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Congratulations to Maddi Bowers, PSA-Cohort 3, 1st-place winner of the ALKU/WVU Sales Competition! A senior from Coalton, WV, she is majoring in marketing and minoring in professional sales. The competition consisted of three rounds which included presenting an elevator pitch and two sales pitches.

According to the company profile, ALKU is a provider of specialized consulting services in the areas of enterprise resource planning (ERP), life sciences, healthcare IT, government programs, and information security. It provides ERP consulting with functional and technical experience on contract and permanent basis on Workday, Oracle and Kronos.

Prior to the pandemic, PSAs were prepared to post  2-1-1 signs in their hometowns during spring break to support the international United Way project.

They still managed the publicize the project whether it was as physically or virtually.

Meshea L. Poore, Esq., WVU Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, completed the PSA Leadership Lecture Series for Spring 2020.  VP Poore reminded students that leaders often forget to care for themselves, especially during a difficult time such as the one we are now experiencing. 

In October 2019, PSA Taylor Miller presented "The Art of Spoken Communication Services in the Writing Center," at the International Writing Center Association's National Conference for Peer Tutoring in Writing in Columbus, Ohio. 

Ashley Eby spent her summer 2019 break in Washington, DC, working as an intern for United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito.  Ashley stated:

   “As a native West Virginian with a profound interest in politics, I had always aspired to work for West Virginia’s constituents. 

This summer, Hannah has worked with our account executives and their teams to learn the best business-to-business (B2B) public relations (PR) and marketing practices for increasing clients’ brand awareness. She is responsible for pitching stories to industry media, writing blog posts for clients, transcribing interviews, tracking client hits and joining client calls. Hannah also has completed several online training courses through HubSpot, earning certifications in Inbound Marketing, Email Marketing, and others.

Timmy Eads, the West Virginia University Mountaineer, visits with students at the Cumberland Heights Early Learning Center Tuesday May 21, 2019.

“I am excited to help students from different STEM disciplines get acclimated to college and learn how to do research,” said Abby Sine, a math major from Blacksville. “We hope to keep engaging the students once they return to campus in the fall because it’s a natural connection. These are students they already know, and they will have a built-in support system.”

Raegan Wiersbicki, 7, of Follansbee, the daughter of Mark and Michelle Wiersbicki, meets the West Virginia Mountaineer, Timmy Eads of Buffalo, W.Va., before the parade at Follansbee's 26th annual Community Days. The festival continues today at the Follansbee Community Park with live entertainment beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Howdy Verner Classic Cars Show at nearby Lyle's Auto is today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The three day celebration ends with fireworks at 10 p.m. today provided by Zambelli Fireworks. -- Mark Law (7/13/19)