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Graphic illustrating information about the 2023 WVU Day of Giving that will be held on March 22. The graphic is blue with white words and a gold flying WV.

Sixth WVU Day of Giving slated for March 22

During the event, West Virginia University will invite alumni, friends and students to collectively make a difference and support the University’s land-grant mission.

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This is a photo of a classroom. On the left, University President Gordon Gee sits with an open book. On the right, more than half a dozen students listen to him. A couple of billboards are along the far wall.

Working in service: WVU embedded in fabric of West Virginia communities

In West Virginia’s hills and hollows, its larger cities along interstates and smaller communities on country roads, at ground levels and from broader 365-degree views, West Virginia University students, faculty and staff are working each day in service to the Mountain State.

Photo of WVU Potomac State College incoming president Chris Gilmer. He is standing in front of a bronze statue of a mountain lion, the school's mascot. He is wearing a navy blue suit with a purple tie and glasses.

Gilmer named president of WVU Potomac State College

Chris Gilmer, a first-generation college graduate who became a leader in higher education, published author and advocate for underserved students, will transition from interim to campus president of West Virginia University Potomac State College.

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WVU Board of Governors tackles student success, budget adjustments

The University is also designing a new budget model which will focus on revenue generating units that allocates revenue and expenses more clearly and is aligned with WVU’s strategic objectives. The FY24 budget will be based on the new model and factor in the state’s new higher education funding formula.

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Gee: ‘College is more than worth it’

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee delivered his annual State of the University Address to students, faculty and staff gathered virtually and in person at the College of Law Monday (Oct. 3).

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More than a dozen people, many wearing backpacks, walk down sidewalks on WVU's Morgantown campus. Trees are visible in the background.
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WVU Board of Governors approves 2023 budget, tuition rates

The West Virginia University Board of Governors on Friday approved an estimated $1.2 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, including a tuition increase averaging a little more than 2.5% across the WVU system.