The West Virginia University Alumni Association, Mountaineer Athletic Club, WVU Foundation and WVU Athletics are partnering to host events for fans attending the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina.
West Virginia University will house a lasting reminder of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor in the form of a life preserver from the USS West Virginia, a gift to the West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU Libraries from the Kendrick family.
The holidays are arriving early at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill. On Giving Tuesday (Nov. 28), Frontier Communications announced the company will donate high-speed fiber internet service to the Mill to improve educational and programming activities for youth, guests and the greater community.
A generative $7 million investment from the Hardy family and Nemacolin resort — announced Friday (Nov. 24) as part of Light Up Nemacolin — will open doors for future generations of Mountaineers majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
A late relative of longtime West Virginia University biology professor and local historian Earl L. Core is providing more than $1.8 million to support the study of nature and history in his memory. The gift has been divided to benefit WVU Libraries and the Core Arboretum, a public nature preserve that Core helped establish during his 44 years at the University.
More than ever, the University is keenly focused on the modern land-grant priorities outlined in President Gordon Gee's recent State of the University address such as advancing the WVU R1 mission to deliver solutions to real-world problems and growing the academic medical center to improve people’s health.
The West Virginia University Foundation is honoring dedicated WVU supporters with 2023 Outstanding Philanthropy Awards in recognition of their exceptional generosity, leadership, and commitment to the University and its land-grant mission.
West Virginia University has named Olivia Dowler, Sophia Flower, Rachel Johnson, Thomas Williams and Natalie Wonsettler the 2023 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition that recognizes exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement.
Each year during Mountaineer Week, West Virginia University recognizes a select group of Mountaineers who go above and beyond to positively impact the lives of others and make the University a special place. The 2023 “Most Loyal” recipients are faculty members, staff, alumni and friends who share one thing in common — their love for WVU.
During his State of the University remarks at the Erickson Alumni Center on Monday (Oct. 23), West Virginia University President Gordon Gee said difficult but necessary decisions have put WVU in a position to invest and innovate, thus setting the University on a course to become the modern land-grant university of the future.