Davis & Elkins College News

It's only been about 18 months since Dr. G.T. "Buck" Smith took over as president of Davis & Elkins College and began making improvements in a manner he terms as "a matter of taking calculated risk." Since then, the number of full-time students has increased more than 50 percent, breaking a more than 60-year record.

The Davis & Elkins College Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness has received a $25,000 grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council in support of its Summer 2010 India Institute for Teachers.

The cheerleaders at Davis and Elkins College need your help to pay for uniforms and travel expenses.

The Presbyterian Women of the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church presented Ginny Simmons and Anita Jones each with $2,000 from the Duddy Bertolini Educational Scholarship Fund at the group's annual fall gathering.

The West Virginia Independent Commission on Judicial Reform released its final report on the subject this week after West Virginia has had a long standing reputation for being a "judicial hell hole." Since then, state Sen.

A national newspaper on colleges and universities has a cover story on Davis and Elkins College in this week's issue.

Most people here know G.T. Smith simply as "Buck," a grandfatherly figure who strolls around the wooded campus of Davis & Elkins College picking up bits of litter and chatting up students, professors, and groundskeepers by name.

The Davis & Elkins College Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness is hosting an international, interdisciplinary conference today and Saturday at Halliehurst.

Davis & Elkins College had a special ceremony Tuesday for its student veterans. The school dedicated the Pullman Room in the Halliehurst Mansion as the "Veterans Lounge". The lounge is a place where student veterans can hang out.

More than 100 people gathered at the All Veterans Memorial in Elkins on Wednesday to commemorate Veterans Day and honor veterans from all wars and all branches of the armed services.

Parades, dinners and memorial dedications are scheduled throughout the area this week to honor those who have served the country in the armed services.

Davis & Elkins College will present a free one-hour concert by renowned cellist Dr.

With the sounds of swing, the hop of bebop and many other musical styles filling the air at Harper-McNeeley Auditorium, the Jazz Ambassadors will end its fall 2009 tour with a free concert in Elkins on Nov.19. In cooperation with the Elkins High School Jazz Band, Davis & Elkins College and The Inter-Mountain, this free concert will kick off the ...

Green initiatives are everywhere and many people in Randolph County became accustomed to doing their part by dropping off recyclable goods at a large trailer behind Elkins City Hall or at Davis & Elkins College.

Recycling in Elkins has recently become more difficult following the Randolph County Solid Waste Authority's decision to remove the bins from the downtown area and the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

Gerald Milnes, an award-winning filmmaker, folk arts coordinator of Augusta Heritage Center, teacher and master old-time musician, will premiere his new film at 8 p.m. today in Room 400 of the Science Center at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins.

Upshur County, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday. The pumpkins are being carved and children and adults are preparing their scary, cute, unusual and funny costumes for a night of frights and fun throughout the area this weekend.

Davis & Elkins College will host noted author Karen McElmurray as part of its Writers' Series on Wednesday and Thursday.

Davis & Elkins College has received a matching grant of $220,000 through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will aid the college in campus construction projects and completing the recently acquired community green space along Randolph Avenue.

Davis & Elkins College has received a $220,000 matching grant to improve its new green space along Randolph Avenue in Elkins.