Archives for October 2015
October
30th
- WVU senior Novotny advances as finalist in Rhodes Scholarship selection process
- WVU Center for Women's Gender Studies hosts Fireside Chat showcasing West Virginia Women Songwriters
- College of Creative Arts events digest: Nov. 2 - 8, 2015
- World music concert takes audience from Indonesia to Appalachia
- Mountain State Business Index holds steady in October; outlook sluggish for early 2016
- Don Knotts biographer to speak about Knotts and research process
October
29th
- Harvard law professor to discuss higher education reform in WVU College of Law lecture
- WVU's LaunchLab receives $150K donation from Huntington Bank
- WVU-UTV Solar Decathlon team reflects on competition
October
28th
- Alum returns to WVU with "Ragtime"
- Visiting scholar to speak on Indian theater at WVU
- National labor union AFL-CIO to feature WVU historians as part of IDEAS@WORK series Oct. 30
- No. 2 WVU outright Big 12 women's soccer champion
- Betty Puskar: 30 years since breast cancer
- WVU professor's creative work recognized as "distinguished, notable"
- WVU jazz ensembles offer free concert at the Met
October
27th
- WVU grad student earns prestigious DOJ fellowship
- West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition kicks off with 209 entries
October
26th
- Campaign strategist for President Obama, Hillary Clinton to speak at WVU
- Opera star returns to WVU for master class
- West Virginia Symphony Orchestra announces WVU series
- Lions' gift advances research at WVU Eye Institute
- WVU mining students earn top honors at regional conferences
- Musicology students dig into 20th and 21st century music at WVU
- Noted philosopher, bioethicist to discuss human genetics, genetic enhancement at WVU Applied Ethics Day November 5
- WVU's Liu to receive prestigious award for materials development
- WVU Student Life VP Schafer to participate in national Summit on Greek Life
- WVU 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit cancer research
- Mountaineer Week 2015 to celebrate Appalachian dance
- WVU English professor works as linguistic consultant for HBO miniseries
October
23rd
- Tracey Beckley named executive director of Teaching and Learning Commons
- WVU political science professor to help observe Ukrainian local elections
- WVU to host annual meeting of Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Physical Society Oct. 23-25
- College of Creative Arts Events Digest Week of Oct. 26
- Team from Wheeling Catholic Central High School wins 28th annual WVU Pumpkin Drop
- WVU's College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences to honor 2015 Hall of Fame and outstanding alumnus inductees
- WVU College of Law Fisher Lecture to address copyrighting engineered DNA
October
22nd
- WVU Festival of Ideas lecture to discuss healthy brain aging
- New WVU music scholarship empowers perseverance
- Don Nehlen to speak on motivation, team building Oct. 28 at Erickson Alumni Center
October
21st
- WVU Tau Beta Pi chapter to host fundraiser for pancreatic cancer in honor of alumnus Vest
- WVU to make fifth-straight Robo-Ops Challenge appearance
- WVU Master of Public Administration program receives seven-year reaccreditation
- WVU team wins Race to the Case competition at University of Pittsburgh
- PRT schedule changes to support ongoing testing
- Cultural studies scholar Michael B�rub� will deliver Festival of Ideas Lecture on Oct. 27
- Exhibition by graphic designer Jen Mussari opens Oct. 26 at Mesaros Galleries
- WVU sculptors explore prosthetics
- Student volunteer projects set for Saturday's `Make a Difference Day'
- WVU drummers take part in expo
October
20th
- Monongalia County fathers and youths invited to reconnect at "iFather" programs
- WVU students attend College of Media-sponsored hackathon at USC Annenberg
- WVU College of Law offering a free seminar for entrepreneurs
October
19th
- West Virginia University endorses two seniors for Rhodes Scholarship
- 'Student Athletes Speak Out' to be held Thursday, Oct. 22 at WVU Coliseum
- WVU Pumpkin Drop to be held Oct. 23
- Juried exhibition of WVU student work opens Nov. 2
- Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center launches BAD Buildings program website and toolkit
- Five new faculty join Department of Sociology and Anthropology this Fall ahead of doctoral program launch
- WVU B&E Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes alumnus, TV personality, entrepreneur Mark Bowe on Nov. 4
- College of Creative Arts Events Digest Week of Oct. 19
October
16th
- Statewide limerick competition to honor former professor, challenge young poets
- WVU's 'State of Minds' Campaign nears $920 million
- WVU business school to induct three into state's Business Hall of Fame November 5
October
15th
- 2015 WVU Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer candidates announced
- WVU TransTech Energy Business Development Conference on Nov. 5-6 promotes start-up companies in energy, manufacturing and sustainability
- Art Up Close! Public invited to view Blanche Lazzell mural depicting Morgantown
- WVU shares bluegrass music with Clay County
