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McConnell to speak at PSC commencement

May 4th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

Joyce McConnell, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs for West Virginia University, will serve as WVU Potomac State College’s 115th commencement speaker. The graduation ceremony will be held May 5 beginning at 11 a.m. in the Church-McKee Arts Center.

As the chief academic officer, McConnell is responsible for the administration of all academic policies, programs, facilities, and budgetary matters. She is committed to WVU’s land-grant mission of ensuring access to exceptional education, supporting and facilitating innovative research and serving the needs of the state and people of West Virginia.

 

Prior to her appointment as provost, McConnell served as dean of the WVU College of Law, where she expanded the college’s multidisciplinary opportunities throughout the university and implemented state-of-the-art experiential and clinical programs and facilities that support curricular innovation. She made this possible by raising $36 million in A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University.

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