The front of Hardway Hall on Fairmont State s campus. SUBMITTED PHOTO
FAIRMONTÂ â Fairmont State University is keeping its foundation s board in the family with new members, four university alumni and an previous member of the board of governors.
Friday, Fairmont State announced it was appointing five new members to the board of directors for its nonprofit arm, the Fairmont State Foundation. The foundation handles all private donations that come in to the university.
Among the new appointees are Kathy Martin, K. Alex Miller II, Chad Riley, John Wilson and Dixie Yann. All of whom have previous ties to the university either as an alumni or through previous board positions within the institution.
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Ja-Rhonda Staples, right, leads the Black Student Union in singing âLift Every Voice and Sing,â during Black History Month in February 2019.
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Ja-Rhonda Staples, right, leads the Black Student Union in singing âLift Every Voice and Sing,â during Black History Month in February 2019. TWV FILE PHOTO
FAIRMONT â Members of Fairmont State University s Black Student Alliance have access to a new scholarship.
The Fairmont State University Black Student Union Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship, which was created by the BSU alumni organization, will be available to active, participating members of Fairmont State Universityâs Black Student Union.
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The old sign indicating the Locust Avenue campus was shared by Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College.Â
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The old sign indicating the Locust Avenue campus was shared by Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College. TWV FILE PHOTO
NEW YORKÂ â Moody s Investors Service has assigned an A2 rating to Fairmont State University s revenue refunding bonds, issued by the university board of governors.
While Fairmont State has approximately $63.5 million in total debt, and experienced a decline in enrollment for the past five years, according to Moody s, the credit rating service reports the university s financial outlook is stable.
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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., tours Fairmont Stateâs Aviation Center for Excellence in Bridgeport on Friday.
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CLARKSBURGÂ â U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made two stops in Harrison County on Friday.
The Republican senator toured the FBIâs Criminal Justice Information Services Division and the Fairmont State University Aviation Center for Excellence.
At the FBI facility, Capito got a first-hand look inside the command and technology centers and received a briefing on CJISâ National Instant Criminal Background Check System. In June, CJIS staff conducted 3,054,726 NICS checks making it the second highest June in the history of the system.