With the understanding that food is an important component of successful college experiences, West Virginia University is partnering with Elior Collegiate Dining to provide improved residential, retail and catering dining services on its Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses starting immediately.
West Virginia University, including WVU Institute of Technology, WVU Potomac State College, WVU Extension offices and WVU Research Corporation, will close Thursday (July 3) following an announcement from Gov. Patrick Morrisey extending the Independence Day holiday weekend for state employees.
Making strategic investments while addressing increasing costs, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a $1.2 billion financial plan for Fiscal Year 2026 during a Friday meeting (June 13), which was the last for outgoing University President Gordon Gee.
West Virginia University is committing to a comprehensive set of 20-plus sustainability goals, outlining a road map for significant environmental improvements across campus by 2035. Announced as part of Earth Week at WVU, the initiatives — spanning categories of waste reduction, land and water protection, and lower emissions — reflect the University’s commitment to a more environmentally friendly future.
West Virginia University issued a Community Notice Sunday (March 16) as damage assessments continued in the aftermath of severe thunderstorms.
West Virginia University Board of Governors Chair Rick Pill joined Vice-Chair and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris in submitting the following letter to the WVU community Monday (Feb. 24).
The new president of West Virginia University will bring three decades of academic and administrative experience in higher education to his role leading West Virginia’s flagship, land-grant higher education institution into a new era. Following contract negotiations after the WVU Board of Governors meeting Feb. 20, Michael T. Benson, the current president of Coastal Carolina University, was officially announced Monday (Feb. 24) as the 27th University president.
Right on cue, funding is lined up to complete the first phase of a new practice facility for the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band. The WVU Board of Governors approved approximately $1.6 million for the Pride Practice Field and Facility project during a regular meeting Friday (Feb. 21).
West Virginia University Board of Governors Vice-Chair and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris submitted the following letter to the WVU community Friday (Jan. 31) after a special BOG meeting.
Due to inclement weather, on-campus operations for the West Virginia University Morgantown Campus will begin at noon Tuesday (Jan. 7). University employees are instructed to work with their supervisors on the details of their specific work assignments due to the delay.