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Ford F-150 full of cuddly friends stops at WVU Medicine Children’s

The region’s Ford dealers want to lend a paw — actually many paws — to help WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital promote its toy drive on Sunday. The Teddy Bear Truck, a very special Ford F-150, arrived at WVU Medicine Children’s on Friday to deliver dozens of teddy bears for the ...

WVU Purpose2Action serves communities, helps students

BY MIKE NOLTING The Purpose2Action program at West Virginia University gives Pell-eligible students the opportunity to gain experience working with nonprofits while completing their education. Kristi Wood-Turner, director of the Center for Community Engagement, said the program immerses students in local problems that require real-world solutions. “All students at West Virginia University have an opportunity to be engaged with the community,” Wood-Turner said. “So, they have an opportunity to get those ‘best practice’ outcomes that we know make for a better student ...