Administration

West Virginia University is partnering with the Virginia Community College System to offer expanded higher education opportunities to prospective students from Virginia.

Due to weather conditions, West Virginia University is now scheduled to resume full on-campus operations at noon Tuesday (Dec. 2). This is a two-hour extension of a previously announced delay.

On-campus operations on the West Virginia University Morgantown Campus will start later Tuesday (Dec. 2) due to forecasted icy and snowy conditions. On Tuesday, full on-campus operations will resume at 10 a.m.

Following a proclamation from Gov. Patrick Morrisey granting state employees a half-day off ahead of Thanksgiving, West Virginia University is announcing an early closure for Tuesday (Nov. 25).

Marking the return of a beloved tradition, West Virginia University will “deck the hall” — the iconic Woodburn Hall — by welcoming students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the community to the official Woodburn Hall Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 2, on the Downtown area of campus.

In a collaborative effort, West Virginia University colleges, departments and units are coming together to form WVU Cyber — a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary initiative that unites different types of cyber-related research and study across the WVU System to tackle security, economic and workforce challenges.

The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation will continue their efforts to support passionate teachers across the Mountain State who create innovative learning experiences for their students.

Calling it “a win for students, families and the Mountain State,” West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson announced a University retention record during the Board of Governors meeting Friday (Nov. 7). To build on that momentum, Benson unveiled his Strategic Compass, which provides a pathway forward for the University.

First built at West Virginia University as an experimental project, the iconic Personal Rapid Transit system, or PRT, is marking 50 years of transporting students, faculty and staff, and visitors across the Morgantown Campus.

As Mountaineers return for West Virginia University Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 24-25, the WVU Alumni Association will honor recipients of the 2025 Homecoming and Alumni Service Awards.