The initiative will launch a readiness program that will seek to improve the care received by mothers and children in rural emergency rooms.

The new service, operated by the university’s College of Health, will be located in the Healthy Lifestyle Center at the university’s Interprofessional Community Clinics.

William H. Hawker, John G. Gauthier, and Elizabeth L. Beck were recently added to the Northern Michigan University Foundation.

The university is partnering with K-12 schools for a type of “Grow Your Own” initiative that will support schools facing teacher shortages.

The gift comes from Randall and Cheryl Alsman and will support the UEvansville Fund and the university’s Strategic Reserves Fund.

The grant comes from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC) First-Generation Student Success Grant initiative.

The grant funding will allow the college to establish a new initiative, called Connect, Belong, Succeed, to support first-generation college students.

The initiative, which will help support first-generation college students, has been made possible by a $25,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education.

The new agreement will allow employees of Pierpont Community and Technical College to attend a bachelor or master degree program at Fairmont State University at comparable tuition to the community college’s tuition.

The Hawk’s Nest Food Pantry has been opened at New River Community and Technical College’s Raleigh County Campus, providing students with free food and other essentials.