Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:01:00 GMT
We have all heard the saying, "A dog is a man's best friend." You may never know how true that statement is until you meet a dog that comes from the program "Paws 4 People."
We have all heard the saying, "A dog is a man's best friend." You may never know how true that statement is until you meet a dog that comes from the program "Paws 4 People."
Monday, June 17 2013 3:15 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:15:41 GMT
The program is composed of five courses that introduce students to social media and digital tools and teach them how to use those skills to promote a business or organization.
The program is composed of five courses that introduce students to social media and digital tools and teach them how to use those skills to promote a business or organization.
Monday, June 17 2013 12:27 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:27:27 GMT
Students will take five three-hour courses, including three new online social media courses. They are social media strategy, social media applications and social media campaigns.
Students will take five three-hour courses, including three new online social media courses. They are social media strategy, social media applications and social media campaigns.
Sunday, June 16 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-06-16 22:30:12 GMT
Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city.
Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city.
Sunday, June 16 2013 4:15 PM EDT2013-06-16 20:15:04 GMT
The state Board of Education continues to pursue what are known as the Common Core State Standards, with a goal of phasing them in by the 2014-2015 school year.
The state Board of Education continues to pursue what are known as the Common Core State Standards, with a goal of phasing them in by the 2014-2015 school year.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:29:23 GMT
HUNTINGTON - A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University's Center for Environmental,
A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:35:02 GMT
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:59 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:59:37 GMT
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has published for public comment a direct final rule and a companion proposed rule adopting updated standards for administering and
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has published for public comment a direct final rule and a companion proposed rule adopting updated standards for administering and interpreting digital radiographs for the Federal Black Lung Program.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:57:15 GMT
VICKI SMITH Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Arch Coal is preparing to re-argue key points in a long-running battle over the Environmental Protection Agency's retroactive veto of a water pollution
Arch Coal is preparing to re-argue key points in a long-running battle over the Environmental Protection Agency's retroactive veto of a water pollution permit for a massive West Virginia strip mine.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:11 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:11:52 GMT
The new law requires drillers to disclose chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and to test water before and after drilling as well as hold the companies liable for contamination.
The new law requires drillers to disclose chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and to test water before and after drilling as well as hold the companies liable for contamination.
This fall, students in Northern West Virginia can begin enrolling in a program that will train them for jobs in Marcellus Shale drilling.
James Skidmore, chancellor of the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia, said Pierpont Community and Technical College in Fairmont and Northern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Wheeling, Weirton and New Martinsville will begin offering a petroleum technology program this fall. The program will help students prepare for a variety of jobs in the Marcellus Shale area, primarily in northern and North Central West Virginia.
"Currently (our programs) address the needs of the oil and gas industry, and we have two colleges primarily focused on that — Pierpont Community and Technical College and Northern West Virginia Community and Technical College. That's primarily where most of the drilling is taking place for Marcellus Shale," Skidmore said. "Each of those colleges is doing training for the oil and gas industry — things like floor hands, CPR safety, hydraulics, some of those types of things that are entry-level positions in the oil and gas industry."
Skidmore said the CTC system has worked with the oil and gas industry to create a curriculum that would enhance the skills of West Virginia students and prepare them for jobs in the industry. Students can earn either a one-year certificate or a two-year associates of science degree in petroleum technology.
"It will train and educate folks for a variety of jobs in the oil and gas industry," Skidmore said.
"We're talking to employers all the time about what their needs are and are trying to deliver those programs that will provide opportunities for West Virginians to gain the sills to move into those highly-paid jobs."
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