Archives for September 2015

• WVU arts and humanities set the course for the future; yearlong celebration highlights achievements and impact
• WVU to receive Nick Rahall congressional collection, celebration planned Oct. 3 at WVU Beckley
• US Court of Appeals to hear arguments at West Virginia University
• Campaign, expert panel to raise awareness of Syrian refugee crisis
• WVU hosts third Viola Day Oct. 10
• West Virginia 4-H invites youths to 'join the club' during National 4-H Week
• Tent City returns for WVU Homecoming
• WVU alum to speak on change in keyboard careers
• WVU Research Center on Violence to conduct student survey on campus climate
• WVU hosts NEH grants workshop Oct. 22 and 23
• Native American Studies celebrates 23rd anniversary of Peace Tree Ceremony
• WVU to host activities in Berkeley County for Manufacturing Day
• Harvard University economist to speak at WVU College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series Oct. 7
• WVU national TV spot captures spirit of 'Mountaineers Go First'

• Learning more about Anja "Red" Martin
• WVU multidisciplinary studies students apply classroom skills to real-world problems
• From the CAC to the Cathedral: WVU alumna honored with lead cantor role in papal mass
• Finalists for dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will visit WVU campus in October

• Arts and humanities take center stage as WVU celebrates 50th anniversary of NEA and NEH; leadership hosts two-day commemoration event
• WVU plans bell-ringing ceremony for Oct. 2
• Mountain State Business Index continues 2015 fall with slight drop in September
• WVU business school responds to global demand for data analytics with new programs
• WVU College of Business and Economics establishes Young Professional Network to engage young alumni
• Study abroad trip creates opportunity for WVU theatre students to grow culturally, professionally
• WVU earns renewed funding to operate state's Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• WVU Police seek help identifying two suspects
• Gee to expound on outreach efforts, academic initiatives during annual State of the University address
• College of Creative Arts events digest: Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

• Brad Paisley surprises fans with performance at WVU football game

• WVU School of Medicine names Farnsworth Chair in Educational Psychiatry
• WVU Tech and WVU to host Beckley Campus Kickoff Oct. 3
• WVU Board approves new business degree that meets emerging in-demand 'big data' field
• WVU's Steve Douglas receives Most Loyal Mountaineer Spirit Award; special campaign launched in his honor
• E.E. Austin & Son Completes OSHA Challenge Program through WVU Extension Service
• Art educator conference headed to WVU
• WVU Extension Service offers natural gas pipeline educational programs
• Amernet String Quartet sets busy schedule at WVU
• WVU community encouraged to take part in National Good Neighbor Day

• WVU's 2015 Diversity Week to feature important events and conversations emphasizing messages of acceptance, tolerance
• WVU study found elevated levels of emissions from Volkswagen vehicles
• WVU to hold Graduate and Professional School Fair on Oct. 22

• WVU communication studies teams up with national portfolio company to boost students' job prospects
• New WVU scholarship will help honors music students
• West Virginia not selected as site for presidential or vice presidential debate
• Taylor County sweeps WVU Extension Service's Summer Steps walking challenge
• Two WVU Law students to argue case before the Seventh Circuit court in Chicago
• WVU's second annual PIA Benefit Concert set for Thursday
• WVU Journalism professor to debut book about sex work and the law
• Four to be inducted into WVU business school's Roll of Distinguished Alumni

• Gee, Lyons encourage fans to be respectful, courteous – but be loud and proud
• WVU health sciences schools keeping seniors healthy and active
• WVU saxophonist releases CD of Soviet music
• WVU Wind Symphony features alum's composition
• WVU alumnus Niccolo Campriani targets victory
• WELLWVU promotes non-violent culture through 'Green Dot' training
• Visiting scholar to open "The Book of Kells" for WVU
• Together, West Virginia healthcare providers work to solve state's health needs

• WVU engineering students honored on Capitol Hill for historic victory in NASA robotics competition
• The Research Center on Violence at WVU to work on West Virginia's first victimization study
• WVU's O'Dell balances life of actress and educator
• WVU flautist plays her way to national scholarship
• WVU to host 130 employers at the Statler College Career Fair; students and alumni encouraged to attend
• Furbee named interim general counsel at WVU
• New WVU center will focus on coaching, training and research
• Mountaineer Parents Club invites WVU families to Fall Family Weekend Oct. 2-4
• College of Creative Arts Events Digest: Sept. 21 - 25, 2015

• WVU hosts Jackson Distinguished Lecture Series
• Family responds with scholarly act after tragedy struck in 2011
• Getting dirty: WVU student places seventh at international soils contest
• WVU Extension Service's Women in Agriculture Conference equips female farmers with tools for fruitful farm enterprises
• WVU Libraries receives grant to improve student veteran resources
• WVU professor receives funding from U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Symphony Orchestra offers free admission to WVU students
• Webinars scheduled for WVU Early College Program
• WVU/UTV solar house set to ship to California
• WVU announces 2015 Homecoming court; voting begins Oct. 6

