39@marshall.edu

*This award is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Marshall’s WMUL-FM wins broadcasting

awards from dotCOMM

Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received three Platinum

Awards, six Gold Awards and six Honorable Mention Awards in the dotCOMM Awards 2017-

18 Competition. The dotCOMM Awards are administered and evaluated by the Association of

Marketing and Communication Professionals to honor excellence in web creativity and digital

communication.

“The dotCOMM Awards 2018 Competition marks only the second time that WMUL-FM has

entered this contest and these awards signify that our broadcasting students continue to excel in

providing quality programming both over the air and online for the listeners of the campus radio

station,” said Dr. Chuck G. Bailey, professor of radio-television production and management in

the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University and

faculty manager of WMUL-FM. “These platinum awards are outstanding accomplishments in

recognizing our broadcasting students as having produced some of the best sports packages/

podcasts, sports programs and sports play-by-play in the country.

“I am proud and grateful for the honor these dotCOMM Awards bestow on WMUL-FM, the W.

Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, the College of Arts and Media, and

Marshall University,” Bailey said. “The gold awards are further tributes to the newscast, live

news programming, overall use of Twitter for providing both radio station and sports staff

updates, and sports program production skills of our broadcast students in competition with

professional practitioners. Overall, this tremendous effort helps to start building toward another

successful year by the volunteer student staff of WMUL-FM in garnering recognition for

Marshall University and the College of Arts and Media, as well as the W. Page Pitt School of

Journalism and Mass Communications, from state, regional, national and international

broadcasting organizations.”

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