In its latest celebration of veterans and the sacrifices they have made, West Virginia University will hold a WVU Veterans Appreciation Breakfast, Thursday, Nov. 11 from 8-9:30 a.m. at the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The theme is “West Virginia’s Veterans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
During the event, keynote speaker, Kenneth Busz, president of the Morgantown Chamber Commerce, will address the steps the Morgantown community is taking to support veterans. Ken Gray, WVU’s vice president for Student Affairs, will describe WVU’s role in supporting veterans. The University was again honored by G.I.Jobs by being designated as a “Military Friendly School,” for its many services and activities that are offered to veterans.
There also will be a live web tour of the Kimball World War I Memorial and the WVU Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism exhibition, “Soldiers of the Coalfield: The Story of African American Soldiers in World War I,” created by Associate Professor Joel Beeson and students. The exhibit showcases the sacrifices and contributions that African-American veterans made in World War I.
To reserve a place at the breakfast, RSVP at http://employment.hr.wvu.edu/veterans_appreciation_breakfast or, for more information, contact Amanda White at 304-293-7894.
Read the complete press release on WVU Today.