For Brianna Hodak, a fourth-year Doctor of Dental Surgery student in the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, a myriad of opportunities to serve others through rural health care drew her to the University. Since enrolling at WVU, the native of Spring Church, Pennsylvania, has immersed herself in communities across the state and followed her passion for improving access to care.
Elkins native Clare Talbott, a sophomore at the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, packed her bags for a semester abroad at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, one of the foremost natural science universities in Europe.
If West Virginia University sport management alumnus James Stamoulis could give one piece of advice to current WVU students, it would be to put yourself out there. Originally from Northborough, Massachusetts, Stamoulis stepped out of his comfort zone when he made the decision to transfer to WVU.
What did you do for West Virginia today? Joshua Meadows, service assistant professor in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, and executive director of Data Driven WV, asks himself that question, which he originally heard from a mentor, at the end of every day.
Balls and Lego may be toys, but for Annie Harmon, program assistant for the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, they are a way to introduce kids to a new world: robotics engineering.
“Neuroscience is about the human condition.” And for Kathleen “Katie” Morrison, an assistant professor specializing in behavioral neuroscience psychology in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology, the human condition is defined by resiliency.
Love stories come in many forms. Miriam Leary’s started in Exercise Physiology at West Virginia University with a shared love of the field that eventually led to two faculty offices so close together that her now husband’s Bluetooth headphones sync to her computer.
Meet Grafton native Ethan Weaver, a first-year West Virginia University student juggling dual degrees in finance and applied artificial intelligence and data analytics, plans for his second business and involvement in more student organizations than you can count on one hand.
Logan Cuvo is many things — a Mountaineer, an entrepreneur, a visionary and a CEO. But if you ask him, he’ll tell you, simply, that he’s blessed. The senior from Columbus, Ohio, is an entrepreneurship and innovation major at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. He’s also the founder and leader of Best Dam Tape, a company born of his love of hockey and his desire to improve the performance of athletic tape.
In Mike Strager’s classroom at West Virginia University, maps aren’t just for spatial reference — they’re used to generate ideas. A professor in the WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources who is involved in the Environmental, Energy, and Land Management program, Strager stresses how locations and their attributes work together to guide the decisions that shape communities, resources and landscapes.