Indiana University School of Science in Indianapolis and Indiana University School of Dentistry have partnered for the Bachelor’s/DDS Pathway to Dentistry program for students beginning in the Fall 2026 semester.
The partnership will allow medical students at WVU Medicine Eastern Regional Campus to benefit from the research expertise of Shepherd University faculty in the Shepherd University Center of Excellence for Photobiomodulation.
The college has applied for Accreditation-Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. If approved, the school plans to begin offering the program in May 2028.
The $16,000 grant will fund the university’s “First-Gen Falcons: Carnival of Belonging and Success” initiative, which is a yearlong series of events aimed at first-generation college student success.
This $50 million gift is the largest gift the university has ever received and is the largest personal gift ever bestowed by a sitting university president.
The new scholarship will support first-generation college students who intend to attend medical school after graduating from Fairmont State University.
Kenny Wooddell, an alumnus of the university, and his wife established the scholarship to assist students with the financial burden of receiving a college education.
The partnership provided graduate students with the opportunity to work with the resort on ergonomics and workplace safety through a semester-long project.
The two new credentials are Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher and Paraprofessional. Each is designed to fill gaps in early childhood and K-12 classrooms in the region.
The grant comes from the West Virginia Community and Technical College System and will allow the college to provide training courses in partnership with the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
