Archives for August 2015

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Re-imagined Welcome Week embraces 5,000 new WVU students, reinforces 'work smart, play smart' culture for all

• 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

• 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'

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Art Museum of WVU receives first funding for educational programming
• Painkiller epidemic panel discussion to highlight launch of WVU journalism professor's new book

• 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

• 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

• 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