| State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday October 17, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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American Public University System's TuitionWise Program Helps Companies Recruit, Retain, and Upskill Employees With Meaningful Education Benefits
CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- The American Public University System issued the following news release:
American Public University System (APUS) and Saber Healthcare Group, LLC (Saber) today announced the launch of a TuitionWise partnership that enables Saber's affiliated employees to earn degrees and certificates using APUS' new TuitionWise Grant.
"Many of our affiliated employees want to earn their degrees while still working, and we take that seriously here at Saber," said Sarah Wh
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Appalachian Power: Heroic Helpers
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release:
After catastrophic storms like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, heroes converge.
Among them, lineworkers, tree crews, assessors and other utility workers put in long hours, with boots on the ground in perilous conditions, working to restore normalcy in devastated areas.
But not everyone has to know how to install a new pole or restring a transmission line to be someone'
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Marshall to Launch Student News Live
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Marshall University issued the following news release:
On Election Day, Marshall University will launch something unprecedented -- 24 hours of multimedia news coverage about the election coming in from universities and organizations across the United States. Online, audio and video reports will be gathered and shared through Student News Live, a news coalition of young journalists from throughout the country. Student News Live, available at www.studentnewsl
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W.Va. Human Services Dept.: West Virginia Receives Grant to Improve Fraud Prevention, Detection in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024:
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have been awarded a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Framework Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
The $331,424 grant will support coordinated eff
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W.Va. State Treasurer Moore Visits Elkins to Present Nearly $40,000 in Unclaimed Property to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024:
State Treasurer Riley Moore made a stop in Elkins on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to present three unclaimed property checks totaling nearly $40,000 to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, the Elkins Police Department and the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.
"This unclaimed property funding comes from my Office's firearms auction held last month," Treasure
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West Virginia Higher Education Community Convenes to Launch Credential WV as New Statewide Initiative to Prepare Workforce-Ready Students
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024:
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission recently convened dozens of faculty and other leaders from colleges and universities across the state to chart the course for implementing microcredentials, which are short, targeted learning experiences focused on specific skills designed to be more flexible and accessible than traditional degrees. Th
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