CTC rejects Bluefield State College request for satellite campus in Wheeling By
June 3, 2021 - 1:12 pm
The City of Wheeling and Bluefield State College agreed to an MOU in February on using parts of the old OVMC campus for a branch.
WHEELING, W.Va. Following months of debate between officials with Bluefield State College, the City of Wheeling and local college leaders in Ohio County, the West Virginia Council for Community & Technical College Education rejected the request by Bluefield State College to offer three associate degrees at a satellite campus in the city.
The council (CTC) made the motion unanimously to reject any type of offering on Thursday morning. The coordinating board for West Virginia’s two-year higher education system must approve any new associate degree programs for it to begin.
eayres@theintelligencer.net Wheeling Police Lt. Josh Sanders and Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, from left, pay tribute to the nine fallen members of the Wheeling Police Department who â over the course of more than a century of the department’s history â gave their lives in the line of duty. (Photo by Eric Ayres) A wreath in memory of the police officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice was displayed Monday at WesBanco Arena, where descendants and relatives of fallen Wheeling Police officers joined the members of the public and local law enforcement community in their honor. (Photo by Eric Ayres) Members of the Wheeling Police Department Honor Guard prepare to fire a 21-gun salute outside WesBanco Arena near Heritage Port on Monday during the eighth annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
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Wheeling Police Department officers participate in a past Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at Heritage Port. The event returns Monday after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHEELING The public is invited to help the Wheeling Police Department kick off National Police Week during its eighth annual Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony.
The event recognizing the efforts and the sacrifices of the men and women in blue will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at Wheeling Heritage Port. In the event of rain, the ceremony will relocate to WesBanco Arena.
During the ceremony, members of the Wheeling Police Department will honor and remember local, regional and national law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while serving their community.