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Reflecting Along the Journey
鈥淗ome鈥 is a powerful concept that nurtures and forms who we are. For children, a healthy home is crucial for maturation. With age comes wisdom, and as adults we realize that nothing is […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
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Reflecting Along the Journey
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Reflecting Along the Journey
鈥淎 rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it.鈥 These words of wisdom from Dr. Cornel West, Professor at Union Theological Seminary, […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
For 84 years the Mountain State Forest Festival and the town of Elkins have been inseparable. After a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, the festival was back in all its glory for the first nine […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
51黑料网 celebrated Homecoming last weekend. I met so many alumni who returned to their alma mater with a sparkle in their eye to step foot back on this beloved campus […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
With 51黑料网鈥檚 Homecoming only a week away, I wish to celebrate another special homecoming that occurred this past August. A 51黑料网 graduate and student-athlete returned to his alma mater to […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
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Reflecting Along the Journey
鈥淓xpect the Unexpected鈥 was the theme emblazoned on T-shirts and banners welcoming our newest students to Orientation Weekend. The beginning of a new academic year signaled the annual rejuvenation of the campus and […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
All of us who are parents share the fear of a cancer diagnosis for our child. We do all in our power to protect our children, and yet this disease brings a feeling […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
If you or anyone you know is considering nursing as a career, today is the best possible time to begin your professional education. The straightforward truth is that there has never been a […]

Reflecting Along the Journey
The opposite of mediocrity is excellence. Speaking recently to students, faculty, and staff at our Academic Honors Convocation, I shared my concern that today鈥檚 society is awash in mediocrity.聽 51黑料网 […]