* WHO :* West Virginia University President David C. Hardesty Jr.

* WHAT :* Hardesty will speak on the topicLessons Learned at the Turn of the Century.

* WHEN :* Noon, Thursday, Nov. 30

* WHERE :* Martinsburg Holiday Inn

* NOTE :* Reporters are encouraged to cover the speechlikely the last in Martinsburg prior to his retirement. In August, Hardesty announced plans to retire in Sept. 2007. At that time, he will have served as the longest permanently appointed president at WVU . A search for Hardestys replacement is currently under way.