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Diary of a Mountaineer: 2013 Commencement

A Mountaineer remembrance of WVU's 144th Commencement: hugs, tears, laughs and mortarboards
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WVU names 2013 Class of Foundation Scholars

The goals are lofty -- preventing hunger, increasing understanding, fighting disease, making life better for amputees -- but West Virginia University's newest Foundation Scholars are primed and ready.
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Four WVU students earn Fulbright Scholarships

For the second straight year, West Virginia University has four Fulbright scholars. The four, Vlad Basarab, Chelsea Hodgkins, Jessica Brie Kawalak and Michael Morris, received notification from the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the past month they had been chosen. They have not been awarded grants yet.
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A summer of opportunity: WVU students land internships with NPR, NASA, Michael Kors, others

There's no shortage of WVU students who've landed high-profile internships this summer; and here are some of those stories.
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WVU and NASA team in Fairmont develops technologies for 'robotic mechanic'

An ever-evolving team of WVU faculty and students has been working closely with NASA engineers to jump start a new world of satellite repair capabilities in orbit.
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WVU's Rhodes receives national rural health award

The Rural Health Practitioner of the Year award from the National Rural Health Association recognizes a direct service provider for leadership in bringing health services to rural populations.
Mountaineer Kimble opens WVU's first-of-its-kind zipline canopy tour

WVU Mountaineer Jonathan Kimble christened the nation's first university-owned and operated canopy tour by ripping through a ribbon to signify the launch of the program.
University College launches July 1 to provide an "academic hub" for undecideds

West Virginia University will launch a centralized support college aimed on July 1 to assist these students who don't have an academic major.