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Photo of WVU Potomac State College incoming president Chris Gilmer. He is standing in front of a bronze statue of a mountain lion, the school's mascot. He is wearing a navy blue suit with a purple tie and glasses.

Gilmer named president of WVU Potomac State College

Chris Gilmer, a first-generation college graduate who became a leader in higher education, published author and advocate for underserved students, will transition from interim to campus president of West Virginia University Potomac State College.

A group of WVU graduates dressed in their navy blue caps and gowns celebrates together during fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies. There numerous people in the photograph with three women and three men in sharp focus.
Two young women wearing white lab coats and black gloves work together in the WVU Biomedical Research Center. They are doing experiments with test tubes and other lab equipment.
Four graduates are lined up with their armed links. One is wearing a gold gown. The others are in navy blue gowns. They are looking up and to the left and smiling.

Gee tells newest WVU graduates success comes from knowing themselves

More than 2,600 West Virginia University graduates participating in two Commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 17) were encouraged to hold fast to values forged as Mountaineers and tap into their unique strengths to live successful lives fueled by purpose.

More than half a dozen students sit at a table in the Mountainlair. Two students have their backs to the cameras. Four others are facing them while leaning against a gray wall. Other students are walking beyond the wall.
A man is working in a lab wearing a white lab coat and looking into a microscope that is on top of a black table. He is also wearing a mask and gloves. There is miscellaneous lab equipment in the foreground on the table near the microscope.
This is the exterior of a lactation pod available to parents at the WVU Coliseum. The pod is round on the sides and flat on the top and bottom with gold and blue flowers on the front where an access door is located.
Headshot of T. Ramon Stuart, the new president of WV Institute of Tech. Gold is standing with his hands crossed on a chair. He is wearing a dark colored suit and a gold tie. He is a Black man with short hair, and is smiling slightly in the photo.

West Virginia native returns home to serve as WVU Tech campus president

A West Virginia University graduate and accomplished university administrator, including as a president and provost, will return to the Mountain State as the next campus president at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. T. Ramon Stuart, originally from Welch, begins in this role on Jan. 1.

Photo of six grade-school children, boys and girls, all wearing masks, sit together during a reading program. The instructor is female and is wearing a brightly colored tie dyed shirt. They are sitting in a room full of windows.
This is a photo of the Erickson Alumni Center. A tree is outside in autumn colors and the sky is blue.

WVU Board of Governors tackles student success, budget adjustments

The University is also designing a new budget model which will focus on revenue generating units that allocates revenue and expenses more clearly and is aligned with WVU’s strategic objectives. The FY24 budget will be based on the new model and factor in the state’s new higher education funding formula.