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Headshot of T. Ramon Stuart, the new president of WV Institute of Tech. Gold is standing with his hands crossed on a chair. He is wearing a dark colored suit and a gold tie. He is a Black man with short hair, and is smiling slightly in the photo.

West Virginia native returns home to serve as WVU Tech campus president

A West Virginia University graduate and accomplished university administrator, including as a president and provost, will return to the Mountain State as the next campus president at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. T. Ramon Stuart, originally from Welch, begins in this role on Jan. 1.

WVU alumna Choalu Chen is pictured here standing over the Cooper's Rock overlook. She is carrying a black purse and is wearing khaki pants with a navy blue coat. She has short, black hair.

Childhood challenges inspire WVU grad’s lifelong commitment to education

Chaolu Chen grew up in the rural rice fields of China but set her eyes on a brighter future that brought her all the way to WVU as a graduate student in the 1980s. Over the past year, she has contributed $115,000 to benefit the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the WVU Alumni Association, helping study abroad students and graduate students in the history program.

This is a portrait of Bill Sheedy that is on a blue background. Sheedy has short gray hair and is smiling while sitting in front of a white backdrop. He is wearing a blue button up shirt and dark gray suit jacket.
Ken Gosnell sits with a black jacket and blue button up while his daughter Devon Gosnell has on a black sweater of a floral designed shirt.

$1M planned gift builds upon Gosnell family legacy at WVU

Devon Gosnell, of Germantown, Tennessee, pledged $1 million of her estate to support scholarships and more at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, College of Law and Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

The five winners of the Mountaineers of Distinction awards stand on Mountaineer Field in the rain. They are wearing colors of gold and blue. Fans are visible in the stands.

Five students named WVU Mountaineers of Distinction

Recognized for their exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement, Matthew Hudson, Giana Loretta, Sonia-Frida Ndifon, Trevor Swiger and Callyn Zeigler have been named the West Virginia University 2022 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition.

This is a photo of the Erickson Alumni Center. A tree is outside in autumn colors and the sky is blue.

WVU Board of Governors tackles student success, budget adjustments

The University is also designing a new budget model which will focus on revenue generating units that allocates revenue and expenses more clearly and is aligned with WVU’s strategic objectives. The FY24 budget will be based on the new model and factor in the state’s new higher education funding formula.

Five adult individuals smiling
This is blue background with a gold graphic on it. In the gold circle, the words, 'West Virginia University Mountaineer Week,' are spelled out along with the dates 1947 to 2022.
Photo featuring WVU Homecoming Royalty. Two women were chosen for the honor and each are on the football field wearing a crown and holding a large bouquet of flowers.
Picture of the nine member of the 2022 WVU Homecoming Court. They are all dressed in business casual clothes and are standing outside in front of Woodburn Hall.