By the fall semester of 2019, West Virginia University expects to have almost 1,100 students residing in Living-Learning Communities, a re-envisioned approach to bridging the gap between academic and non-academic life on campus to help build retention.
For the fifth straight season and the 11th time in program history, the West Virginia University rifle team is the Great America Rifle Conference regular-season champion, as the top-ranked Mountaineers claimed the 2018 crown with a 4720-4693 victory over No. 3 Kentucky this afternoon at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range.
Four finalists will don the buckskins and carry the musket Monday (Feb. 12) in competition to be the next West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot. The cheer-off will be held during the men's basketball game vs. Texas Christian University at 9 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum.
Three football players have been invited to this year's NFL Scouting Combine, taking place Feb. 27 through March 5 in Indianapolis. They are running back Justin Crawford, wide receiver Ka'Raun White and safety Kyzir White.
Linebacker Najee Goode, defensive back Rasul Douglas, wide receiver Shelton Gibson and running back Wendell Smallwood were part of the Philadelphia Eagles' thrilling 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Five leaders in the fields of landscape architecture, engineering, business, athletics and healthcare will join an elite group of West Virginia University graduates as this year's inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni at the Erickson Alumni Center May 18 at 6 p.m.
The baseball team will play in front of a national-television audience on FS1 when it travels to Texas Tech on March 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET, as the Big 12 Conference announced its TV schedule on Monday.
The men's swimming and diving team defeated Villanova and the women took down Iowa State on Saturday (Jan. 27) at the WVU Natatorium.
Important information related to admission, parking and transportation is now available for Saturday's (Jan. 27) ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm event at the WVU Coliseum.
ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm is headed to Morgantown on Saturday (Jan. 27) for ahead of the Big 12/SEC Challenge matchup featuring No. 18 Kentucky and No. 6 West Virginia (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). The morning show will be live from the Coliseum, beginning at 11 a.m. on ESPN, followed by an evening edition leading into the game telecast.