WVU Students Recognized with President’s Volunteer Service Awards
A total of 185 West Virginia University students will be honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award by the Center for Civic Engagement. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes the very best of volunteerism and service learning at WVU. Students who have completed at least 100 hours of service during a calendar year are eligible […]
WVU Sociologist Receives Best Book Award from the Urban Affairs Association
Urban residential integration is often fleeting — a brief snapshot that belies a complex process of racial turnover in many U.S. cities. “White Flight/Black Flight: The Dynamics of Racial Change in an American Neighborhood” by Rachael A. Woldoff, associate professor of sociology at West Virginia University, takes readers inside a neighborhood that has shifted rapidly and […]
WVU Parkersburg Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service
West Virginia University at Parkersburg was recently named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. WVU Parkersburg received this award for the various projects and service efforts put forth by students, […]
Governor Tomblin Congratulates West Virginia University Rifle Team on 15th National Title
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today issued the following statement congratulating the West Virginia University Rifle Team on its 15th national title. “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate seventh-year coach Jon Hammond and the members of the WVU Rifle Team on winning the national title at the 2013 NCAA Championships this weekend. Throughout the years, […]
Kimble Named WVU Mountaineer Mascot Again for 2013-14
Jonathan Kimble is going to need his beard for another year. Kimble, a first-year West Virginia University graduate student in industrial and labor relations and sport management from Franklin, will continue to don his buckskins, a coonskin cap and carry around his musket as he has been tabbed again as the Mountaineer Mascot for the […]
WVU Industries of the Future-West Virginia, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day Set for March 11 at State Capitol
Industries of the Future-West Virginia and TechConnectWV are working together to advance manufacturing, innovation and entrepreneurship in the state. They’re inviting the public to join them for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day on Monday (March 11) at the state Capitol in Charleston. The event will feature existing companies, agencies, entrepreneurs and startup firms that are leading […]
