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Salem International Academy Changes Its Name

The State Journal of Clarksburg, West Virginia posted "Honoring history, heritage was argue for academy refer change," indicating that Salem International University lately changed its refer to Salem University.  Salem University is a small, for-profit establishment together with enrolls unopen to 850 students.

 The institution, located inwards Salem, WV, was founded equally Salem College inwards 1888.  It joined amongst Teikyo University Foundation to cast Salem-Teikyo University inwards 1989. The refer was changed to Salem International University inwards 2000 together with to Salem University inwards 2018

Storer College Alumni Assemble To Accolade The Institution's Legacy

H5N1 report on the annual alumni gathering at the site of Storer College inwards Harpers Ferry, WV was published past times The Washington Post on Oct 22, 2015.  Stephanie Shapiro captures the emotional ties of alumni to their old establishment that unopen inwards 1955.  She too highlights the efforts of alumni together with the National Park Service to protect the legacy of those who served Storer or attended equally students.

H5N1 previous post service on the includes links to a collection of historical photographs, the National Park brochure for Storer College, together with a dissertation focused on the institution's history past times Dawne R. Burke.

Wv Establish Of Technology Scientific Discipline Volition Endure Moving To Old Campus Of Mount Solid Pose Down University

The Daily Athenaeum reports that Mountain State University suspended enrollment inward 2012 as well as closed.
West Virginia Institute of Technology is a regional campus of West Virginia University inward Montgomery, WV as well as enrolls over 1,200 students.  The establishment is governed past times the WVU Board of Governors.

A History Of Due West Virginia Wesleyan College Available At The Cyberspace Archive

A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965 is available at the Internet Archive inwards a diversity of formats.  The writer is Kenneth M. Plummer together with the mass was published to coincide alongside the 75th anniversary of the institution.  West Virginia Wesleyan was founded by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

I sure enough encourage those who are able to regard making a donation to assistance back upward the access to many wonderful historical resources at the Internet Archive.

Used copies of Plummer's mass are likewise available for buy through Abe Books at minimal cost.

West Virginia Colleges That Accept Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

West Virginia Colleges That Accept Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that bring closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot complaint a take away for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or teach out a comment below.

An index amongst links to variety out pages for other states in addition to countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin sentiment and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or in that place is a board specifically devoted to West Virginia colleges.

Thanks for your involvement in addition to suggestions!

Alderson-Broaddus Academy (Wv)

The State Journal inward West Virginia reported Apr 20, 2013 that Alderson-Broaddus College volition alter its cite to Alderson-Broaddus University, effective July 1st.

 Broaddus College in addition to Alderson College, 2 institutions alongside like traditions every bit Baptist liberal arts institutions merged inward 1932 to larn Alderson-Broaddus College.

 Broaddus College was founded inward Winchester, Virginia inward 1871 past times Edward Jefferson Willis, a Baptist government minister who named the novel college after Rev. William Francis Ferguson Broaddus. The establishment afterward moved across the Alleghenies to Clarksburg, West Virginia, inward 1876. The college was moved 1 time to a greater extent than to  Philippi, West Virginia inward 1901.

 Alderson Academy in addition to Junior College, was founded inward Alderson, West Virginia inward 1901 past times Emma Alderson.


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 historical sketch written past times Kim Smucker is available at the West Virginia Encyclopedia (e-WV).

WBOY-TV offers a video segment on the cite change featuring images of the campus in addition to interviews alongside administrators.


Greenbrier College (Wva)

Greenbrier College for Women, Lewisburg, WVa, was founded equally Lewisburg Academy inwards 1808 past times Presbyterians together with unopen during the Civil War.  It reopened inwards 1875 equally Lewisburg Female Institute until 1911, when the mention was changed to Lewisburg Seminary.  In 1923 the mention was changed to Greenbrier College.  The establishment unopen inwards 1972.

The Greenbrier College Alumnae Association maintains an fantabulous spider web site amongst many photographs of the campus together with a diversity of interesting links.



I likewise enjoyed reading a Brief History of Greenbrier College this summertime that offers chapters past times diverse authors roofing the menstruum from the founding to 1949.

Mountain Country Academy (Wva) Faces Loss Of Accreditation

The Journal, Martinsburg, WV, reports that Mountain State University is suspending enrollment of novel students for fall.  The establishment is facing possible loss of accreditation together with is planning an appeal to a recent conclusion of the Higher Learning Commission.
Founded every bit Beckley College inwards 1933, the cite changed to the College of West Virginia inwards 1991 when baccalaureate degrees were get-go offered.  The cite changed i time to a greater extent than inwards 2001 to Mountain State University.

Update...The University of Charleston (UC) announced August 1, 2012 that it is cooperating amongst Mountain State University (MSU) every bit its principal partner inwards the teach-out of electrical flow MSU students together with that the ii colleges bring agreed to negotiate a dissever understanding nether which UC could flora four-year mortal college centers inwards Beckley together with Martinsburg past times the terminate of the year. 
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