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A horse outfitted in a gold and blue WVU hood, gets pets from a young girl during an event.

WVU to host Halloween with the Horses community event

The West Virginia University Collegiate Horsemen’s Association will host Halloween with the Horses, a free community event providing the opportunity to meet the University’s teaching horses and learn more about the Equine Studies program.

A student-made pumpkin protection box falls from a rooftop, a black parachute catches wind as it falls toward the campus below.

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 West Virginia Friday (Oct. 25) for the 35th annual Pumpkin Drop, a design competition that puts students’ engineering concepts to the test as they compete with gourds of glory.

WVU president Gordon Gee stands at a podium speaking into a microphone during an address.

Gee to deliver State of the University address Oct. 14

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will deliver remarks at 3 p.m. Monday (Oct. 14) for the State of the University address which will be held in the WVU College of Law, Fitzsimmons Event Hall.

Photograph of Braden Adkins, the 70th WVU Mountaineer, dressed in his buckskins and looking off into the distance with a scenic mountain vista in the background.

Mountaineer mascot to receive flu shot

The 70th West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot, Braden Adkins, will get his flu shot to raise awareness about flu prevention.

A simulated health care environment with a multitude of health care professionals.
The exterior of the WVU Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown. The sky above the buildings is bright blue and dappled with puffy white clouds.
ROTC soldiers hold a vigil on the WVU campus to recognize the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

WVU ROTC cadets to mark 9/11 with 24-hour vigil

West Virginia University Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will recognize the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with a 24-hour vigil in front of the WVU Downtown Library beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) through 8 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 12).

A crowd of students is shown cheering at FallFest 2023. They are lit in stage colors of red and yellow and the Evansdale Residential Complex is visible in the background.
A group of female WVU student pose for a selfie with the Mountaineer mascot on the football field.
Photograph of WVU president Gordon Gee speaking in front of a crowd wearing a yellow sweater vest, light blue dress shirt and tie. He has short, gray hair and wears glasses.