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WVU Extension partner West Virginia Women Work helps women create their own path in the trades

Women in Construction Week, March 5 to 11, has been celebrating women who work in the construction industry since 1998. This year’s theme is “Many Paths, One Mission,” which is meant to acknowledge the different paths women take to achieve their goals.

Alison Dempsey illustrates a path that other women in West Virginia can follow, too. She is a senior project manager at Solar Holler, West Virginia’s largest solar panel installation company. But just a little more than two years ago, she was working in retail and wishing for a change. 

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West Virginia 4-H offers Ultimate Outdoor Weekend for youths in West Virginia

West Virginia University Extension’s 4-H youth development program invites youths from across the state to Ultimate Outdoor Weekend, a weekend camp full of opportunities to explore the outdoors and learn wilderness skills.  

WVU Extension CEOS spring conference features free educational courses

WVU Extension offers free diabetes education classes

West Virginia University Extension will offer three sections of virtual Dining with Diabetes education courses, with the first beginning in April. Dining with Diabetes is a free program that is open to individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes, their family members and their caregivers.

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