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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.

Three people are outside the Mountainlair. On the right, a person with a tan hat and black jacket holds two English setters on a leash. Two people pet the dogs. They are wearing gray and black puffer jackets and have on backpacks.
The four finalists to be the 69th Mountaineer mascot stand at the end zone on Mountaineer field. The four are all wearing tops with the Flying WV on their left shoulders and they are standing with their arms crossed.

Finalists to compete in Mountaineer mascot cheer-off event

Selected by a committee of West Virginia University faculty, staff and students, the finalists vying to be the 69th Mountaineer mascot will be judged on their performances and interactions with the crowd as they lead traditional game cheers on Monday (Feb. 20) at the WVU Coliseum.

WVU President Gordon Gee (left) and Whitney Godwin (right) sit on a couch in an office smiling

Gee Mail: Know Your Strengths, Find Your Purpose

In this Gee Mail, University President Gordon Gee takes some time for a Strengths coaching session to learn more about his top 5: Intellection, Learner, Achiever, Arranger and Woo. He encourages students, faculty and staff to know their strengths and better understand how their talents align with others to make a difference — not only at West Virginia University but in the world around us.

Picture featured with story on teacher shortage in West Virginia. There are three women in focus in the image and two men blurred in the background. They are standing together talking.

New program launches to recruit teachers to West Virginia

The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, in partnership with West Virginia University and the West Virginia Department of Education, is working to make the Mountain State a destination for new teachers.

Low-laying clouds and dog sit between rolling green West Virginia mountains
A student with short, curly dark hair stands in the rotunda of the State Capitol wearing a dark suit. To his left side is a research poster. A person with long brown hair stands with a back to the camera and listens.

WVU student researchers and lawmakers come together at Capitol

Undergraduate researchers from West Virginia University connected with policymakers at the Capitol in Charleston Friday (Feb. 10), providing an overview of the important work being done in dental care, mental health and substance use, and children’s health care during Undergraduate Research Day.

Image showing an outdoor yellow bench on a sidewalk. There is green grass behind it. The toll free number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is printed on the bench in black letters.
Image of volunteers working together to build a trail in Morgantown, West Virginia. There are five volunteers in the picture four men and one woman. There is a dazzling sunrise in the sky above them.

Working in service: WVU acts as community development catalyst

From building up outdoor recreation throughout the state, to crunching vital numbers for its small communities, to exploring ways small businesses can best market their goods and services, West Virginia University is serving as a community development catalyst in real time and making significant change at ground levels.

An image of a female, from the neck down, wearing a white t-shirt holding an infant wrapped in a multi-colored blanket and wearing a pink knitted hat.