The Office of Academic Affairs supports a number of programs and centers with direct impact beyond the borders of our campuses.
Constitution & Democracy
Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy
The Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy, launched in 2011, honors the impact of Dr. Simon D. Perry, the longest-serving faculty member in the history of Marshall University.The Center focuses on how the U.S. Constitution and its application have been shaped by individuals in American history, as well as by various social, economic, and cultural forces. It approaches this mission academically and through various civic outreach efforts. The center sponsors the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy, supported in part by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council, to bring scholars from throughout the United States to Marshall to speak on historical and contemporary issues related to the Constitution, United States politics and government.
Website: Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy
John Deaver Drinko Academy
The John Deaver Drinko Academy, founded in 1994, foster better public understanding of the writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution in order to encourage greater levels of citizen participation in our democratic system of self-government.
A key goal of the Academy is to create a body of Distinguished Drinko Fellows composed of highly accomplished members of the Marshall University faculty.
Website: John Deaver Drinko Academy
Center for Consumer Law and Education
The Center for Consumer Law and Education is a collaboration between Marshall and the West Virginia University College of Law. The Center coordinates the development of consumer law, policy, and education research to support and serve consumers. This unique partnership brings together scholars, practitioners, and students to empower, lead, and transform our communities.
Website: Center for Consumer Law and Education
Art in the Community
Marshall Artists Series
The Marshall Artists Series, founded in 1936, presents a variety of entertainment each year at the historic
Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center, Marshall campus venues, and other locations in the Huntington area. In 2023, the Artists Series added the new Masters at Marshall Distinguished Speaker Series, bringing some of the brightest minds and influential voices to stimulate dialogue, innovation and collaboration.
Website: Marshall Artists Series
Visual Arts Center and Public Galleries
The School of Art and Design (SOAD) is located in downtown Huntington. Its historic facility, the Visual Arts Center, was once the location of the historic Anderson-Newcomb Co. and was built in 1902, the same year Marshall began its visual arts program.
The Visual Arts Center houses the academic spaces of the School as well as three public galleries. The Charles W. and Norma C. Carrol Gallery hosts a full program of exhibitions by Marshall Students, Faculty, and professional artists from across the country and even across the world including senior Capstone exhibitions and the popular Annual National Juried Exhibition. The Birke Art Gallery is host to a series of rotating exhibitions throughout the year including an annual juried student exhibition that has provided decades of art students the opportunity to showcase their best works of art. Housed on the first floor of the Visual Arts Center, the Pneumatic Gallery gallery occupies a small and quirky space adjacent to the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery. This space opened in the fall semester of 2021 in response to a need for exhibition space students and their professors could access on short notice.
Website: Marshall Art Galleries
Globalization & Inclusive Excellence
WV-KY LSAMP
Marshall University is a member in the Kentucky – West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. This program, funded by a National Science Foundation, aims to to increase Under Represented Minority (URM) STEM enrollment and graduation rates for majors pertaining to degrees in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Website: Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation at Marshall
WV HSTA
The Health Sciences Technology Academy (HSTA), a partnership between Marshall and West Virginia University, is a community-based program that aims to increase the number of disadvantaged and African American high school students from West Virginia who pursue post-secondary education in health science and technology fields. These students are encouraged to return to under-served areas in West Virginia to practice their careers. The HSTA program consists of two components, a yearlong academic program offered by a local governing board and a summer institute. The program provides college tuition and fee waivers for high school students who complete it. The program, which started in 1994, also
Website: Health Sciences Technology Academy at Marshall
The Carter G. Woodson Lyceum
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum is named for one of the leading educators of the 20th century. Carter G. Woodson was a former West Virginia coal miner and a former resident of Huntington, where he graduated from high school in 1896 and served as the school’s principal from 1900 to 1903. Woodson was the second African American student to receive a Ph.D. in history at Harvard and the first person whose parents were former slaves to earn a doctorate in history from any institution. The Lyceum’s name also is inspired by Aristotle’s lyceum, a school founded in 335 B.C. as a place for thinking and learning. At Marshall, the Lyceum reflects the influences of Woodson and Aristotle while addressing critical issues involving education, freedom of expression and identity. The Lyceum supports scholarships for minorities and disadvantaged students and encourage full participation of all groups and individuals seeking the American dream.
Website: Carter G. Woodson Lyceum
Global Engagement
The Office of International Student Services promotes Marshall’s global engagement through student and faculty exchange programs that allow Marshall to engage and shape countries and communities throughout the world.
Website: Global Engagement
Experiential Learning
Marshall’s Experiential Learning provides students with internship, co-op, and service activities with organizations and companies throughout the region. These experiences allow students to make a direct impact outside the university while earning their degrees.
Website: Office of Career Education