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WVU students move into residence halls during the fall semester. A male student wearing a blue T-shirt and blue jeans walks near residence halls holding multiple bags. A male WVU volunteer wearing a WVU Tshirt and khaki pants walks with him rolling a bag.

WVU Welcome Week launches new academic year with student-focused events

An event-packed Welcome Week at West Virginia University begins Thursday, Aug. 10, and continues into the start of the fall semester, Wednesday, Aug. 16, highlighting the many ways new and returning students can tap into their strengths, find their purpose and make a home on campus.

A collection of foreign flags flying over the food court in the WVU Mountainlair.
This is a composite of four photos. Starting in the top left, a person works behind a television camera. In the top right, a play is staged. In the bottom left, a music class is underway. In the bottom right students work around a Media Center table.

WVU colleges to merge in ‘creative and innovative’ collaboration

West Virginia University will merge the College of Creative Arts and the Reed College of Media to create a new college focused on the future of arts and media education as part of a strategic repositioning of the entire WVU System for success in a challenging collegiate landscape.

A picture of the WVU Coliseum during Commencement ceremonies in May 2023. Seats are filled with family members and well wishers, and chairs situated on the court are filled with graduates filing in the building.
A Blanche Lazzell painting of a landscape in blocks and muted colors covers the far wall behind a wooden bench at the Art Museum of West Virginia. Smaller works hang on two adjacent blue walls.

A ‘Bright’ future: $1M gift boosts Blanche Lazzell acquisition effort at WVU

Nearly 30 years after longtime West Virginia University supporter Patricia Bright was first introduced to the artwork of renowned American modernist Blanche Lazzell, she and husband William Bright are helping to bring the Mountain State native’s work home to Morgantown with a gift to the College of Creative Arts.

Four students sit around a square wooden table looking at a person standing in the left corner of the table as part of a povery simulation at WVU Health Sciences.
A picture of the WVU Marching Band performing during a football game. There is a blue and gold banner behind them that says

Showing their ‘Pride’: WVU alumni couple boosts Pride Practice Facility effort

Amy and Donal Hall, of South Chesterfield, Virginia, met as trombone players for “The Pride of West Virginia” and married after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees in the 1980s. Daughter Keeley Hagans followed in their footsteps three decades later, demonstrating the family’s shared passion for the Mountaineer Marching Band.

Three graduatees stand smiling at the conclusion of the College of Applied Human Sciences commencement ceremony. One in the middle is wearing a gold and blue cap and gown and clear-rimmed glasses. The two others are wearing blue caps and gowns.
Composite image of the 2023 WVU Foundation Scholars. The two female recipients are shown in the top row, and the three male recipients are underneath.

WVU names 2023 Foundation Scholars

Five incoming freshmen eager to find solutions that will change their communities and the world for the better have been named 2023-24 West Virginia University Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.

This is a composite graphic of the eight recipients of the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious West Virginia University student award for graduating seniors..

Top WVU seniors named, eight honored with 2023 Order of Augusta

This year's recipients of the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious West Virginia University student award, are among the 52 students selected as WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors. They will be recognized during an event on May 12 in Morgantown.