After working summer camps with kids, Tyler Derkotch knew it was what he wanted to do for a living. At West Virginia University, he found the physical education and kinesiology program offered in the College of Applied Human Sciences exposed him to the hands-on learning he enjoyed in a field he was passionate about, further strengthening his conviction about his future.
A distinguished West Virginia University educator and administrator, Dr. John F. Brick, recently retired, marking the end of a 50-year career dedicated to service to the state as chair of neurology and associate dean of rural outreach in the WVU School of Medicine.
Krystal Capers, a native of Jackson, New Jersey, earned two degrees from West Virginia University, played the clarinet for the "Pride of West Virginia," was involved with multiple student organizations and had access to transformational internships in Morgantown.
Talk to West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics sophomore Naimat Khani and you’ll quickly learn that she makes things happen. A native of Nigeria and Syria, she chose WVU because of its human resources concentration, a hard program to find and one that Khani knew she wanted to pursue.
Many life circumstances were working against Gage Smith, a 2023 University graduate in psychology from the Martinsburg area who is now working on a master's degree in counseling in the College of Applied Human Sciences. Smith's goal is to be the kind of example for others he never had.