2020

Download and begin using the #CampusClear app to do a daily self-monitoring
health check by answering the screening questions honestly before arriving on campus each
day.

If you use a smartphone, this free app can be downloaded from the App
Store or Google Play.

West Virginia State University will host free COVID-19 testing the week of January 4,
2021. All students, faculty and staff must have a negative test result when they return to
campus for the spring semester.

Research at West Virginia State University (WVSU) has led to the identification of a
gene
that may be a positive regulator of arsenic stress tolerance in plants. The work was published
in the December edition of the Journal of Hazardous Materials.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service has announced the spring
schedule
of its monthly Ag Talk Tuesday series. WVSU Extension Service personnel and partners will
share
information and answer questions with participants live via Zoom on such topics as mature tree
care, farm accounting, butchery and more.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service’s monthly Ag Talk
Tuesday series continues Tuesday, December 8, at 6 p.m. EST with a discussion of an ongoing
climate change and weather data collection study. WVSU Extension Service personnel will share
information and answer questions with participants live via Zoom.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Christina Dalton has been named Vice President for
Business
and Finance for West Virginia State University (WVSU) effective December 7.

Faculty and staff, join us for Fall Professional Development Week 2020! All training
will
be conducted via Zoom and Safety Skills, the Safety Skills training is required for all
faculty
and staff.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Alice R. Faucett has been named General Counsel for West
Virginia State University (WVSU) effective December 7.

West Virginia State University will host a virtual commencement ceremony for its fall
2020 graduates on Saturday, November 21, at 10 a.m. eastern time.

While cooking demonstration videos are becoming increasingly popular in the digital
arena, West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Associate Kateira Hogan never expected
to
be among the people creating such content. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, however, Hogan
has
taught more than 800 kids about healthy eating and cooking with virtual cooking demonstrations
and education.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the seventh week of surveillance
testing for COVID-19 this week.
Testing will resume on Monday,
November
30.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is partnering with the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for a free virtual workshop on conservation
planning Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. The Zoom-based event will discuss preparing a
comprehensive farm management and production plan.

Today, we honor all those who have served our country. Happy Veterans
Day. Thank you for your service.