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SOJ faculty, students participate in WVU events honoring veterans

WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism students and faculty will participate in upcoming events honoring West Virginia veterans.

“Take a Veteran to School” program
PR students collect veterans’ historiesEight public relations students will participate in the “Take a Veteran to School” program in schools throughout northern West Virginia, to recognize veterans for their service and capture the stories of area veterans.

The West Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (WVCTA), led by local cable operators Suddenlink Communications, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, brings the History™ channel’s “Take a Veteran to School Day” program to high schools throughout West Virginia. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, helped launch the program last fall at Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg, W.Va.

The student team will assist in executing the events and lead efforts to interview the participating veterans about their wartime experiences for official submission to the Library of Congress American Folklife Center Veterans History Project. In addition, the students will assist in capturing and documenting each event through still photography and video. The team’s goal is to collect 24-28 veteran stories for submission to the national project in 2009.

More on WVU Today.

More about the “Take a Veteran to School Day” program.

More about the Library of Congress American Folklife Center Veterans History Project.


Faculty member presents WWII documentary

Associate Professor Joel BeesonOn Tuesday, Nov. 10, Associate Professor Joel Beeson will show part of his documentary, “Fighting on Two Fronts: The Untold Stories of African American WWII Veterans,” as part of an event hosted by the WVU College of Human Resources and Education.

“Salute to West Virginia World War II Heroes in History” is a series of special events beginning at 5 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center ballrooms. The events are open to the public.

More on WVU Today.

More about Beeson’s documentary.