WVU alum’s gifts totaling $105K boost music, athletics, alumni resources and more
The contributions from David Hendrickson, a Charleston attorney, were given through the WVU Foundation in conjunction with the sixth Day of Giving.
The contributions from David Hendrickson, a Charleston attorney, were given through the WVU Foundation in conjunction with the sixth Day of Giving.
Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced the hiring of Kellogg as the seventh women's basketball head coach in Mountaineer program history on Monday (April 3).
“The state of West Virginia University is strong,” President Gordon Gee said during his spring State of the University address on Monday (March 27). “And we will be even stronger in the decades to come, thanks to a concerted focus on what matters most.”
Supporters of West Virginia University donated a record $18.1 million Wednesday (March 22) during the University’s sixth Day of Giving. More than 8,200 gifts were made during the 24-hour online fundraising event held across the University system, also a new record.
West Virginia University supporters on Day of Giving, set for Wednesday (March 22), will have many opportunities to amplify the reach of their gifts through a variety of challenges scheduled for the day.
Mikel Hager, a West Virginia University senior from Madison, was announced as the 2023-24 Mountaineer mascot on Saturday (March 4) during the men’s basketball game at the Coliseum.
Scholarship opportunities and educational resources for students at West Virginia University are growing thanks to legacy gifts from the late Rich Harrison, a Clarksburg native. A recent $400,000 contribution from Harrison’s trust boosts his total giving to nearly $4.5 million over the past year.
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.
NBA great Charles Barkley’s special guest appearance at the 2023 Bob Huggins Fish Fry was a slam dunk, scoring a record crowd and more than $1.8 million to support the WVU Cancer Institute and Remember the Miners.
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.