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Eastern College Bids Farewell to Board of Governors Chair, Greg Greenwalt in Surprise Celebration

June 26, 2024

Moorefield, W.Va.  – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College held a heartfelt celebration on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, to honor Greg Greenwalt, who has served on the Board of Governors for the past 10 years. He was originally appointed as a board member by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in October 2014, elected as Vice-Chair in July 2017, and finally was elected as Chair in May 2020. Among some of Mr. Greenwalt’s accomplishments as Chair, is leading Eastern through the COVID pandemic and a successful…

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The Misty Mountain Event Barn was the venue for the 2022 Farm to Table Dinner.

Farm-To-Table 2024 Date Announced

June 24, 2024

Moorefield, W.Va. — The Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Foundation is excited to announce that the 2024 Farm-to-Table Dinner Fundraiser will take place on September 11, 2024, at the picturesque Misty Mountain Event Barn. Event Details: The Farm-to-Table Dinner celebrates the unique traditions surrounding food and agriculture in West Virginia, from production to preparation, and the stories that give life to these traditions. This annual event is a highlight of the year, showcasing the rich heritage of West Virginian food, deeply rooted in…

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Eastern Hires Melanie Callaway as Nursing Faculty for the LPN to RN Bridge Program

June 17, 2024

Moorefield, W.Va. – Melanie Callaway, a resident of Davis, West Virginia, has been hired as Nursing Faculty for the LPN to RN Bridge Program at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College. She is originally from Mississippi, then moved around until finally ending up in Tucker County, where she has been for the last fifteen years. In Davis, she lives with her husband, John, pastor of Community Bible Church and a school bus driver for Tucker County Schools. They have six children, four sons and…

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First Vendor Show at Eastern College Since Before COVID

May 30, 2024

Moorefield, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern) held its inaugural Eastern Extravaganza on Friday, May 17, 2024. The Eastern Extravaganza is a vendor show held throughout the halls of the main campus, and this is the first year it has been held since before COVID-19. Bat Country performed live, and 304 Highway Food Truck was also on-site for attendees to eat. Between visiting vendors, attendees could eat and listen to music. Eastern staff provided kids with free activities based on different…

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CONCORD UNIVERSITY AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE PARTNER TO OFFER DEGREE IN BUSINESS

May 15, 2024

ATHENS, WV – Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program to Eastern WVCTC graduates. Students who have completed the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at Eastern WVCTC will have satisfied up to 62 credit hours of required coursework toward the 120 required hours to complete the Bachelors of Science in Business Administration at Concord. Credits earned at Eastern…

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Emotional Night for Eastern’s Nursing Cohort at Pinning Ceremony

May 13, 2024

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – A Pinning Ceremony was held for Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s graduating Nursing Cohort, at Moorefield High School. It was a night filled with joy, relief, and celebration for the graduates, as this was the culmination of two years of hard work and studying, plus having finished the final certification exam just days prior. The ceremony opened with a welcome address from Eastern’s director of Nursing Education, Alicia VanMeter. Jamie Reel gave a breathtaking performance of the National Anthem, stunning the crowd with…

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Eastern Hosts 2024 Graduation Ceremony at Moorefield High School

May 13, 2024

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College honored 27 Fall 2023 and 54 Spring 2024 graduates at the college’s commencement ceremony on May 4 at Moorfield High School. Fifty of the graduates participated in the ceremony. Speakers for the graduation ceremony included President Thomas Striplin, Ed.D.; Board of Governors chairman Greg Greenwalt; invocation was nursing graduate Victoria “Tori” Hyndman; student speaker Crystal Goodwater; benediction Tiffany Sentmen, student services program coordinator; and Commissioner for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Kent Leonhardt, who…

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Eastern, ACM Showcase Industrial Training to Mineral County Students

May 6, 2024

LaVale, Md. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) and Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) toured Mineral County Technical Center (MCTC) juniors and seniors around ACM’s state-of-the-art Western Maryland Works Training Center and Makerspace on Thursday, April 25; Loretta Lawson, principal of MCTC, Jim Spurling, Project Lead the Way engineering instructor, and Gary Trail, special populations instructor, chaperoned the student’s attendance. “The Mineral County Technical Center has always had a great working relationship with Eastern College. From job fairs, showcase innovations, farm fellowship,…

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CONCORD UNIVERSITY AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE PARTNER TO OFFER DEGREES IN NURSING

May 2, 2024

ATHENS, WV – Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) program to Eastern WVCTC students. Students will be required to complete the Eastern Associate in Nursing (ADN). Since the coursework is online, this program increases accessibility to students who live outside the area. Concord University is also pursuing a national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), which would…

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