Ona has joined the lineup on the outdoor concert to be held on the Huntington campus at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. This event will be held rain or shine.

Mountain Stage is proud to announce Huntington’s own Ona will be added to the City of Huntington’s 150th Anniversary Celebration. Mountain Stage’s lineup will also feature singer-songwriter and prolific pianist, A.J. Croce, as well as the powerhouse Alabama-based rock-and-roll soul band St. Paul and the Broken Bones, and blues singer Shemekia Copeland.

Marshall University’s School of Art & Design and the Pottery Place will host the 18th annual Empty Bowls fundraising pottery sale event next month. For the second year, the pottery sale will be online and will last from April 1 to 30 at https://www.thepotteryplace.biz. Proceeds go to the Facing Hunger Food Bank.

Bowls created by Marshall art students will be sold online for $20 per bowl, with each bowl sold providing 180 meals for those in need.

The traditional one-day, soup lunch event that is the usual format for this longstanding Marshall tradition was canceled last year due to the pandemic, but the pottery sale itself was rescued by the Pottery Place, whose owner, Marshall graduate Jessica Stone, offered to sell the bowls on her company website. Last year’s event raised $9,128 for the food bank, helping the food bank provide over 89,000 meals. Over the past 17 years, the event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the food bank.

Marshall University hosted its 3rd annual TEDxMarshallU event organized by students and faculty last month and you can relive this moving and incredible event!

The theme for this year’s event was “RISING,” to honor the 50th anniversary of the Marshall community rising from the ashes of the November 1970 plane crash and highlighting ideas and initiatives that are helping our community rise in education, economic development, and mental health and persevere through adversity.

The path to advanced degrees, including a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s in accountancy, just became a little easier for students at Glenville State College, thanks to an agreement with Marshall University.

Marshall University nursing students have been on the front line of the COVID-19 vaccination clinics this winter. With a need for those qualified to give the vaccine, Marshall administration looked to its most qualified students, nursing students in the College of Health Professions.

The 2021 Green and White Game will take place on Saturday, April 17 at 3 p.m. at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

This year's Marshall Spring Game will feature the green team versus the white team in a four quarter, game-like setting. Due to COVID-19 protocols, all seats will be reserved for the game. Get your tickets today!

The 83rd annual Alumni Awards Banquet, originally scheduled for April 2021, has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new date for the annual celebration of outstanding alumni, university supporters and students is Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Highlighting the list of more than a dozen honorees at the awards banquet when it resumes are Brad and Alys Smith who are being honored by the MUAA. Brad Smith has been selected as the recipient of the Marshall University Distinguished Alumni award, while Alys Smith has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Service to Marshall University award, two of Marshall’s highest honors. William Joseph Kehoe and Cathy Burns have been selected as co-recipients of the Outstanding Community Achievement award, and Jeff McKay will receive the Distinguished Young Alumni award.

Other awards scheduled for the evening will include MUAA Chapter of the Year, scholarship awards and honors from many of Marshall University’s colleges.

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Hey Herd fans, listen up!

The Marshall University Alumni Association is currently developing an alumni podcast featuring news, updates and alumni interviews debuting later this year!

Do you know an alum that would be a great guest on our show? Let us know at [email protected] and stay tuned for more information about how to listen!

Herd Alums on Instagram! Be sure to follow @marshallucareer for events and job opportunities posted by the Office of Career Education!

And for additional information about jobs and how we can help, visit marshall.edu/careereducation.

We think Ana and Elsa said it best- for the "First Time in Forever" we're starting to regain some normalcy!

That also means some great news for chapters - we are advising that chapters can meet in person and require them to continue to follow local municipal, county, and state guidelines when meeting. We simply ask they notify our office about in-person meetings by emailing our office at [email protected].

We are thrilled life is starting to look a little bit more like it used to and hope you feel the same!

If you're looking for an alumni chapter in your area, check out our Chapter Map or contact us at [email protected].

"When I found out I was receiving scholarships, I felt joy and relief. I remember feeling so proud that all my hard work had paid off. It felt as if it really meant something since I had something to show for it. Scholarships mean opportunity. Without my scholarships, I simply wouldn't be where I am today," said Brianne Covington of Martinsburg, West Virginia.

"Scholarships mean that you have the chance to pursue your education without financial burden and that takes immense pressure off students. Personally, I see scholarships as an opportunity to further yourself in your overall life. I had worked so hard to earn my scholarships and it had been a long process, much of which I was not sure was going to end in victory. I was very emotional and grateful," said Lucy Bell of Eleanor, West Virginia.