Where to Go When You Need To Know
This document will provide you with links to several of the services and offices on campus that you or your students may need to access.
Winter Storm Fern and frigid temperatures have left many of us in a deep freeze with a number of issues: The conditions on primary roads are tenuous, many secondary roads are still not clear, and it is so cold that de-icers are barely having an impact on walkways.
As a result, a State of Emergency remains in effect and Governor Morrisey has told the public: “Please stay off the roads. Only go out if you have to.” Therefore, all campuses of Fairmont State University will operate remotely for the remainder of this week. We anticipate a return to regular operations on Monday, February 2.
We would like to take a moment to recognize and thank everybody in the Facilities Department who have battled terrible conditions this week in an effort to keep campus safe and accessible. Please say "thank you" next time you see them on campus.
Operational updates follow:
Some personnel necessary to the operation of the University, including those who work in the Physical Plant, Dining Services, the Falcon Center, and Public Safety, are considered essential employees and are expected to report to work. If it is unsafe to do so, please consult your supervisor.
The Weather Committee continues monitoring the impact of Winter Storm Fern on and off campus. If additional updates are necessary, they will be communicated in a timely manner through our emergency alert system, email, social media, and the University website.
Note that due to this weather system, we anticipate the top deck of the parking garage will remain closed for the coming days. (This location accounts for a significant portion of winter slip, trip, and fall injuries on campus. To support the integrity of the structure, salt or other ice melting agents cannot be used. Structural deterioration from de-icers can lead to major repairs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.) The University will alert motorists via large yellow signs posted at the traffic circle, near Turley Center, and at the top of the hill.
Where to Go When You Need To Know
This document will provide you with links to several of the services and offices on campus that you or your students may need to access.
Quick Tips for Adjunct Faculty Success
This document provides a short list of vital things to consider to be successful as an adjunct.
Elizabeth Wotring-Nelson is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and the Adjunct
Coordinator at Fairmont State University. She has been a faculty member in the College
of Liberal Arts in both adjunct and full-time capacities since 2009. She is also active
as a teacher for the FSU Academy for the Arts and directs the Spring musical each
year for the Academy’s youth theatre company (Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr., Into the
Woods, Jr., Shrek, Jr., Beauty and the Beast, Jr., and Newsies, Jr.). She has music
directed and performed in many musicals with Fairmont State’s Town & Gown Theatre
Company and for Masquers including Little Women, Children of Eden, Urinetown, 1940s
Radio Hour, Joseph…Dreamcoat, The Rocky Horror Show, and The Sound of Music.
In addition to her work for Fairmont State, she teaches as adjunct at Garrett College in McHenry, MD and serves on the Garrett College Foundation Board of Directors. Elizabeth owns and operates a private voice studio (Nelson Studios) and is a freelance soloist/cantor for area churches, weddings, and funerals. She performed, directed, &/or music directed over 35 productions across 11 years with Theatre On The Lake (TOTL Theatre Company) in McHenry, MD. In addition, she managed the box office and was on the Board of Directors for TOTL from 2009-2020. She has also founded, developed, and taught youth theatre initiatives in the Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area and Garrett County, MD.
Elizabeth has a B.A in Church Music from Greenville University near St. Louis and attended The Boston Conservatory at Berklee in Boston where she earned her Master of Music degree in Musical Theatre Performance. Elizabeth has worked professionally and regionally as an actor/singer since she was 8 years old and is an active member of the Musical Theatre Educator’s Alliance (MTEA).
Elizabeth lives in Aurora (Preston County), WV with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.
Interested in meeting with our Adjunct Coordinator?