Marshall University
Public university in Huntington
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| 2024 | The Marshall University flight school opened a second location at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg and established a cooperative program with West Liberty University at Wheeling Ohio County Airport. |
| 2024 | Marshall University accepted 96.9% of undergraduate applicants, maintaining a high admission rate with an average admitted student GPA of 3.68, and continuing its test-optional policy for admissions. |
| 2024 | The Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation was opened near Old Main to support and develop student business ideas and projects. |
| May 2024 | Marshall University broke ground on a new 80,000 sq ft. Institute for Cyber Security building, scheduled to open by Fall 2026. |
| February 22 2023 | West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed House Bill 2412 into law, establishing November 14 as an official Memorial Day across the state to remember the Marshall football plane crash victims. |
| 2022 | Brad D. Smith becomes president of Marshall University, transitioning from his previous role as CEO of Intuit. |
| March 2 2022 | Marshall University professors started the weekly podcast MUkraine, focusing on discussions related to the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| 2021 | The university temporarily closed all fraternity and sorority chapters following allegations of violations of COVID-19 measures. |
| October 28 2021 | Brad D. Smith was appointed as the university's 38th president, succeeding Jerome Gilbert. |
| August 2021 | Marshall University opened the Bill Noe Flight School at Yeager Airport in Charleston, offering undergraduate programs in commercial pilot: fixed wing and aviation maintenance. |
| January 2021 | Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine began its inaugural physician assistant program. |
| 2020 | Marshall University's men's soccer team won the National Championship, defeating Indiana 1-0 in the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game. |
| 2015 | The Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex was opened near Pullman Square, housing educational resources for multiple technological and engineering disciplines. |
| October 20 2015 | Jerome A. Gilbert was named the 37th president of Marshall University. |
| 2014 | Brad D. Smith appears at Web Summit conference, highlighting his leadership and tech industry prominence prior to becoming Marshall University's president. |
| 2014 | The Atlantic published an article about drug and alcohol abuse in Greek chapters at Marshall University, bringing disciplinary problems to national attention. |
| 2014 | Stephen J. Kopp died suddenly, with Gary G. White serving as interim president. |
| 2012 | Omar Brown debuts in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens and wins Super Bowl XLVII. |
| 2010 | Albert McClellan debuts in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens and wins Super Bowl XLVII and LIII. |
| 2010 | The university was authorized to begin offering undergraduate classes in South Charleston and renamed the facility Marshall University - South Charleston Campus. |
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