For 50 years, the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit system — the PRT — has been carrying people between the Morgantown campuses. When the idea for the PRT was unveiled it was more than just a transit system. It was a promise, a declaration that this small Appalachian city could become the testbed for a transportation revolution.
Each year, West Virginia University recognizes a select group of outstanding Mountaineers who exemplify true dedication, pride and service to the University community as part of the annual WVU Mountaineer Week celebration. These individuals make a lasting impact on the lives of others and help keep the Mountaineer spirit strong.
A West Virginia University connection comes full circle this week when Fairmont-based painter Lauren Adams returns for her second year as a juried artist at the WVU Mountaineer Week Arts & Craft Fair.
Pumpkins were in peril on Halloween (Oct. 31) at West Virginia University during the 36th annual WVU Pumpkin Drop. Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering and the WVU chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, this year’s competition included 305 registered teams from 53 schools across West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The smell of apple butter simmering over a wood fire and the peaceful sound of dulcimer music will soon fill the air at West Virginia University. The 78th annual Mountaineer Week celebration of Appalachian heritage begins Monday (Nov. 3) and continues through Sunday, Nov. 9.
First built at West Virginia University as an experimental project, the iconic Personal Rapid Transit system, or PRT, is marking 50 years of transporting students, faculty and staff, and visitors across the Morgantown Campus.
Despite being in just his second year on campus, Aidan Forget is already a junior in the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences and has immersed himself in research in his field of study — sport, exercise and performance psychology.
A Homecoming celebration of school pride, tradition and the state’s coal industry culminated at West Virginia University Saturday (Oct. 25) with the crowning of Laya Chennuru and Christopher Morrison as the 2025 Homecoming Royalty.
Morgantown will shine in gold, blue and black this weekend (Oct. 24-26) as Mountaineers gather for West Virginia University Homecoming, a celebration that will honor school pride, old and new traditions, and the state’s industry roots.
It’s not just any song played by the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band at Milan Puskar Stadium. “Simple Gifts” is a cue that game day is officially underway, a clarion call that pulls the attention of Mountaineer Nation directly to “The Pride of West Virginia” with an arrangement crafted more than five decades ago by alum David McCullough.