High School Students Participate in National Engineering Competition at WVU’s Statler College

More than 100 students from five West Virginia high schools traveled to West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Feb. 23 for the Technology Student Association’s TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) Competition. University High School won the event, which tests students’ problem-solving skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.…

WVU Student Athletes “Speak Out” to Inspire Morgantown Community

West Virginia University student-athletes will share personal stories of motivation and inspiration with the Morgantown community at the WVU Coliseum’s Jerry West Room from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. The program, Student Athletes Speak Out, will feature student-athletes from the football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer teams. “My goal with Student Athletes…

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,…