Three Distinguished Alumni Will Be Named to the Wall of Honor

West Liberty University’s Alumni Association will add the names of three distinguished alumni to its Wall of Honor at an induction ceremony during Homecoming 2017. Alumni John Hennen, Katie Kacmarik and Al Roszczyk will receive awards during the invitation-only President’s Recognition Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. The dinner also honors donors who are members of the John…

Governor Justice, Secretary of Commerce Announce Hino Motors to Expand, Create 250 New Jobs

Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher announced today that Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. will expand its truck manufacturing and assembly operations in West Virginia. The company will relocate its operations from its current site in Williamstown to the former Coldwater Creek facility in Mineral Wells. The new operation represents a total investment…

Statewide Online Learning Portal Increases Enrollment, Helps Busy Families Complete Degrees

Adult students now can take advantage of a flexible, family-friendly pathway toward a college degree, thanks to the West Virginia Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge System (WVROCKS). In 2016, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) chose to expand the WVROCKS online portal system, making it broader and more efficient.  Since then, it has doubled the number of credit hours awarded to students. As…