A.R.T. Club to Unveil Bench Project Glenville State College has always had a tradition of community involvement with projects that benefit the town as well as the school. Recently Alpha Rho Tau, the art club at GSC, has started a project in conjunction with the local schools to spruce up the appearance of downtown Glenville. They have taken the plain wooden benches from off the streets, sanded them down and delivered them to the area schools to paint as they desire. “Alpha Rho Tau’s [...]

Hillary Tinney, a senior Environmental Science major at Glenville State College, has been accepted into the City of Glenville’s Mayor’s Internship Program (MIP). The MIP is an opportunity for current college undergraduates to learn about and contribute to the city government that manages operations for the county seat of Gilmer County.  “During the internship, I will assign substantive projects and tasks providing research, administrative, and staff assistance to various areas across the City of Glenville municipal government,” said Glenville Mayor Tashua Allman-Duval. Interns are also [...]

Glenville, WV – The Glenville State College campus doors will be open during the weeks of April 15th-19th and April 22nd-26th to give prospective students a look at just what it means to be a Pioneer. The annual GSC Spring Preview open house event will help educate both prospective students and their parents on the various degree programs, athletic events, and student life activities that are available. “The Spring Pioneer Preview has enjoyed phenomenal success in the past several years as an event that future [...]

This is Your Brain…on Spring Break While this pause in the semester for spring recess gives us all a much needed break from the papers and exams of midterm week, for many, this will be a time when their education takes a back seat to personal desires. While we all welcome this distraction from the continuous pressures of scholarly pursuit, most of us do not take advantage of this time to keep up with school work. Many will go to warmer climates for spring break [...]

As part of International week, one of the sporting events introduced was fencing. While fencing certainly is present here in America it isn’t as common as it is over in Europe. However, after a few years of “taking a vacation” the fencing club may be back for good at Glenville State College. Supervisor of the club, Dr. Wood, doesn’t expect anyone to be the next gold medalist in the upcoming Olympics. “I just want people to be familiar with it,” says Wood. Familiarizing people with [...]

Several schools in the WVIAC have added the sport of lacrosse as a competitive sport. While it isn’t yet considered a conference sport it should only take a few more schools in the WVIAC adding lacrosse for it to be officially a conference sport. Glenville State, not one to be left behind in the athletic world, quickly added lacrosse as a club. Dave Bernier, High Adventure Club supervisor, is currently the faculty member in charge of the sport. However, if interested in joining the club, [...]

Exploring the Mountain State With the return of a chill to the evenings, and the leaves preparing to fall, I am reminded again of the natural beauty of West Virginia.  From the mountain tops to the valley bottoms, this state offers some of the most beautiful scenery in America with Glenville sitting in the heart of it all. For those unfamiliar with the local changes of the seasons, fall, then winter will soon be upon us.  With the drop in temperature compared with previous weeks, [...]