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WVU to celebrate Appalachian heritage during Mountaineer Week

Monday, November 04, 2024

West Virginia University celebrates its rich Appalachian roots each year with a week of activities that showcases music, food, and arts and crafts from the Appalachian region. Mountaineer Week, now in its 77th year, begins Monday (Nov. 11) and continues through Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Presidential Student Ambassadors radio spot - November 5, 2024

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Shauna Johnson: At West Virginia University, Mountaineers go first. Coming from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines, presidential student ambassadors are student leaders who exemplify Mountaineer values.

Logan Pierce: Hi, my name is Logan Pierce. I'm a junior political science and international studies student, and I am from Carolina, West Virginia.

Shauna Johnson: Pierce is one of the members of Cohort 12, presidential student ambassadors who work closely with student engagement and leadership and the Center for Community Engagement under the direction of Professor Emerita Carolyn Atkins.

Logan Pierce: My most meaningful favorite part is I think being able to connect with campus in a way that I would not be able to without the program otherwise. And not even the campus, but the community as a whole as well.

Shauna Johnson: Freshmen and sophomore students are eligible for the program, which is focused on cultivating leaders through community service and public speaking.

Logan Pierce: There's a lot of transferable skills that you get out of the program that'll be able to use in the future, and I think just being a good leader and being able to stick up for others and articulate my position when I need to will help me go miles.

Shauna Johnson: The PSA program is also designed to produce lifelong advocates for the university.

Logan Pierce: My favorite thing about being a WVU student is the community that I was able to join by being at the university. And I say that because WVU isn't just a Morgantown community, it's a statewide community. You're always going to be a part of that community. And right now I'm a big part of that community because I am a student, but I think being able to be here and experience that community first hand, but also being able to go into my future and still be part of that amazing community with just such kind people. Just because you're part of that community means a lot to me.

Shauna Johnson: So let's go follow our stories at wvutoday.wvu.edu.

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