Attended the West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities annual meeting dinner last night with Bethany College sophomore Khristian Smith. Khristian is one of eight students from WVICU institutions selected to attend the three day event, held in Elkins this year. A native of Marlington, he majors in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and is a Philosophy minor. Khristian plans to study at Oxford in 2013-14. His education is supported by WVICU and the Schenk Charitable Trust.