Archives for April 2011
April
29th
- Mountaineer community selects 2011-12 WVU Fan Shirt
- MEET THE GRADUATES: Class project becomes a career for advertising student
- WVU presidential contract extended five years
- WVU Children's Hospital recognized for excellence in lactation care
- WVU School of Nursing receives grant for pilot study on home telemonitoring for lung cancer patients
- Chris Martin, M.D., to lead international efforts at WVU Health Sciences
- Dr. Julian Bailes inducted into LSU Hall of Distinction
- Alumni leaders and volunteers return home to support University
- WVU Balance Center helps with dizziness
- Engineering student receives scholarship from national engineering honor society
- WVU summer study abroad travel to blend smiles, sport and fun; CPASS students collecting clothing for Brazilian children
April
28th
- WVU's awarding-winning student newscast has new home on the Web
- WVU offers flexible summer schedule
- WVU B&E students give $20,000 to local charities, learn philanthropy
- Biometric System majors win Lockheed Martin White Paper Challenge; WVU CEMR students awarded $5,000 scholarships
- Visiting international scholar teams with WVU experts to promote community resiliency
April
27th
- WVU Libraries open extended hours for Dead and Finals weeks
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU awarded $1 million endowment
- WVU Graduate String Quartet to perform April 28 at CAC
- WVU invites graduating seniors to complete The Final
- Former WVU interim president Magrath named president at Binghamton
- MAC Announces 10 Rewards in 10 Days
- Find Mother's Day gifts at WVU's Annual Spring Pottery Sale at CAC April 29-May 1
- Civil engineering students receive prominent fellowships
- WVU to hold discussion on orphans in Malawi, Africa
April
26th
- CLERY NOTICE: Recent WVU graduate wounded in shooting near campus
- WVU Stroke Center earns awards for excellence
- Butts named gymnastics coach
- Laughs, sighs, cheers at WVU's Emeritus Alumni reunion to be held in May
- WVU Division of Art & Design hosts Second Annual WV Mountaineer Short Film Festival April 30-May 1
- WVU creative writing MFA graduates to read
- USDA awards WVU nearly $5 million to help tackle childhood obesity
April
25th
- WVU breaks ground on Evansdale recreation fields
- 2011 Staff Council preliminary election results
- International expert on network theory to visit WVU April 28
- West Virginia 4-H'er named top youth volunteer for state
- International crisis analyst discusses 'Afghanistan: Exit versus Engagement' at WVU
- WVU Student Affairs invites freshmen to celebrate becoming a sophomore
- Reaching new heights: Three to receive honorary degrees from WVU
- 2011 football schedule changes announced
April
21st
- WVU graduating seniors invited to special celebration
- WVU students elect The Fusion Party for 2011-12 student government
- MEET THE GRADUATES: Searching, and finding, answers for (some of) life's questions
- WVU journalism students experience global health care PR
- WVU Sport and Exercise Psychology doctoral students receive University Fellowships
- Day camp teaches teens how to become "future millionaires"
April
20th
- WVU 4-H club named best in the country
- WVU receives NCAA CHOICES grant to educate students on alcohol
- Voice of the Mountaineers to be honored at The Erickson Alumni Center
- Davis College students honor Blemings for advising
- WVU farm opens up for kids
- WVU Davis College honors outstanding faculty
- Joan Rivers to bring bold humor to WVU Creative Arts Center on May 1
- WVU team keeps standard high in poultry tourney
- Marvin Hamlisch leads Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at WVU
- Wind Symphony to present final concert of WVU music season April 26
April
19th
- MEET THE GRADUATES: Juggling family and school on the way to pharmacy degree.
- WVU public relations students promote 'Buy Local' initiative at conference
April
18th
- WVU Symphony Orchestra's final concert of season titled 'In Paris'
- NPR's Gladstone to deliver keynote address at WVU SOJ's May Commencement
- WVU's 2011 Greek Week benefits community
- WVU to show film on life of Thai musician
- WVU senior engineering students to showcase design projects April 25
- WVU's College of Engineering and Mineral Resources announces award winners
- WVU student government holds re-vote
April
15th
- WVU's first NAACP Image awards to recognize supportive community members
- WVU celebrates Earth Month
- WVU J-School receives multiple SPJ regional awards
- MEET THE GRADUATES: UBB project caps off journalism grad's academic career
- WVU announces 2011 Commencement speakers
- MEET THE GRADUATES: Profiles of some of the students graduating from WVU in May
April
14th
- WVU Chancellor's Scholars program recognizes upcoming graduates at Regalement Dinner
- WVU law professor co-authors book to help women find new paths to success, happiness
- 'Science on tap' taking hold at WVU to help improve public understanding of science
- NCAA executive featured at WVU Sport Summit April 16
- WVU senior awarded Fulbright grant
April
13th
- WVU honors 42 Outstanding Seniors, Order of Augusta Scholars
- Bios of WVU's 34 Outstanding Seniors for 2010-2011
- WVU communications professor wins Gabriel Brothers Award
- WVU Eberly College announces the recipients of its 2011 Outstanding Researcher Award
- WVU receives $1 million to combat pediatric diabetes
- WVU Goldwater Scholar receives NSF grant for graduate school
- University Police involved in accident at University and Patteson Dr.
