Syd Peng, a retired faculty leader at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is honoring his family’s academic legacy with a pledged $3 million in his will to establish endowed chair and professor positions at the WVU Statler College.
Carl Smith is a man who believes in starting what he finishes. He never finished college. It’s the one project he never completed. And it didn’t sit well with the now-83-year-old. After 65 years, all that will change as he earns his degree and attends the 2026 Commencement ceremony at West Virginia University Potomac State College.
West Virginia University senior Grace Terlion is pairing her supply chain management studies with applied artificial intelligence and data analytics training to prepare for a career at the forefront of modern business. Through hands-on coursework, machine learning projects and faculty mentorship in the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, Terlion is building the technical skills she said she believes will be essential in the AI-driven future.
West Virginia University is part of a global effort to spark curiosity and inspire creativity among young learners and their families during the Remake Learning Days festival May 4-16.