Fairmont State University has been awarded $13,959 by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to fund Mental Health First Aid training for faculty and staff and professional development initiatives.
With so many activities, programs, and projects on campus, it's sometimes easy to miss events or overlook some of the work being done here at Fairmont State. The Office of Sponsored Programs decided this month to feature the efforts of Lydia Warren, Ph.D., Director of the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center, who has enhanced the work of the Center by actively securing external funding.
Fairmont State University, together with partner organizations, has been awarded $1,990,600 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to initiate a Regional Career Services and Workforce Development Collaborative. This initiative will improve the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce pipeline in North Central West Virginia.
Fairmont State University Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs & Resource Development Simone Statham has received $2,500 from Mountain East Conference to attend the Women Leaders in Sports (WLS) Convention.
Fairmont State University has been awarded $5,000 in grant funding from the EQT Foundation to upgrade existing on-campus food and hygiene support services for students.
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