Adam Hawthorne, Pasquino Potomac State starts a new diversity peer-mentorship program for students. The college has partnered with AmeriCorps to create a five week program called The Equity Across Borders mentorship, and 30 students will be partnered together in a peer mentor/student group. The goal is to learn about the ethnic background of your partner and for you to share yours; you can also expect … Continue reading PSC starts Equity Across Borders mentorship

Jerrod McGann, Pasquino Before classes were able to meet in-person, Potomac State College required students to take COVID tests before returning. Students were required to sign up for different dates and take the required test; whether it was through a drive-in or walk-in. On August 17th, West Virginia governor Jim Justice announced the adjustments and different protocols and metrics taken before schools reopened for face-to-face … Continue reading PSC establishes policies for COVID-19 prevention

Adam Hawthorne, Pasquino The Mary F. Shipper library is now offering a wide variety of tech help and lending resources to current PSC students for research and other purposes. All current students have access to various forms of technology including computers, microphones, webcams, and in the past they offered headphones. As students engage with various hybrid learning, the library provides needed resources.Computers are available to … Continue reading PSC library offers a variety of resources

Taylor Layton, Pasquino The Potomac State College Library is a megaplex of resources, most of them coming from their databases on the library website. Students are offered many academic and entertainment sources through West Virginia University.Kanopy, a streaming service, is a platform with several academic documentaries and movies that is offered to all PSC students. Swank, another streaming platform, has thousands of popular movies to … Continue reading Library offers Kanopy streaming services

LJ Harris, Pasquino There have been changes made to dorm life on campus this fall due to COVID 19. Students are required to wear masks at all times when in the dorm halls unless eating or in their personal dorm room. Additionally, students are required to take many other precautions to remain healthy as well. Campus events have in part transitioned to zoom, for example … Continue reading PSC dorms see change during pandemic

Dylan Perry, Pasquino This semester at Potomac State College, students have had to adapt to new regulations and restrictions in an attempt to prevent another outbreak of the coronavirus. Last semester, in the spring of 2020, schools across the country were shut down in an attempt to prevent a massive spread of the virus, cancelling Potomac State College’s in person classes and causing students to … Continue reading Campus cafeteria takes COVID precautions

Kieran Warner, Pasquino According to Beth Little in Enrollment Management, encrollment was fairly similar this semester despite the pandemic. Enrollment was 1300 students in the Fall of 2019 and is unofficially around 1207 students now for the Fall of 2020. “Our most significant decline in enrollment is in high school students taking High School ACCESS classes through PSC,” said Little. Continue reading Pandemic causes little change in enrollment