Facilities

West Virginia University is upgrading its Student Media facilities with $100,000 in private support to ensure aspiring radio DJs, music producers, news reporters, sports commentators and more are prepared to use the latest technologies in an ever-evolving media industry. This year’s 36-hour “Pledge Your Love to the Moose” drive begins at noon Thursday (Feb. 13) and continues all day Friday (Feb. 14). Proceeds will go toward equipment for the new studio facilities.

In-person classes on the West Virginia University Morgantown Campus will begin later in the day for a second day Wednesday (Jan. 22) due to ongoing frigid temperatures and icy conditions. In-person classes will start at 10 a.m. All in-person classes prior to that time are canceled. All other on-campus operations will continue as scheduled.

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.

On-campus operations for the West Virginia University Morgantown Campus will be closed due to the impending winter storm beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday (Jan. 6). Employees who work remotely or on a hybrid schedule are not affected and should continue their normal schedule.

Armed with resilience and perseverance, more than 1,000 August and December West Virginia University graduates poised for success participated in two Commencement ceremonies Saturday (Dec. 21) at the Coliseum.

The West Virginia University Board of Governors met Friday (Dec. 20) kicking off a Commencement weekend of events on the Morgantown Campus.

Alongside hundreds of graduates, West Virginia University will present two outstanding alumni and an educator with Presidential Honorary Degrees while also recognizing two leading faculty members during Commencement ceremonies, Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Coliseum.

West Virginia University Police issued a Campus Warning on Tuesday (Nov. 26) following multiple burglary and larceny reports on and near the Downtown area of campus.

Record-breaking donor support is empowering West Virginia University to advance education, health care and prosperity near and far. In a presentation to the WVU Board of Governors during its regular meeting Friday (Nov. 22), WVU Foundation President and CEO Cindi Roth detailed the impact of new gifts and pledges totaling more than $282 million in fiscal year 2024.

Construction is set to start in the new year on an extensive West Virginia University School of Dentistry expansion and renovation project being supported, in part, by a $12.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.