April
12th
- WVU Symphonic Band, Concert Band to perform joint concert at CAC April 19
- WVU Chamber Winds to perform spring concert April 18
- Trio to present guest artist recital at WVU
- World Music Concert to feature music from Ghana, Trinidad, Japan
- Greenbrier Classic donates 1,000 golf tourney badges to WVU Foundation
- Ware-Jamison Gateway called `gift of love to WVU, hometown'
- WVU Dance Team defends championship title in National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship
April
11th
- Two WVU teams capture grand prizes of state business plan competition
- WVU student from Japan travels home in search of his family
- WVU Greeks represent their childhood career aspirations during Greek Week
- WVU Eberly College announces 2011 Outstanding Teaching Award recipients
- WVU student works year-long internship with state legislature
- Kevin Clash and Elmo from Sesame Street to present WVU's Brown lecture April 15
- Three honored with Evans award for extraordinary advising work at WVU
- Mountaineers 'Take Back the Night' on April 14
- Through long or short service, WVU professors serve the public
- WVU Human Resources administrator honored for her support of women
April
8th
- WVU's annual Amizade Water Walk raises money for Karagwe, Tanzania
- WVU Board approves purchase of Augusta apartment complex, reviews 2012 budget outlook
- MEET THE GRADUATES: First-generation, international student finds home at WVU
- Representatives from WVU on U.S. trade mission to Indonesia, Vietnam
- WVU student awarded Alpha Lambda Delta fellowship
- WVU to present 'Guys and Dolls' at CAC, April 14-17
- Student Government Association postpones announcement of election results
April
7th
- Statement by WVU Student Government Association Elections Chair
- WVU National Pan-Hellenic Council holds annual step show competition
- Vote for the 2011 WVU Official Fan Shirt
April
6th
- WVU College of Law to formally kick off Child & Family Law Clinic
- National Academy of Sciences awards Environmental Research Center grant to reduce environmental impacts of highway projects
- WELL WVU hosts Pathways to Resilience workshop for healthcare professionals
- WVU math professor creates models to better understand how people are linked together on Web
- WVU researchers join ARIES consortium of academic and industry to study environmental impacts of Appalachia energy resources
- WVU recognizes six faculty members for outstanding teaching
- Holocaust victims to be remembered at WVU ceremony
- WVU Women Against Rape announces events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- WVU invites community to vote on official 2011 Fan Shirt
- WVU Woodsmen to host championship
- Dr. Maya Angelou to speak at WVU Creative Arts Center on April 29
- Thirty Seconds to Mars and Cee Lo Green to perform at WVU Coliseum on April 26
April
5th
- WVU Ph.D. student receives grant to study connection between smoking and social capital
- WVU Health Sciences students to discuss impact of reform
- CIA employee, influential policy analyst during Cold War to be recognized with WVU Eberly College Alumni Recognition Award
- WVU Native American Studies' elder-in-residence to give public lecture
- Alpha Natural Resources contributes $300K to WVU to assist energy research
- WVU Eberly College and Department of History present first Rush D. Holt Lecture
- Two WVU Art & Design alumni to lecture April 7 at the CAC
- Mollohan, McLaughlin named recipients of WVU's first Kilgore awards for promotion of science
- WVU New Music Concert will feature world premieres of new works by music students
- WVU Choral program presents 'Spring Serenade' April 10
- WVU Faculty Piano Quartet to present concert April 7
- WVU to Host ASCE Virginias' Conference; Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge competition highlight events on tap
- WVU shows film inspired by Chinese literature
- WVU Office of the Registrar opens satellite office on Health Sciences campus
- Linda Burdette-Good Retires
April
4th
- National Science Foundation recognizes WVU alum, BOG member Charles Vest for public service in science and technology
- WVU College of Law West Virginia Sesquicentennial Symposium: Celebrating Entrepreneurship
- WVU chemistry team takes first out of 2,000 applicants
- WVU celebrates top faculty, staff and students during Week of Honors
- WVU takes lead to establish workgroup focused on aging education needs
- Fusion Party, Pirate Party vie for the 2011-2012 Student Government Association positions
- Your Passion-Your University-Your Gift; WVU Foundation's Campus Campaign under way
- Homeland Security Programs at WVU to assess safety perceptions of the WVU campus community
- WVU researchers receive Milsoft grant to improve utility distribution system
- Heart Walk raises funds in memory of WVU students who have died
- WVU researcher uses DNA in feathers to count eagles
- New IMC conference at WVU addresses latest trends, ideas
April
1st