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2/18/2012 - 2012 WVATA Sports Medicine Conference
Morgantown, W.Va. – Students and faculty from the University of Charleston brought home numerous honors from the 2012 West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (WVATA) Sports Medicine Conference in Morgantown. Damien Clement, a 2003 alumnus, presented “Counseling and Psychopathology in Injured Athletes.” Faculty members Dan Clifton, Kelvin Phan, and Ericka Zimmerman presented “Incorporating Evidence Based Medicine into Clinical Practice.”
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2/9/2012 - 6 Colleges Cutting Tuition
While tuition bills continue to skyrocket, a small but growing number of private colleges and universities are bucking the trend and going on sale.
At least six colleges announced plans to reduce tuition costs in the upcoming school year. Many of these schools say lower-cost higher-education will attract more students from middle-income families those with incomes too high to qualify for free federal financial aid, but not high enough to pay for college costs without going deep into debt. "We are hoping to recruit more students from that group than in the past," says Edwin Welch, president of University of Charleston, in West Virginia, which is slashing tuition by 22%. Others are looking to lure students away from nearby colleges that up to now have been more affordable, says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, which tracks financial aid issues.
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2/7/2012 - AEP chief: Coal's elimination 'just not going to happen'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Although the amount of energy produced by coal will decrease in the nation -- from 45 percent today to 39 percent by 2020 -- a top electric utility company CEO said there is definitely a future for coal.
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2/7/2012 - One College Slashes Tuition by 22%, Promises No More Silly Financial-Aid Games
Shopping around for a college education can feel a lot like shopping for a new car — in that very few people wind up paying the sticker price. Many colleges set tuition prices with the assumption that, on average, students will pay 33% less, thanks to financial aid and scholarships. But one university has decided its pricing strategies shouldn’t be comparable to those of car dealerships or discount department stores.
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2/7/2012 - University of Charleston: How we cut tuition by 22%
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students.
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2/1/2012 - UC lecture focuses on patients' rights, U.S. health care
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It didn't take long for the question-and-answer session at Tuesday evening's University of Charleston lecture on patients' rights to steer inevitably down the path of universal health care
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1/30/2012 - University of Charleston Announces WV National Guard Golden Eagle Scholarship
University of Charleston Announces WV National Guard Golden Eagle Scholarship 2012-01-30 Charleston, W.Va. – The University of Charleston (UC) today announced the creation of a new scholarship for members of the West Virginia National Guard. Accompanied by Major General James Hoyer, Adjutant General for the
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1/23/2012 - Bren Stevens to Lead University of Charleston Athletics
Charleston, W.Va. – Long-time volleyball coach and associate athletic director Bren Stevens has been named athletic director at the University of Charleston (UC). The announcement was made this morning at a press conference on the UC campus.
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1/20/2012 - Sports Administration Students to Manage Half Marathon and 5K Races
Charleston, W.Va. – The University of Charleston Sports Administration students will host the inaugural University of Charleston Half Marathon and 5K to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012. The course of the races will go throughout Kanawha City and the event will be entirely planned and managed by UC students.
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1/18/2012 - University of Charleston Announces Five-Part Speaker Series on Energy
Charleston, W.Va. – The University of Charleston will host a series of five prominent figures in the energy business during the spring semester in a series titled, “Energy: Who’s Got the Power?”
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1/11/2012 - University of Charleston and Midway College Announce Plans for Pharmacy Program at Midway's Paintsville Campus
Charleston, W.Va. – The University of Charleston in West Virginia and Midway College in Kentucky announced an initiative that would educate more pharmacists for rural Kentucky at a press conference today on the University of Charleston campus. The two schools have signed a letter of intent outlining the basics of a proposal for the University of Charleston to establish and operate a branch of its pharmacy school at the Midway College Paintsville campus.
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1/2/2012 - 5 Colleges That Are Slashing Tuition Costs
As the cost of a college education rises every year, more young people, and their parents can hardly afford the expense of attending an institution of higher learning. Although college costs vary widely, with thousands of dollars in the difference between the most expensive to the least expensive schools, the trend over the past several years has been upward.
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12/30/2011 - PharmUC December 16 Drug Take Back Program
The PharmUC December 16 Drug Take Back Program at University of Charleston School of Pharmacy safely received and disposed of 40 pounds of unused medications.
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12/22/2011 - Bradley to Act as Head Baseball Coach
Charleston, WV – The University of Charleston is pleased to announce that long-time assistant Lee Bradley will assume the responsibilities of head coach of the Golden Eagles baseball team for the 2012 season.
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12/13/2011 - Speaker Series with Healthcare Panel Featuring Tommy Thompson and Tony Coelho
Charleston, WV - The University of Charleston will kick off the 2012 Speaker Series at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, with a special panel on the future of healthcare. “Who Decides Patient Treatment?” will feature Tommy Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Tony Coelho, former U.S. congressman from California and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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12/12/2011 - University of Charleston Selected for Degree Qualifications Profile Consortium
Charleston, WV – The University of Charleston today announced it is one of only 25 institutions selected to participate in a national initiative ensuring consistent quality in higher education. The Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) Consortium, directed by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), will explore ways in which Lumina Foundation’s DQP might ensure consistent quality in academic programs of liberal arts-oriented independent colleges and universities and clarify student learning outcomes. More than 80 independent colleges and universities applied to participate in the consortium.
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12/8/2011 - State's high antibiotic use becoming cause for concern
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia had more antibiotic drug prescriptions than people in 2007, according to a new report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy.
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12/7/2011 - Fruth Pharmacy Makes Scholarship Donation
Charleston, WV – The University of Charleston School of Pharmacy was recently presented with an $8,000.00 check for the Fruth Scholarship Fund
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11/30/2011 - Dr. Robert Rufus Selected as Judge for the Second Annual AICPA Case Competition
Charleston, W.Va. – University of Charleston Executive Master of Forensic Accounting (EMFA) program director Dr. Robert J. Rufus has been chosen by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help select the winner of the 2011 Accounting Competition.
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11/29/2011 - Duncan Calls for Urgency in Lowering College Costs
Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a speech Tuesday pushed higher education officials to “think more creatively — and with much greater urgency — about how to contain the spiraling costs of college and reduce the burden of student debt on our nation’s students.”
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