Archives for August 2015
August
31st
- College of Education and Human Services' Center for Democracy and Citizenship Education to Present 'Anne Frank: A History For Today'
- WVU Mortar Board chapter receives national award
- College of Creative Arts Events Digest: Week of Aug. 31
- WVU chapter of Hispanic honorary society wins national honor
August
28th
- University College and Honors College announce department changes
- Additional WVU testing confirms acceptable levels of radioactivity in drinking water at Clyde Mine
- Filmmakers bring unique environmental activism to WVU
- Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at the Metropolitan Theatre on Oct. 29
- Next phase of WVU Evansdale redevelopment adds short-term parking
August
27th
- WVU experts available to offer commentary on Virginia shooting
- Alumna Kim Weaver named to WVU Board of Governors; Flaherty, Alvarez reappointed
- College of Education and Human Services to honor 2015 Hall of Fame recipients Oct. 2
- Best-Selling Author Max Brooks Kicks-Off Festival of Ideas
- New WVU partnership with Spanish educational institutions to produce high-quality, bilingual textbooks
- Electronic installation artist to speak & display work at WVU
August
26th
- Eighth Annual Perry G. Fine, M.D. Pain Lecture Series
- Inaugural WVU Jackson's Mill disc golf tournament slated for August
- WVU psychology professor named distinguished mentor in gerontology
- WVU Career Services Center puts twist on tailgating
- WVU psychology department sleep research lab to host 2nd annual Pajama 5k Fun Run/Walk November 1
- 85th Annual West Virginia Livestock Roundup to kick off this September
- WVU Marching Band begins season with a "first," begins new University tradition
- Art Museum Opening Party, Family & Community Day scheduled for this weekend
- Roger Crum to lecture on Renaissance Florence during Art Museum opening week
- Six WVU students earn Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
- WVU names four finalists to become the 2015 Ultimate Mountaineer Fan
August
25th
- WVU implements 'Jamie's Law' to increase suicide prevention awareness
- Art Museum of WVU officially dedicated; ready to inspire students and community through 3,000 works of art
- Executive director of admissions and recruitment named WVU's associate vice president for enrollment management
- Former WVU pharmacy dean awarded emeritus status
- WVU scientist appointed to NASA committee
August
24th
- CAC events digest: August 24-31, 2015
- WVU Academic Resource Centers to host 'grand re-opening' tonight
- Art Museum of WVU opens its doors to public
- Couple supports graduate education at WVU
- WVU Reed College of Media professors receive awards from top industry professionals
- WVU cuts through red tape, launches Bureaucracy Busters website
August
22nd
- Mon Power completes repairs on Evansdale Campus; service restored (UPDATE)
- WVU plans Friday bell-ringing ceremony
- WVU English professor, "Writer's Almanac" poet to read works
August
21st
- Downtown farmers market returns to campus
- WVU programs receive international awards for outstanding visual storytelling
- WVU groundbreaking solar energy research published in Nature Photonics
- NIOSH renews funding of WVU occupational health and safety training
- Under the Lights: incoming students welcomed to WVU at football stadium as part of new 'Saturday Night Lights' tradition
- Youths learn life skills at 4-H judging competitions
August
20th
- Brigadier general creates scholarship to attract top history students
- Milan Puskar Stadium renovations under way
- Engineering fraternity chapter formed at WVU
- Alumni couple leaves $1 million gift to WVU for student scholarships, research
- West Virginia high school students can "Meet WVU" this fall
- Welcome Week still going strong with a variety of events
- WVU College of Law names three new associate deans
- WVU Police to host driving simulators to encourage safety awareness
- President Gee welcomes families, freshmen to WVU on move-in day (VIDEO)
August
19th
- Iowa Museum Director Sean O'Harrow to lecture during Art Museum opening week
- WVU conference seeks start-up or commercially promising projects in energy, environmental and economic development
- About 1,000 WVU students spend Welcome Week giving back to new home
- WVU's Barth tests next step in innovative bridge technology
