Category: Articles
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Equipping Kids with 21st Century Learning Tools
West Liberty State University made news last week regarding their provision of a laptop for each incoming freshman. In today’s multi-disciplined, team-oriented, task-centric learning environment, a laptop is what a pencil and paper were in prior generations. It’s important to note that technology doesn’t necessarily make kids smarter, but technology facilitates the kind of learning…
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Resources for Creative Projects
Mary Hunt-Lieving of the Benedum Foundation wanted to share the following opportunities for organizations seeking financial support for their creative inititiaves. Thank you Mary! Seed Money for Innovative Projects Sparkplug Foundation The Sparkplug Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music…
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Catching Creative Economy Dreams
There are a handful of creative economy pioneers in West Virginia who are still going strong. Scot Jackson and his Dreamcatcher web services firm, launched in Charleston in 1996, are certainly among those who have blazed the high-tech trail within this industry segment. Scot and his growing staff were profiled in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. We’re…
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Appy + World = Culturefest 2008
Culturefest is a world music and arts festival at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, WV, which celebrates the culture of Appalachia alongside that of the nations of the world. The goal of the festival is to promote respect and understanding, with music and art being the bridge. The festival offers world music, hip…
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New Songs, New Talent Found by WV Group
For the past seven years, NewSong has been a highly respected source for discovering, nurturing and launching new singer-songwriter talent to the world. Through an array of contests, events and academies, NewSong encourages new musical artists to spread their wings and reach new heights. NewSong, which is owned by investors in West Virginia and New…
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Got Funding?
Do you have a great idea or project that needs financial support? A new business? A public-private partnership that needs some investment? The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with Create WV, is holding an exciting “seed capital matchmaking” event at the 2nd Annual Create WV Conference at Snowshoe Mountain Resort on Wednesday, October…
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WV Companies Earn Badge of Growth Honor
To be the top 500 in anything in this world, you have to be pretty good. While the Fortune 500 is the most respected list of large corporations, the Inc. 500 is the prestigious of the fastest-growing small companies. Such names as Microsoft, E*Trade and Domino’s Pizza are just a few of the now-large companies…
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Disrupting Class-Chapter 6 “Language Dancing”
Dr. Johnson was kind enough to send me a new book so I am back on track with chapter summaries. This chapter discusses changes that must occur before school starts, during ages 0-4. A chapter on early childhood education may seem out of place, more appropriate for a textbook on parenting or child development. But…
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West Virginia Building its Research Muscles
Some exciting announcements on steps forward in West Virginia’s quest to become a more significant player in university research. As many of you are aware, a strong R&D infrastructure is critical to economic growth in today’s innovation economy. First, WVU unveiled its new Health Sciences Learning Center and the WVU Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Center.…
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Huntington Gets Even Greener
Richard Cobb is an advocate for Cabell County’s neighborhoods. He is the chairperson of the Huntington Human Relations Commission, a member of the executive committee of the Cabell-Huntington Chapter of the NAACP and a past citizen member of the Herald-Dispatch Editorial Board. He founded Adopt YOUR Block – Be a Litter-Gitter, a litter abatement group…