- Comedy duo joins PSO for musical salute to Halloween
- WWVU-FM wins multiple college radio station awards
October
14th
- National tour of 'Ragtime' makes a stop at the WVU CAC on Nov. 4
- WVU Tax Schools to help professionals gain knowledge to pay forward
- WVU Davis College professor named editor of park and recreation journal
- WVU Davis College student earns national scholarship for land reclamation efforts
- WVU's United Way campaign hits halfway point
October
13th
- WVU to host Big 12 Directors and Housing Operations Conference
- Future Mountaineer families 'Discover WVU' Oct. 17, 24
- VIDEO: WVU system connects with community at Beckley Campus Kickoff
- Haunted Hoops slated for October 31
- WVU researcher part of new National Center for Borders, Trade and Immigration
- Project Me: WVU student, track star uses talent, passion for musical expression to inspire others
October
12th
- WV STEPS simulation center dedication ceremony celebrates expansion, honors donors
- Three engineering students attend Grand Challenges Summit in Beijing
- Student pulsar search program expands nationwide thanks to NSF grant to WVU and NRAO
October
11th
- Innovative technology brings virtual care to patients with chronic illnesses
- College of Creative Arts events digest: week of Oct. 12
- WVU Division of Student Life announces 2015 Hall of Fame, Outstanding Achievement Award inductees
October
10th
October
9th
- It's cider and stories during WVU Extension's annual Storytelling Festival at Jackson's Mill
- WVU Press to publish new book series 'Sounding Appalachia'
- WVU Extension Service sheds light on state's impoverished workers with poverty simulations
- Siemens CEO to speak at WVU Festival of Ideas
- WVU research shows global economic freedom up slightly, US ranks 16th among 157 countries
- Donors give more than $200K to purchase new uniforms for WVU Marching Band
- A new WVU study asks: How can universities prevent students' math anxiety from derailing STEM-career plans?
- WVU art scholars to co-sponsor conference
- WVU presents 'Kiss Me Kate' October 22 – 25
October
8th
- A Homecoming: WVU grad returning home to lead WVU Alumni Association
- WVU Center for Women's and Gender Studies founding director establishes Harriet E. Lyon endowed professorship
- WVU a sponsor of National Academies forum on shale gas resources
- WVU Reed College of Media honors outstanding alumni
October
7th
- Fan experience our first priority
- WVU College of Law named a 'Best Value' law school
- Exhibit by Pittsburgh printmaker John Pe�a opens at WVU Creative Arts Center Oct. 15
- WVU faculty, students place in international competition
- WVU music scholars to record in historic Parisian church
- Interdisciplinary graduate research to be presented at WVU
October
6th
- Special 'Gee Mail' delivery to parents: Ten questions to ask your college student
- Downtown Campus Library to host 'World War Z' cosplay and reading event
- Craig Ferguson brings his New Deal Tour to WVU CAC Oct. 26
- 2015-16 University Toyota University Arts Series season announced
- WVU names associate dean of students, director of Greek Life to lead `transformative change'
October
5th
- WVU sets audition dates for College of Creative Arts
- WVU to host inaugural Safety Management Symposium
- WVU School of Social Work offers professional and community education workshops
- Bold ideas, hope, outreach shape the gospel of WVU, President Gee affirms in annual address
- WVU Athletic Director Shane Lyons honored as 2015 Homecoming Parade grand marshal; WVU Alumni Association names annual Homecoming award honorees
- WVU Extension expert offers safety advice during National Fire Prevention Week
- Beckley Area Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for Oct. 15 at Tamarack
- Joe Seiaman appointed to interim executive director of academic advising and student success
- College of Creative Arts events digest: week of Oct. 5
October
2nd
- Noted art critic to speak at WVU
- WVU Reed College of Media's 'Stream Lab' to launch water sensors Monday
- WVU experts available to discuss safety, response and resources in wake of Oregon campus shooting
- Student receives WVU veteran scholarship
- WVU releases two books by Sen. Robert C. Byrd's former speechwriter�
- WVU offering online courses for high school students
- WVU to break ground on new equine facility Oct. 2
- Nationally recognized plant geneticist to visit WVU Oct. 9
- Voting begins Oct. 6 for 2015 Homecoming King and Queen
October
1st
- Seven additional WVU faculty members awarded Big 12 research grants
- WVU to receive continued funding for McNair Scholars program
- WVU fans across the world will celebrate Mountaineer Nation Day on Saturday
- West Virginia economic forecast: sluggish job growth in near term changing to moderate growth through 2020
- Mountaineer Parents Club ready to welcome WVU families to annual Fall Family Weekend with host of new events
- WVU formally dedicates new Advanced Engineering Research Building
- Online Learning Consortium says WVU's IMC 'Outstanding Online Program'
- WVU Libraries receives�third�grant to digitize historical newspapers