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With debate swirling around education – how it's delivered, who pays for it, its role and/or worth in society – would-be teachers need all the preparation for the part of teaching that isn't directly related to their subject matter. That's where education Teaching Performance Assessment, or edTPA, comes in, and this fall, most teacher candidates in WVU's College of Education and Human Services will be required to participate in the performance-based assessment that will help them be more prepared for the classroom.

West Virginia University’s soon-to-be-open China Portal will be an academic embassy and promote WVU to interested groups, while working on research, alumni relations, education abroad, recruitment and academic development.

To prevent summer learning melt, West Virginia University’s Outward Bound provided a three-week summer program, allowing local high school students a first-hand look at what college is really about. This Friday, students will present their case studies in Forensic Anthropology.

West Virginia students are studying the mix of STEM and humanities, good business practices and entrepreneurship at West Virginia University this summer in two three week programs, Governor’s Honors Academy and the Governor’s School of Entrepreneurship.

A team of artists, chemists and engineers from WVU and three other universities used their talents to create an interactive rotating sculpture now on display at the WVU Evansdale Library. The piece is the result of the Community Engagement of Science through Art program.

West Virginia University students are focusing on the leading cause of police officer deaths—motor vehicle accidents—developing and testing vehicle safety messages for safe motor vehicle practices including speeding, seatbelt use, distracted driving and stress management. The project is a partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Torli Bush is not like most of the class of 2017 graduates. After graduating from West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, Bush is taking a different path: slam poetry.

Three theater productions this summer will allow West Virginia University students to work with professional actors thanks to a partnership between WVU’s College of Creative Arts, and West Virginia Public Theatre.

Using help from West Virginia University experts, the Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor Leadership School, and the Morgantown Learning Academy have provided a solution to a current water resource problem. Students are reclaiming a flooded area of the garden and have built a pond.

Giving teenagers from across the country first-hand experience in live fire simulations, search and rescue, vehicle and airplane rescue and first aid, the West Virginia University Extension Service Junior Firefighter Camp allows a true firefighter experience under supervision of industry professionals, while inspiring them to be community heroes. The camp takes place Saturday (June 3) through Thursday (June 8) at the State Fire Academy near WVU Jackson’s Mill.