Manchester Bidwell Corporation's president and chief operating officer Bill Strickland is this year's Deem Distinguished Lecture speaker. Strickland will speak about making the impossible possible at 5 p.m. March 2 in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall at the Creative Arts Center. Strickland helped redefine Pittsburgh after the steel industry declined.
The sound of music is, in its simplest form, the sound of fractions. Students in the West Virginia University School of Music showed Suncrest Elementary School fourth graders that correlation.
While West Virginia University remains financially stable, it faces future challenges with continued reductions in state revenue, limited ability and desire to increase tuition and competition from other institutions, the Board of Governors was told Friday (Feb. 10).
As conversion of text, pictures and sounds into digital form continues to develop, anxiety runs high in the art community about the future of physical appreciation of the arts. These anxieties are being confronted by Amy Schissel, assistant professor of painting in the School of Art & Design at the College Creative Arts at West Virginia University.
A West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance professor will choreograph more than the audience will see at the annual "Dance Now!" concert Feb. 2-4. He'll also direct the behind the scenes efforts for the production, collaborate with another school and work with local choreographers.
For as long as he can remember, West Virginia University student Luke Diamond has envisioned scripting and composing his own music productions. As a senior music composition major, Diamond has turned his vision into reality.
The West Virginia University School of Art & Design will host two visiting artist lectures in February, kicking off the semester with style and creativity.
Three faculty members in the West Virginia University School of Music have teamed up to create the Lyon Piano Trio, debuting Jan. 27.
In rural states, access to advanced, specialized music education for high school students can be sparse. A new initiative in the West Virginia University School of Music is changing that.
Finance students at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics have the premier opportunity to dive into real financial markets and investment portfolio management with the establishment of the WVU Student Managed Investment Fund.