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Five tapped as WVU Honors College Faculty Fellows

Each academic year, the West Virginia University Honors College welcomes a new cohort of faculty fellows to help its students seek out new knowledge and connections, explore diverse ideas and apply what they learn to real-world problems.

Photo of WVU doctoral student Christy Knight show here wearing a navy blue and gold WVU-branded zip up jacket over a WVU-branded T-shir. She has short salt and pepper hair and wears glasses. She is standing in front of green trees.

WVU doctoral student making teaching dreams come true with online program

Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, Christy Knight currently resides in Stokesdale, North Carolina, close to her three sons who are now grown. With more time on her hands, she was open to new opportunities, and found that her passion for accounting and a dream to teach the subject was possible thanks to the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics fully online Doctorate of Business Administration Program.

Two WVU med students, one male wearing a blue jacket and white dress shirt, and one female wearing a light green dress and with long blonde hair, show off their placement certificates during Match Day 2024.

Graduating WVU medical students prepare for next chapter of training

Medical students graduating from West Virginia University will go to 24 states and Washington, D.C., for their residency placements. West Virginia will retain 48% of the class. The placement announcements were made as part of the University’s Match Day celebration.

WVU student Mikayla Riley is pictured here wearing a peach sweater and with her long black hair in braids. She wears glasses.

Internships help WVU sport management student land job with NFL team

Makayla Riley’s passion for sports, and willingness to pursue internships and seek out opportunities that delivered practical experience while studying sport management in the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences, helped her get her foot in the door with the Washington Commanders.

A female WVU student trains for a body building competition by lifting a large dumbbell in the WVU Rec Center.

WVU pre-nursing student training for bodybuilding competition

Annabella Cerasoli is a second-year student at West Virginia University who you can find at the Student Recreation Center on the Evansdale Campus six days a week. A psychology major on the pre-nursing track, Cerasoli is currently training to compete in bodybuilding and said she believes the facilities can play a big part in the physical and mental well-being of WVU students.

Two female students work together in a lab space wearing white lab coats, black gloves and safety glasses.

WVU neuroscience students pioneer new frontiers in undergraduate research

Jayla Boyd and Lillian Floyd were in uncharted territory when they arrived at West Virginia University for Brain Camp the summer before their senior year of high school. Now, both students are enrolled as freshmen in the University's neuroscience program and are conducting research in the WVU School of Medicine.

WVU student Calijah Burton standing with a cake in his hands and wearing an apron branded after the bakery he plans to open after graduation. He has short dark hair and a dark mustache.
WVU student shown in a commercial kitchen lab wearing a white lab coat over a deep orange blouse with a pile of dried flowers on the table in front of her. She has long brown hair and wears glasses.

Grow This plants seed that ignites WVU student’s passion for natural dyes and textiles

West Virginia University graduate student Cassandra Stewart is the perfect example of how planting a seed can lead to more growth than expected. Seeds from WVU Extension’s Grow This program inspired Stewart, a student in the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, to make textiles using natural dyes from flowers she grew.

Photograph of WVU student Tyler Derkotch sitting at a table with a microphone in his hand and a sponsor board in the background

WVU student’s desire to work with kids strengthens with experience

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.

Photograph of Dr. John Brick at a podium giving an address. He is wearing a tan jacket over a white dress shirt and dark tie. He has white hair and black, round framed glasses.