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The West Virginia University Foundation will honor donors whose planned gifts over the past year will provide for the future of the University. 

The West Virginia University Alumni Association has received a generous gift from a WVU alum who is paving the way for future students to stay connected with their alma mater. Casey Rentch and his wife, Jaime, recognize the important role the Alumni Association has played in their lives following his graduation at the University.

The Department of History at West Virginia University will feature historian and religious studies scholar Jon Butler for its annual Sen. Rush D. Holt Lecture Series. Butler will present his lecture, “Protestantism, American Religion and the Unanticipated Reformation,” Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in G9 White Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Keith Hainer, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Contura Energy, will speak as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. The lecture, titled “A Career of Opportunities,” will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Grand Hall A of the Erickson Alumni Center.

Acknowledging the challenges West Virginia faces while emphasizing the opportunities it has before it, West Virginia University President Gordon Gee delivered his fall State of the University address during Monday’s annual Faculty Assembly meeting held at the Erickson Alumni Center.

Nora Myers has been named director of WVU Tech’s LaunchLab, a resource center for entrepreneurial WVU Tech students who want to start or grow new business initiatives.

A foundation launched by the founder of eBay is supporting the efforts of West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media to better tell the stories of Appalachian communities and to help bridge America’s political and cultural divides.

West Virginia’s economy has seen a turbulent year, filled with budget uncertainty and lot of angst about the future of the state. That will make the 24th Annual West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference Oct.5 in Charleston that much more important to state business leaders, policymakers and stakeholders. The EOC event will be held at Charleston Embassy Suites from 7:30 a.m. to noon and will include a full agenda that includes data, economic forecasts and key speakers.

Where there is a Will there is a way. The Will is junior quarterback Will Grier, of course, and the way he's running this Mountaineer offense it's going to be difficult for any team to slow them down, including Oklahoma.

Even as its State of Minds fund-raising campaign nears a successful conclusion, the need for continued financial support for West Virginia University continues, the Board of Governors was told Friday.