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WVU President Gordon Gee stands in front of a navy blue curtain and behind a wooden podium that says 'West Virginia University.' Gee is wearing a dark jacket, red bow tie and black rimmed glasses.

WVU Board of Governors extends Gee’s contract to 2025

The West Virginia University Board of Governors voted unanimously Monday (July 31) to extend President Gordon Gee’s contract one year through June 30, 2025. The decision came after Board members reviewed Gee’s performance — as mandated by state code — in areas such as student success, research, health and welfare, and the University's role in the state’s economic development.

The Jamboree Health Center is shown at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. White tents are in the background. At the front, there is a sign reading 'Jamboree Health Center,' WVU Medicine, WVU Health Sciences.

Health care teams from WVU help ensure safety at high adventure Jamboree

While thousands of young Scouts have been ziplining, whitewater rafting and rock climbing at the 2023 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, members of the West Virginia University community are on hand to keep their adventure moving “Forward,” the theme of this year’s event.

man stands with arms crossed wearing glasses and a sweater vest with bow tie in front of an audience
Two headshots side by side. The headshot on the left is of Dr. Jo Ann Shaw. She is pictured against a white background and is wearing a red jacket with white details. She has short red hair. The photo on the right is Travis Rosiek on a blue background.

Two elected to WVU Foundation Board of Directors

Two West Virginia University alumni with successful careers in information technology and health care were elected to the WVU Foundation Board of Directors at its annual meeting.

Blue sky is reflected in the front windows of the Mountainlair, shown on the WVU Downtown Campus is spring.

WVU Board approves 2024 budget, tuition rates

The West Virginia University Board of Governors, after two days of meetings, approved on Friday (June 23) a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year aimed at streamlining and strengthening the WVU System for the future.

The New River Gorge Bridge shot in summer located in Souther West Virginia near.
Coliseum Gold Gate
WVU President poses with a large check marking $50 million for the WVU Cancer Institute along with Dr. Clay Marsh, Albert Wright, Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, Gov. Jim Justice and BabyDog.
This is a composite of four photos. Starting in the top left, a person works behind a television camera. In the top right, a play is staged. In the bottom left, a music class is underway. In the bottom right students work around a Media Center table.

WVU colleges to merge in ‘creative and innovative’ collaboration

West Virginia University will merge the College of Creative Arts and the Reed College of Media to create a new college focused on the future of arts and media education as part of a strategic repositioning of the entire WVU System for success in a challenging collegiate landscape.

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.