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WVU, Defense Department sign academic agreement

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  • Monday, June 17 2013 3:15 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:15:41 GMT
    The program is composed of five courses that introduce students to social media and digital tools and teach them how to use those skills to promote a business or organization.
    The program is composed of five courses that introduce students to social media and digital tools and teach them how to use those skills to promote a business or organization.
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    Students will take five three-hour courses, including three new online social media courses. They are social media strategy, social media applications and social media campaigns.
    Students will take five three-hour courses, including three new online social media courses. They are social media strategy, social media applications and social media campaigns.
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    Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city.
    Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city.

MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia University's School of Journalism could expand the availability of online and traditional classes for military service members and others who have studied in a Defense Department training program.

WVU President Jim Clements is signing the memorandum of understanding Jan. 28 with Col. Jeremy Martin, commandant of the Defense Information School. It's the Defense Department's premier institution for public affairs and visual information training.

Military service members, civilian employees of the Defense Department and international military personnel there study such areas as print journalism, photojournalism, photography, broadcasting, equipment maintenance and various forms of multimedia.

The agreement lays the foundation for an academic partnership that officials say is deliberately non-specific to allow for flexibility.

Projects under the agreement could include designing new curricula, faculty exchanges and guest speakers, among other things.

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