- Many 4-H members in Doddridge County raise animals to fund college education
August
18th
- WVU engineering students spend summer seeking opportunities
- WVU plasma physicist awarded AGU James B. Macelwane Medal
- Former students, friends present memorial concert for Christine Kefferstan
- WVU expert offers commentary on significance of craft brewing industry in West Virginia
- Acclaimed New York rapper A$AP Rocky will perform at the WVU Coliseum Sept. 18
August
17th
- Marsh names Ramsey chief collaboration officer for WVU Health Sciences
- College of Creative Arts Events Digest: Week of Aug. 17
- WVU Police seek help identifying two suspected of arson
- WVU and Marshall partner for three-year $1.5 million health care and research funding program
- WVU Fire Service Extension reminds students to check smoke detectors this semester
- Alum honors mentor with gift to WVU's Kidder trust
- WVU urban forester earns early-career honor
- Local fairs, festivals boost economic impact on communities, WVU experts say
August
16th
August
14th
- WVU professor wins national faculty advising award for psychology honorary Psi Chi
- WVU's Bourlai named subject matter expert for defense organization
- MAE graduate student wins NASA design competition
August
13th
- WVU is being invaded by zombies in new 'common read' assignment for freshmen
- Two elected to WVU Foundation board
- WVU's University Park celebrates grand opening
- Alumni chapter to host annual 'Countdown to Kickoff'
August
12th
- University Avenue and Third Street Intersection Project to Begin 24-Hour Construction; WVU asks for patience during move-in
- The Art Museum of WVU launches How and Nosm mural
- WVU opens Confucius Institute to promote Chinese language, culture and business in state
- WVU grad students earn poultry science honors
- In with the new: WVU students kick off semester with inaugural Welcome Week events
- Meet the WVU College of Law Class of 2018
- Orlikoff named Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in College of Education and Human Services
August
11th
- WVU alumna mentors next generation of female engineers
- Mountaineer spirit takes center stage in the WVU Building at the State Fair
- WVU Student Government holds leadership retreat, offers day of service
- WVU FallFest 2015 lineup set for Sunday, August 16
- 'Saturday Snapshots' brings WVU Football archives to life
- WVU Press forming new book series on 'Energy and Society'
- WVU launches new craft beer certificate program
August
10th
- Women's basketball team leaves London for Spain
- WVU is looking for the next Ultimate Mountaineer Fan through social media competition
- In the spirit of service: 1,000 WVU students begin college by giving back to new community
August
7th
- WVU's BrickStreet Center funds new grants for start-up businesses in West Virginia
- Mountaineer Card Office launches off-campus use for Mountie Bounty plan
- Mountaineers arrive in London
- WVU's Yang studying advances in next-generation stem cell culture technologies
- WVU Extension expert suggests adding a balanced breakfast to back-to-school lists
- Greg Bowman, dean of West Virginia University College of Law, to lead screening committee for new dean of College of Business and Economics
- WVU's re-imagined Welcome Week takes aim at transforming student culture
August
6th
- Art Museum of WVU receives first funding for educational programming
- Painkiller epidemic panel discussion to highlight launch of WVU journalism professor's new book
August
5th
- Bahamas trip has many benefits
- WVU Children's Hospital is headed to the Rose Parade
- Early Bird registration for West Virginia Brownfields Conference ends August 14
August
4th
- WVU students join Young Innovators program
- Learn organic ag practices at WVU field day Aug. 13
- WVU will use $9.65 million NSF grant to build science and engineering infrastructure that will benefit West Virginia
August
3rd
- WVU faculty member attends minority leadership institute
- Herbst named to chair of mining engineering at WVU
- WVU mining professor wins prestigious award from Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Summer Send-Off events welcome all WVU students and families
- SHRM Learning System course offered in fall through WVU Center for Executive Education
- WVU School of Nursing dean appointed to serve on state board