West Virginia University professor Sam Zizzi, whose research wheelhouse encompasses motivation and health behavior change, says the motivation to start something new — like a New Year’s resolution — is not the same motivation that’s required to keep it going.
Following a Dec. 29 proclamation from Gov. Patrick Morrisey declaring an additional full-day holiday for state employees on Friday (Jan. 2), West Virginia University will add a day of future “floating” holiday time for employees. The floating holiday hours may be used at any time between Jan. 5 and June 30, 2026.
On Dec. 19, Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a proclamation granting a half-day off to state employees on Wednesday, Dec. 24, along with an additional full day off on Friday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday. Since West Virginia University already observed Dec. 24 and 26 as holidays, the University has modified its calendar.
After 36 years of dedication, West Virginia University Police Maj. Brian Hoxter is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of service, guidance and compassion. In retirement, he said he hopes to travel and continue to find ways to help others through volunteering.
A new era began inside the Hope Coliseum Saturday (Dec. 20) as West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson spoke from the gold and blue Commencement stage for the first time, and hundreds of August and December graduates took their first steps as Mountaineer alumni.
A day ahead of pomp and circumstance for thousands of West Virginia University graduates at the Hope Coliseum, President Michael T. Benson told members of the Board of Governors Friday (Dec. 19) the University has hit a 10-year high in applications for the next class of Mountaineers.
Alexis Cipoletti’s fears of attending college as a first-generation student from a rural West Virginia community evaporated when she toured West Virginia University as a high school student. Now ready to graduate with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology Saturday (Dec. 20), she’s excelled beyond her expectations and is prepared for her next WVU journey — a seat in the physician assistant graduate program.
West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources mechanical and aerospace engineering major Joe Thompson has truly embraced the values of a Mountaineer. Driven by curiosity, his journey began as a little boy wondering how planes flew.
Madison Glover, an animal and nutritional sciences student in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has balanced research, leadership and campus involvement, all while graduating a semester early.
After earning her undergraduate degrees in criminal justice and homeland security, West Virginia University graduate student Kylee Reyes found an advanced degree that would make her stand out more in the job market — a forensic and fraud examination master’s degree.