West Virginia University released updated Return to Campus information today (Aug. 11). A Return to Campus Conversation will also be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 where senior administrators will continue to answer questions and address concerns.
A week after launching its public dashboard to track and compile COVID-19 information collected during testing across the West Virginia University System, a total of 67 positive results have been recorded out of 11,604 tests resulted between July 21-Aug. 9. Those positive test results include 63 students and 4 faculty/staff.
West Virginia University Dean of Students Corey Farris sent a letter Monday (Aug. 10) asking students to make good choices and adhere to safety protocols. Farris warned house parties, going to bars and gathering in large groups will very likely increase community spread of COVID-19 and negative behaviors that could harm our community will not be tolerated.
The Mountaineer Advisory Council announced today (Aug. 10) that Colson Glover and Brooke Ashby, will serve as the West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot and alternate Mascot, respectively, through 2021-22, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryanne Reed, West Virginia University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, sent a letter today (Aug. 5) to the University’s students, faculty and staff announcing the revised course schedule for the Morgantown Campus.
West Virginia University released more information today (Aug. 4) concerning its phased Return to Campus plan.
When the novel coronavirus prompted universities to switch from in-person to online classes last spring, both students and professors had to adopt a new workspace: the home. Tina Antill Keener—a researcher with the WVU School of Nursing—explored how that switch affected nursing students and faculty. She found that having a dedicated workspace in the home was tied to better quality of life and more resilience.
West Virginia University has extended the payment deadline for certain fall charges so students have more time to plan after announcing a phased Return to Campus in Morgantown. The payment deadline for fall charges on July eBills is now September 1 instead of August 1.
West Virginia University students will have a phased return to the Morgantown campus that includes a later class start date (Aug. 26) and hybrid or online delivery for upper division undergraduate courses, President Gordon Gee announced in a letter to the WVU community today (July 27).
West Virginia University Dean of Students Corey Farris outlined in a letter to students today (July 21) the precautions the University will take and students will be expected to take as they return to campus Aug. 19.