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Of the West Virginia University students who submitted 500 photographs for a chance to win summer tuition, four of them were selected for their winning shots.
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WVU's exciting summer classes include Appalachian exploration, Native American wilderness immersion
April 12th, 2012West Virginia University's flexible and eclectic summer schedule will serve thousands of students without the traffic hassles. Course selection ranges from adventures in the wilderness, immersion in other cultures, hundreds of online classes, and the always popular general education courses. -
WVU Extended Learning rewards professors who have innovative summer classes
February 16th, 2012West Virginia University faculty are being rewarded for developing creative new summer courses. WVU Extended Learning, which manages Summer Sessions, recently awarded six grants totaling nearly $120,000 for classes that take a new approach to math, music, writing, art, and ecology. -
WVU offers flexible summer schedule
April 28th, 2011Students can go online, off-campus or around the world this summer with more than 1,500 courses at West Virginia University. The summer term allows students and faculty to design a flexible schedule with nine different length options. -
Among the variety of activities and ideas introduced to youth at the National Youth Sport Program is a singular message: education. Hosted by the West Virginia University College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, the camp helps kids improve physical fitness through sports and field trips.
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West Virginia University's Upward Bound program announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program.
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WVU junior awarded scholarship to study in Shanghai
May 21st, 2010In addition to learning more about the Chinese language, West Virginia University junior Amy Cheung hopes to integrate herself into the culture when she travels to Shanghai, China this summer. -
WVU class teaches students to 'Respect the Beer'
April 30th, 2010West Virginia University Associate Professor Sven Verlinden wants students to learn to "respect" and "savor" beer. Verlinden's new class PLSC 293: "Barley to Beer" will not only teach the fundamentals of brewing, food pairing and the history of beer, but it will also focus on health, wellness and safe consumption. -
Explore the great outdoors with WVU this summer
April 16th, 2010West Virginia University's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will offer a variety of courses in ecology and field study, outdoor skills and professional field experience during WVU's summer sessions. -
Rifle Coach John Hammond, a member of Great Britain's 2008 Olympic team, along with former NCAA all-American and WVU assistant coach Lafe Kunkel, will teach a riflery class at WVU this summer.
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The five-day camp is set for June 21 through June 25 on the downtown campus. Students will learn about robotics and energy, geology and archeology, chemistry, nanotechnology and forensics.
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WVU hosting first 'Summer Fair at the Lair' March 10
March 4th, 2010With more than 1,000 courses on campus and nearly 300 courses online, West Virginia University's Summer Session offers students the opportunity to take classes in Morgantown, at home or around the world. -
Transnational literature on tap for summer seminar in literary and cultural studies at WVU
February 23rd, 2010Most books begin to gain popularity in their country of origin and are translated into other languages once they gain enough renown . . . or is that really how it works? Increasingly, transnational literature - literature written for an international audience - is becoming more common. Transnational literature is only one of the topics set to be discussed at a summer seminar being held at West Virginia University. -
WVU summer research program provides international twist
August 28th, 2009Thirteen West Virginia University students selected for the "WVNano":http://wvnano.wvu.edu/ International Research Experience for Students (IRES) spent eight weeks from June 13-Aug. 12 conducting interdisciplinary research at the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials at Jilin University in China.