As West Virginia University welcomes its largest freshman class in several years, President Michael T. Benson sees many reasons for optimism — a message he delivered to members of the University’s Board of Governors during a Friday (Sept. 12) meeting that included Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
The West Virginia University Police Department issued a Community Notice on Friday (Sept. 12) after several recent reports from students about drinks potentially being tampered with at off-campus locations.
Though she used to be one, Madison Clayton, West Virginia University Mountaineer Athletic Club director of donor relations and communications, says she will have no problem rooting against the Pitt Panthers in the “Backyard Brawl.”
After a scholarship enabled Siti Suwanda to leave Indonesia to pursue a degree abroad, she landed in Morgantown thanks, in part, to her fandom for Wonder Woman. The West Virginia University logo reminded her of that superhero’s famous emblem, she said, convincing her to apply to the doctoral program in marketing at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Tapping into the Mountaineer spirit which is built on a strong sense of community, West Virginia University — in collaboration with state and local leaders — is expanding the successful Ascend West Virginia program for worker recruitment and retention into Kanawha County.
West Virginia University undergraduates Shelby Cavender and Tyler Jeffries started small, collaborating to sell fashion finds on social media — WVU gear, graphic tees, sneakers and more. Then their resale operations grew. And grew. And grew.
Getting in formation, members of the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band officially cut the ribbon for the new Pride Practice Facility with President Michael T. Benson, representatives from the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media, WVU Foundation and WVU Division of Student Life, and other supporters Friday (Aug. 29).
Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia University computer scientists have developed several AI models that can identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
West Virginia University supporters Gary McKown and Jill Meuser have contributed nearly $100,000 to West Virginia University over a span of more than two decades, providing scholarship support for nearly 30 students within the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences and the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Drawing on expertise from both inside and outside of West Virginia University, President Michael T. Benson is shaping his core leadership team to work together across the WVU System by incorporating fresh ideas with institutional knowledge.