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A photograph of the WVU Nursery School. The blond brick building is shown with green hedges in the front and green grass. There is a sign on the front window.

Structural change, new leadership announced for WVU Nursery School

In an effort to elevate early childhood education and expand opportunities for aspiring teachers, the West Virginia University Nursery School is now fully part of the College of Applied Human Sciences with Ashley Martucci, a longtime educator, appointed to serve as the school’s director.

A picture of the WVU Coliseum during Commencement ceremonies in May 2023. Seats are filled with family members and well wishers, and chairs situated on the court are filled with graduates filing in the building.
The gold Order of Vandalia medallion is shown on a white background in a dark case.

WVU to induct five into Order of Vandalia

Five Mountaineers — Dana Brooks, Robert DiClerico, Pam Maphis Larrick, Nora MacDonald and J. Wayne Richards — will be honored Saturday (June 10) for their loyalty and service to West Virginia University as they are inducted into the Order of Vandalia.

A Blanche Lazzell painting of a landscape in blocks and muted colors covers the far wall behind a wooden bench at the Art Museum of West Virginia. Smaller works hang on two adjacent blue walls.

A ‘Bright’ future: $1M gift boosts Blanche Lazzell acquisition effort at WVU

Nearly 30 years after longtime West Virginia University supporter Patricia Bright was first introduced to the artwork of renowned American modernist Blanche Lazzell, she and husband William Bright are helping to bring the Mountain State native’s work home to Morgantown with a gift to the College of Creative Arts.

The New River Gordge Bridge has cars traveling over it surrounded by green trees
Three graduatees stand smiling at the conclusion of the College of Applied Human Sciences commencement ceremony. One in the middle is wearing a gold and blue cap and gown and clear-rimmed glasses. The two others are wearing blue caps and gowns.
This a composite image that includes headshots for the six inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni.

Six WVU alums to join Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Six West Virginia University graduates who are leaders in the fields of cybersecurity, media, finance, athletics and military operations will become the newest inductees into the WVU Alumni Association Academy of Distinguished Alumni during a May 5 ceremony at the Erickson Alumni Center.

An image of two phones on top of a blue paper on top of a wood desk. One phone is laying on top of the other slightly. Each phone displays the landing page of an educational app.
A male student is shown tightly cropped in the foreground. His head is out of the frame but he is wearing a red and blue striped shirt, blue shorts, and a gray and black backpack. His hands are holding the straps on his chest. There are two other people
Composite of the 20 students chosen as the WVU Bucklew Scholars. They are organized in a grid pattern, with three rows of headshots.