WVU will host National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week March 25-30.
What’s the news?
The
West Virginia University
Office of Graduate Education and Life will host a slate of events during the
week of March 25th to celebrate National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation
Week. The celebration begins Monday at four locations—the
Mountainlair, the
College of Law,
Health Sciences Center and
Engineering Sciences Building—with a cake cutting ceremony. Other highlights
include self-care workshops, Family Movie Night, and a social event on Saturday
evening to close out the week.
Quotes and comments:
“Graduate students contribute so much to our campus, as students, researchers,
teachers and colleagues. We are delighted to have the opportunity, through NGPSAW,
to recognize their extraordinary commitment and contributions to WVU and our community.
As we strive to move West Virginia forward in both economic development and job
growth, it’s important to note that both our on-campus and online graduate and
professional students will eventually go on to careers that will enhance the well-being
of others across the state, nation, and world.” -
Betty Mei, Program Director for Graduate Student Success in the Office of Graduate
Education and Life.
Resources:
- • WVU’s R1 Carnegie Research Classification depends the research activities of our graduate faculty members and graduate student researchers.
- • This classification helps the institution recruit the best students, faculty and staff and contributes to our recognition as one of the 131 R1 institutions in the US.
- • Graduate students at WVU in Morgantown teach more than 30 percent of all undergraduate classes.
- • Graduate student teaching allows faculty to devote more time to their research and scholarship, while still allowing WVU to offer small classes to undergraduate students.
- • WVU graduate students make up more than 20 percent of WVU’s part-time workforce in Morgantown.
- • Academic and non-academic units can hire skilled, part-time graduate student workers and assistants, which allows units to maximize their offerings to the campus community.
Office of Graduate Education and Life
Betty Mei, Program Director for Graduate Student Success
Katherine Karraker, Associate Provost for Graduate Academic Affairs
Target Audiences:
Current and prospective students
Prospective graduate students
Current and prospective researchers
Parents
Policymakers
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CONTACT: Betty Mei, director
Graduate Student Success
304.293.4316;
Bmei@wvu.edu
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