Tag: Education
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Support the Creative Communities Bill! SB227
This is the third year we’ve attempted to help West Virginia adopt a modern, entrepreneurial approach to economic development by emphasizing the growth of our “new” economy based on innovation. The Creative Communities Pilot Program, Senate Bill 227, is now being considered by the WV Legislature. It requires the WV Commerce Development Office to manage…
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Building Biz in WV: Magnets, Money and More Entrepreneurs
According to the Kauffman Foundation and other leading experts, a healthy job market is highly correlated with a high level of entrepreneurship in a region. In fact, most net new jobs are created by start-up companies, not larger employers. A special keynote session at the 2010 Create WV Conference will focus on how to build an…
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Education and Talent Track Sessions Announced for Create WV 2010 Conference
Few issues are as strategic to long-term economic and social health as education. It’s generally understood that our model for education – one that was designed for a transition from agrarian to industrial economy – doesn’t fit our 21st century world very well. But what to do about it? Do we start over? Try to modify…
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Generation Highlands Launches Young Professionals’ Group
The rise of many new Generation West Virginia groups across the state is one of the most positive developments in many years. For young people to finally have a place where they can connect, organize and spark change in West Virginia is exactly what has been needed for quite a long time. Create WV is proud…
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WV Wesleyan and Create Buckhannon Launch Citizen’s Leadership Institute
What’s the fruit of collaborating across local government, business, education and other groups to build a creative community? In Buckhannon and Upshur County, it’s the Citizen’s Leadership Institute of Governmental Affairs, a college credit course offered through WV Wesleyan that helps engage citizens with how their local governments actually work. We’re very excited for the Create…
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WV Jazz Society Event – Appalachian Jazz Weekend May 20-23, 2010
The next West Virginia Jazz Society produced event – Appalachian Jazz Weekend – is scheduled for May 20-23, 2010, in Bridgeport and Clarksburg, WV with free public performances and ticketed events scheduled over three nights and three days. WVJS’ purpose is to showcase a diverse program of jazz music and fine arts education available in Appalachia.…
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Senator Jay Rockefeller to Serve as Honorary Chair of the 1st Annual STEM Games Competition for Globaloria Students
Charleston, W.Va. – The World Wide Workshop Foundation, inventors of Globaloria, in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller as Honorary Chair, announced West Virginia’s 1st Annual Globaloria Games Competition on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (www.MySTEMgames.org). Senator Jay Rockefeller will serve as the Honorary Chair of the competition,…
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To Which Voice Will We Listen?
On Thursday, February 18, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, the pre-eminent scholar of African American studies at Harvard University and proud native of Piedmont, WV, was featured in a HistoryMakers PBS television taping at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston. The series captures the history of African Americans from those who have observed it and…
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Mercer County Designated Certified Arts Community by Division of Culture & History
Congratulations to Lori McKinney and the Create Mercer County team! Mercer County Designated Certified Arts Community by Division of Culture & History The West Virginia Commission on the Arts voted recently to name Mercer County one of five Certified Arts Communities in the state. President of the Commission Susan Landis said she is excited that…
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Happy New Year! Enjoy a Special Song by Alexis Cunningham to Start off 2010
We love finding and sharing West Virginia talent of all sorts. One of our favorites is Alexis Cunningham, a young singer-songwriter from Huntington. To kick off the new year, enjoy one of her original compositions.