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WV Flood Relief Food Drive

On June 23, a devastating flood hit West Virginia. Richwood High School was one of the schools destroyed, and students will be mobile for the next three to four years while the school is rebuilt.

Requested supplies: canned goods, microwavable mac and cheese, ramen noodles, crackers, baby food, other non-perishable food items, and gift cards to Wal-mart and Lowe’s.

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Photojournalist to visit WVU and discuss book featuring the oral histories of African American 'church mothers' in the Mississippi Delta

Steele spent nine months and logged 6,000 miles along the back roads and highways of Mississippi. The labor of love resulted in her book, “Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom.”

“Delta Jewels” is a collection of formal portraits and oral histories including civil rights activist Mrs. Myrlie Evers — widow of NAACP leader Medgar Evers. The women featured in “Delta Jewels” share poignant highlights about life during the Jim Crow era in Mississippi, including stories about the Civil Rights Movement, voting, fighting to receive an education and working on plantations.

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West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition


Welcome to the 11th annual West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition , hosted by BrickStreet Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. The competition affords college students around the state the unique opportunity to make a business idea come to life with the support of state institutions of higher education and seasoned business professionals from around the country.

Goal: To provide students with the education, skills, contacts, and motivation necessary to create a viable, start-up company in West Virginia. Three grand prize packages consisting of $10,000 cash prize, accounting, legal, and virtual or physical incubator space are awarded to the top team in each category:

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