Skip to main content

Media Advisories

Two students work together on an engineering project in a workshop space.

WVU Statler College to mark Engineers Week

The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will celebrate the nationally recognized Engineers Week with engineering events and activities Feb. 23-27.

A profile photograph of the Mountaineer mascot inside the West Virginia State Capitol Rotunda.
A woman and a man talk over a table with displays.

WVU Day at the Legislature to showcase statewide outreach, opportunities

West Virginia University and WVU Extension will host WVU Day at the Legislature, highlighting the University’s premier academic programs, resources and events through engaging, interactive exhibits and providing chances to make connections with legislators, staffers, youth and other visitors on Feb. 4.

WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni logo

WVU to celebrate newest Academy of Distinguished Alumni inductees

The newest members of the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni will be inducted during a special ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. Friday (Jan. 30) at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. This year’s honorees are Michael J. Florio, Nitin N. Kumbhani, Mary Ellen Mazey and Morris Morrison.

Students compete during an esports competition.

WVU to host West Virginia Scholastic Esports League Fall Finals

For the first time, West Virginia University will serve as the host site for the West Virginia Scholastic Esports League Fall Finals with competition beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 23) in the WVU Mountainlair Ballroom in Morgantown.

People gather in a ballroom for a Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on the WVU Campus.
VEX competition teams line around the ring
A group of ROTC students at WVU.

WVU Army ROTC to commission 8 second lieutenants

The West Virginia University Army ROTC Mountaineer Battalion will commission eight cadets as second lieutenants during the annual Fall Commissioning Ceremony on Thursday (Dec. 18).

President Benson holds a microphone in his left hand and holds up his right hand while wearing a gray suit and blue tie in front of a piece of art handing on the wall in a gold frame.
WVU President Michael T. Benson speaks with a news crew