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President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of ѿappUniversity’s Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, ѿappUniversity has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

ѿappis launching a new program to support area teens who have been placed in foster care as a result of the opioid crisis.

ѿappwill partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.

Columbiana Dean David Dees Congratulates Daniel Dankovich

What do you call a faculty member who continues to be a resource for students long after they’ve left his classroom, a faculty member who oversees a food pantry for students with food insecurity, a faculty member who works across departments for the benefit of all students? This year, Daniel Dankovich, D.C., lecturer of biological sciences at ѿappUniversity at East Liverpool, is called the winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award.

The “Armed With Our Voices” exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.

ѿappUniversity’s Wick Poetry Center is set to debut its “Armed With Our Voices” exhibit this week in Austin, Texas, as part of the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference. The exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.

ѿappUniversity arch, in front of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design on a sunny day

ѿappUniversity’s architecture and interior design graduates build such impressive skills during their studies in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design that in a national survey, hiring professionals rank them among the most-hired.

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The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design

John Elliot, BArch ’70, Charleston, West Virginia, and his wife, Fonda, have been champions of the ѿappUniversity architecture program and its talented students for more than two decades. As a first-generation college graduate, Mr. Elliot recognizes the transformative effect that higher education can have on an individual.

Jacqueline Marino smiles with her students after winning the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award.

Jacqueline Marino, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, dropped all of her papers when she heard the door to her Feature Writing class open while she was lecturing. The colleagues with cameras and balloons meant she had won the Distinguished Teaching Award. Marino's enthusiasm for student success transfers to those who know her.

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

ѿappUniversity’s architecture and interior design graduates build such impressive skills during their studies in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design that in a national survey, hiring professionals rank them among the most-hired.

ѿappPresident Todd Diacon gives his inaugural address in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

“Our challenges are many, our resources are great and our commitment is real.” ѿappUniversity President Todd Diacon drove home the focus of his inaugural address with passion, purpose and a direct call to action for the university community.