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Garbage collection team disposes 100 tons of trash after WVU three-game homestand

The Mountaineer team protected the home field in the recent three-game homestand. Over those same weeks, the Garbage Collection Teams kept the hometown stadium clean. The dedicated crews with Can Do Enterprises, Rich Farms and Mountain State Waste work tirelessly after every home game to ensure that Milan Puskar Stadium and surrounding parking lots are cleared of trash and ready for the next West Virginia University game or event. Over the three-game homestand, more than 100 tons of garbage were collected and disposed of by those crews. After each home game, the University ...

Native American Studies host observance and fall forum

The Native American Studies Program at Eberly College of Arts and Sciences hosted the Peace Tree Ceremony Monday, along with and a forum that started Monday and continues today with Native leaders. The events highlight Native Nations’ ancestral, cultural and historical connections to the ...

WVU Medicine getting into the Medicare business with Peak Health

BY MIKE NOLTING A new option will be available this fall for Medicare-eligible West Virginians through the insurer Peak Health. The company launched in 2021 offering coverage to 32,000 WVU Medicine employees and families and is now ready to enter the consumer market. Peak Health is the only provider-owned, provider-sponsored plan option in the state and is owned by WVU Medicine, Marshall Health, Valley Health and Mountain Health. WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright said open enrollment begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 1 for the plan that provides access to ...

WVU Nursing’s LPN to BSN program to begin accepting applications Dec. 1

Designed to create a direct pathway for licensed practical nurses to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, the West Virginia University School of Nursing’s LPN to BSN program will begin accepting applications Dec. 1. Offered on the Keyser Campus at WVU Potomac State College, the program will accept applicants on a rolling admission, meaning if they meet the criteria, they will be admitted at that time. Because of the “first come, first served” admission, the program is expected to fill quickly. Once the class fills, remaining applicants will be placed on a ...