Media Advisory: WVU, Wheeling Jesuit to announce engineering education agreement

August 20th, 2008

* WHO :* E. Jane Martin, interim provost, West Virginia University ; Letha Zook, academic vice president, Wheeling Jesuit University ; Gene Cilento, dean, WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources .

* WHAT :* Announcement and signing of an agreement between WVU and Wheeling Jesuit regarding a joint effort in engineering education.

* WHEN :* 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22

* WHERE :* Presidents conference room, first floor, Stewart Hall, Downtown Campus, WVU

* DETAILS :* Under the agreement, students who spend three years at Wheeling Jesuit and two years at WVU s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources can graduate after five years with degrees from both institutions.