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Graduates in cap and gown pictured standing together and singing.
Six WVU ROTC students stand at attention to the right of a bell from the USS West Virginia in the Oglebay Plaza on the University's Downtown Campus during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony. The Mountainlair can be seen in the background of the photograph.

WVU to mark anniversary of Pearl Harbor attacks

The West Virginia University Center for Veteran, Military and Family Programs will mark the anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and honor the lives lost on that fateful day during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 7) on the Downtown Campus.

Photo of young girl in costume petting a horse.

WVU to host Halloween with the Horses

The West Virginia University Collegiate Horsemen’s Association and Equine Studies Program will host Halloween with the Horses at the J.W. Ruby Research, Education and Outreach Center on Saturday (Oct. 28).

A student's engineering design is being tested by dropping. Their concept is a trash can with a parachute.

WVU Statler College to host Pumpkin Drop

The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will welcome students and teachers from across the state on Friday (Oct. 27) for the 34th Pumpkin Drop, a design competition that puts students’ engineering concepts to the test.

Exterior photograph of the Erickson Alumni Center. The impressive, red brick building stands over a green space with blue skies and white puffy clouds overhead.
WVU President Gordon Gee shown on stage during a State of the University address. He is standing in front of a blue curtain with a gold Flying WV block sign to his right. You can see the backs of attendees heads in the foreground.

Gee to deliver State of the University remarks

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will speak at 3 p.m. Monday (Oct. 23) at the Erickson Alumni Center. A livestream will also be available on the WestVirginiaU YouTube channel.

A picture showing structures on the WVU farm. A tree showing its fall colors is in the foreground, and a long outbuilding and two grain silos are situated behind it.

WVU to host first Farm Fest

The West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will host its inaugural Farm Fest on Saturday (Oct. 14) to celebrate the cutting-edge research, teaching and outreach happening on farms and in labs to help improve local communities and the state.

The WVU Mountaineer Mascot, Mikel Hager, is pictured here wearing his traditional buckskins and holding his rifle. He has long curly light brown hair cut in a mullet style and a long brown beard.

Mountaineer mascot to receive flu shot

The West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot, Mikel Hager, will get his flu shot to raise awareness about flu prevention on Wednesday (Oct. 4).

Photograph of the exterior of the Erickson Alumni Center on the Morgantown Campus at WVU. The red brick building stands tall agains a bright blue sky with puffy white clouds.
Photograph of WVU President Gordon Gee. He is wearing a navy blue suit with a white dress shirt and a pink and white polka dot bowtie. There is a presentation screen in the photo behind him.