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Merical, Lowe to Serve as Co-Field Commanders for GSC's Marching Band
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August 24, 2017
 Two Â鶹ÊÓƵState College students will be serving as co-field commanders for the Pioneer ‘Wall of Sound’ Marching Band this semester. Evan Merical, a Millwood, West Virginia native, and Derrick Lowe, who hails from Chapmanville, West Virginia, will share the field commander duties. Together they are tasked with ensuring rehearsals run smoothly, helping the band director lead the band, and to keep up the morale of the band’s members.
Orientation Weekend Kicks off New Academic Year at GSC
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August 21, 2017
 The fall 2017 semester has official begun at Â鶹ÊÓƵState College with the addition of over 300 freshmen who arrived on campus prior to classes beginning to take part in orientation activities. In addition to moving in, the students were welcomed with social events and other activities to help ease them into life as a student at GSC.
GSC Faculty Members Expand International Learning Opportunities with Summer Trips
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August 21, 2017
 Globetrotting faculty members from Â鶹ÊÓƵState College took several trips this summer, all of them orchestrated through the College’s Office of International Programs in efforts to bolster study abroad opportunities for GSC students and faculty and to expand GSC’s Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program. These immersive opportunities for faculty were made possible by a Capacity Building Grant that GSC received from the U.S. Department of State and Partners of the Americas.
With GSC students standing by, Dr. Tracy Pellett makes an announcement regarding lower residential and commuter meal plans
Meal Plan Fees Lowered at Â鶹ÊÓƵState College
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July 11, 2017
 Continuing in his efforts to ‘hold the line’ on costs relating to higher education, Â鶹ÊÓƵState College President Dr. Tracy Pellett announced on Tuesday that the institution would be making changes to its residential and commuter meal plans to financially benefit students.
McKinney Named President of WVSCPA
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June 29, 2017
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2017 For More Information: Â鶹ÊÓƵState College Public Relations Department (304) 462-4115
With incoming Â鶹ÊÓƵState College President Dr. Tracy Pellett at the podium, (l-r) Delegate Roger Hanshaw (R-Clay), GSC student Justin Woods, Board of Governors Chair Greg Smith, Student Government Association President Cameron Woods, and Delegate Brent Boggs (D-Braxton) listen to his announcement on Thursday morning
No Tuition Hike for 2017-18 at Â鶹ÊÓƵState College
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June 22, 2017
 Despite another year of appropriation cuts to higher education in the Mountain State, Â鶹ÊÓƵState College announced Thursday that it would not be increasing student tuition and fees to offset the difference. Backed by the College’s Board of Governors, alumni, faculty, staff, students, and community members, incoming Â鶹ÊÓƵState College President Dr. Tracy Pellett made the announcement at GSC’s Waco Center.
Copies of Preserving and Responding are now available
Â鶹ÊÓƵState College History Book Now Available
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June 20, 2017
 A full-color photo and history book about the last twenty years at Â鶹ÊÓƵState College has recently been completed. The book, Preserving and Responding, can be purchased from the Â鶹ÊÓƵState College Foundation or at the campus Bookstore for $24.99 (shipping included). The book is a companion to Nelson Wells’ and Charles Holt’s Lighthouse on the Hill, which chronicled the College’s history from 1872 through 1997.
Students Named to Spring 2017 Honor Lists at GSC
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June 9, 2017
 The names of students who attained the Â鶹ÊÓƵState College President’s and Vice President’s Honor Lists for the Spring 2017 semester have been announced.
GSC Wins Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad
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June 2, 2017
 The U.S. Department of State and Partners of the Americas have announced that Â鶹ÊÓƵState College is among the eleven recipients of the 2017 Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad. Each winning institution is awarded up to $42,000 to increase and diversify participation in study abroad on their campuses. GSC is the only college or university in West Virginia to receive the grant.