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.
Teachers Ascend into West Virginia, a first-of-its-kind national program based at West Virginia University and designed to attract teachers to the Mountain State, is now accepting applications. WVU, the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the West Virginia Department of Education invite new and seasoned K-12 educators with a spirit of adventure to apply.
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.
Private support from the Colcom Foundation for West Virginia University and the West Virginia Water Research Institute is providing $3.5 million in financial resources to help bolster environmental sustainability and water research efforts at WVU and throughout the region.
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.
Calijah Burton, a senior entrepreneurship and innovation major in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, is able to make his childhood dream of owning a bakery come true because of knowledge gained and unwavering support from friends and teachers on campus.
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.
The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in conjunction with the WVU Foundation, has announced a generous gift from Ken Kendrick, Arizona Diamondbacks owner and WVU alumnus, to support the WVU Baseball program. The gift includes the renaming of Monongalia County Ballpark. The facility now will be known as Kendrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex.
Charlie Long, a junior political science and philosophy dual major and member of the Honors College from Charleston, and Abigail Browning, a junior psychology major from Hurricane, will serve as West Virginia University student body president and vice president, respectively, for the 2024-25 academic year.
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.