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Award-winning Appalachian storyteller coming to WVU Alumni Weekend for education workshop
May 23rd, 2013With West Virginia University Alumni Weekend just around the corner, the WVU National Writing Project, part of the College of Education and Human Services, will host a workshop for alumni that will be followed by a talk from internationally-recognized Appalachian storyteller Hannah Harvey on Saturday, June 8. -
WVU inducts loyal supporters into Order of Vandalia
May 22nd, 2013Two women who thrived at West Virginia University as students are now being honored for decades of support to the University with their time and commitment to fundraising and giving. -
Ben Statler, Gary White and Armistead Long are slated to become the next class of inductees into the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame. The organization's 16th annual induction ceremony will take place on Friday, May 3, at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, W.Va.
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'Count Me In!' WVU engineering grad to contend on Discovery Channel's 'The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius'
April 22nd, 2013Engineering grad Dan Moyers will join nine other contestants who will be tasked with solving a seemingly impossible engineering challenge in just 30 minutes on the Discovery Channel's "Big Brain Theory," which debuts May 1. -
WVU offers first-of-its-kind Process Safety Boot Camp to chemical engineering students
April 19th, 2013A recent recommendation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology called for universities to include reactive hazard awareness into chemical engineering curriculums. The Department of Chemical Engineering at WVU did just that for the first time in mid-April when it offered a two-day Process Safety Boot Camp. -
Before leaving the University, seniors are invited to celebrate one last time as part of the Senior Send-off: A Zero-Year Reunion?a special event for graduates hosted by the WVU Alumni Association and the WVU Division of Student Affairs at The Erickson Alumni Center on April 25.
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Dennis Toney joins WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences as development director
April 17th, 2013Dennis Toney has joined the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences as the director of development. -
WVU alums churn out award-winning cheeses from Preston County
April 17th, 2013At Green Glades Creamery in Terra Alta, Ben and Callee Walsh turn milk into award-winning cheese. The young entrepreneurs and WVU alums are West Virginia?s only farmstead cheese-makers, which means all of their cheese is made with milk from their own dairy farm. -
WVU public relations professor Dr. Ivan Pinnell to retire
April 17th, 2013Dr. Ivan Pinnell, an associate professor at the WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism, has announced his retirement, effective Aug.15. -
WVU to award honorary degrees to national healthcare leader, MLB team owner, among others at 2013 Commencement
April 15th, 2013WVU will award five extraordinary individuals with honorary degrees during Commencement weekend 2013. -
Judge Stephanie D. Thacker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will deliver the annual Charles L. Ihlenfeld Lecture on Public Policy and Ethics at the WVU College of Law at noon Wednesday, April 17, in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
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Charleston-based WVU assistant Ryczaj to retire
April 2nd, 2013WVU?s long-time special assistant in Charleston, Bill Ryczaj, has announced his retirement, effective June 30. -
Little did Justin Halladay know the baseballs he took with him on a trip during his junior year at West Virginia University in 1999 would change his life and eventually inspire him to create an organization focused on not only improving but also saving the baseball culture for children in Latin American countries.
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WVU honors alumni who changed the world
March 6th, 2013WVU recently honored three graduates - a journalism pioneer, a feed industry executive and the founder of the cable modem - for their contributions to society by inducting them into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni. -
In September 2012, representatives from WVU and the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources broke ground on the Advanced Engineering Research Building. A recent gift from alumnus J. Wayne Richards and his wife, Kathy, will be used to help make the building a reality.
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WVU alumna talks fashion, business Thursday
March 4th, 2013A West Virginia University alumna will share the secrets of her up-and-coming fashion design business at 5 p.m. Thursday (March 7) in 2001 Agricultural Sciences Building. Farai Simoyi (?05) will reveal ?The Business of Fashion from A to Z.? -
Scholarship to benefit students in WVU's Lane Department
March 1st, 2013An alumnus of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at WVU and his wife have endowed a scholarship to support undergraduates studying in his home department. -
Emmy Award-winning composer, WVU grad Jay Chattaway donates 'Star Trek' music collection to alma mater
February 27th, 2013West Virginia University alumnus Jay Chattaway composed music for the Star Trek universe for nearly 20 years. Now, as part of a new enterprise, he has presented his entire Star Trek music collection to WVU. -
Journalism School alumnus establishes career development fund at WVU
February 25th, 2013Alumni John and Cindy Walls have established the John and Cindy Walls Career Development Fund at WVU's P.I. Reed School of Journalism. -
WVU student exploring U.K.'s culture thanks to scholarship alum created
February 25th, 2013Jacob Edmonds, of Centreville, Va., is spending the spring semester in the U.K. as the first student from the Statler College to take advantage of the Dr. Wils Cooley Study Abroad Scholarship. The scholarship was created in 2011 by Sarah (Lovell) Soliman, in honor of her former mentor Cooley, professor emeritus in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
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