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This is a photo of a classroom. On the left, University President Gordon Gee sits with an open book. On the right, more than half a dozen students listen to him. A couple of billboards are along the far wall.

Working in service: WVU embedded in fabric of West Virginia communities

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.

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.
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.

A male student in a red shirt and shorts and a female student in a green shirt and jeans use a tablet to work while in an auditorium.

WVU-led initiative engages West Virginia youth in their communities

The West Virginia University School of Public Health and Health Sciences & Technology Academy are collaborating on a project that will engage trusted individuals in rural communities throughout the state and provide experiential learning opportunities for the next generation of health care professionals to improve health outcomes.

A child with short brown hair is wearing a black mask, dark shirt and gray pants white petting the next of a large white dog. An adult with long blonde hair and a blue mask is visible in the back of the photo.
Picture of the nine member of the 2022 WVU Homecoming Court. They are all dressed in business casual clothes and are standing outside in front of Woodburn Hall.
Regional Transition Navigator Program Manager Sam Wilkinson sits at a desk with computer monitors behind him. He is bald and is wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt.

WVU launches prevention program to support at-risk youth, young adults

Research has shown that prevention programs are effective at reducing risk of substance use and addiction, and the prevalence of drug use increases rapidly during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood. To support this population through these critical development years, West Virginia University has launched Regional Transition Navigator services.

A doctor in scrubs and a surgical mask is shown in the surgery stimulation lab at WVU. He is surrounded by medical equipment.
Medical professionals wearing blue scrubs and surgical masks gather around computer monitors displaying ultrasound images of the brain.
A large, nondescript building is pictured here with a top floor of solid glass windows and bottom level of tan brick. There are a few green bushes outside of the building, and a parking lot on the right hand side of the image.