• Alumnus Gregory Babe named to WVU Board of Governors
• WVU Greeks gear up for fall recruitment; new rules and policies implemented to initiate culture change
• Gift to aid vision research at WVU Eye Institute
• High school students can 'Meet WVU' this fall
• WVU to host 28th annual Women of Color Luncheon
• WVU partners with Jessica Lynch to benefit WVU Medicine Children's

• WVU obesity and physical activity authority to serve on President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
• WVU alum to discuss music industry
• Fourth class of Ruby Fellows named to receive graduate research funding at WVU
• WVU epidemiologist featured in JAMA Psychiatry, says suicide and death from intentional self-injury is greatly underestimated in US
• Transforming lives through communication: WVU students make big impact at Camp Gizmo
• WVU expert recommends testing soil now for a productive growing season next year
• WVU Extension program challenges people to 'rethink' their drink
• WVU Davis College to host Fall Festival Oct. 3
• WVU's series of economic forecast events begins Oct. 1 with Statewide Economic Outlook Conference
• Project Me: WVU Honors College student digs into the wild side of research

• WVU expands partnership with National Guard; provides counter-terrorism training
• WVU's annual Clery Report is available
• 20 seasons of women's soccer memories
• WVU Medicine to Host 41st Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference
• McGuane Foundation establishes five endowed scholarships at WVU with $1.6 million gift

• WVU sculptor to speak on his inspirations and techniques
• DirectTV senior vice president to deliver Gochenour Lecture at WVU
• WVU's United Way campaign kicks off with $300,000 goal

• WVU, festival share love of jazz
• WVU costume designer named Mabel Devries Tanner Professor
• WVU College of Law to host voting rights discussion for Constitution Day
• WVU student selected as finalist in student astronaut competition
• Murray Energy executive to deliver Poundstone Lecture at WVU
• Country guitarist to hold master class at WVU
• In 'Cannot Stay,' WVU English professor goes off the beaten path to experience new cultures

• New WVU Press author's book launches with a stage performance by The New Short Fiction Series, L.A.'s longest running spoken word series
• WVU Libraries to host 'fractured spaces' photograph exhibit
• Lyons Announces the Return of the "Backyard Brawl"
• Smithsonian preservation officer to speak on threatened cultural treasures
• Alum to discuss music education advocacy at WVU
• WVU art historian named J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professor
• WVU dance scholar builds global ties
• WVU among top 100 public universities, WVU Tech Engineering program #58 in U.S. News rankings
• Harrison County to launch "Last to First Together"

• WVU charges students to participate in 'Day to Serve' campaign to promote service
• WVU presents 'The Clean House' by Sarah Ruhl, September 25 – October 4
• Three undergraduate students awarded Daniel Boardman Purinton Philosophy Scholarship
• WVU, local law enforcement to host 'Conversations with Cops' Sept. 10
• WVU Extension Service videos offer insight into tourism development across the state

• Healthcare navigators program at WVU to continue
• WVU School of Music to host day-long trombone seminar for high school students
• From Mongolia to outer space, and in between, latest Benedum Scholars present lectures
• WVU plans Friday bell-ringing ceremony Friday, Sept. 11
• WVU offers student screening, discussion of `The Hunting Ground'
• WVU's Statler College ranked 15th in nation for value
• WVU to celebrate Mountaineer Nation Day Oct. 3

• WVU sophomore awarded prestigious geography scholarship
• WVU Debate Team to travel the state in new debate series
• Bassist visits WVU for master class, recital
• WVU ROTC students to hold 24-hour vigil in remembrance of 9/11 victims
• College of Creative Arts Events Digest: Week of Sept. 7

• WVU alumnus Steven Saab named 2015 Ultimate Mountaineer Fan
• WVU Student Life relocates Student LOT, reminds students to play smart
• #RespectfulMountaineer drives culture change through encouraging respectful student behavior, service
• Visiting law professor at WVU to discuss human trafficking
• Leading stem cell biologist, David Scadden, M.D., to speak at WVU Health Sciences
• National student housing company executive, B&E alumnus kicks off Distinguished Speaker Series Sept. 21

• Thirty years later, Mountaineers tee off
• WVU Medicine cancer survivors, healthcare providers celebrate life
• WVU scientist appointed to NASA committee
• WVU alumnus finds calling as space news reporter
• WVU Engineers Without Borders begins development project in Dominican Republic
• Graphic design alum to visit WVU
• WVU to participate in international study of plant sex chromosome evolution
• WVU Canady Symphony Series opens with piano phenom
• WVU students discover six pulsars using Green Bank Telescope

• WVU panel discussion and workshop to examine how media professionals shape our perception of race and culture in America
• Rebuilding Harpers Ferry: WVU lends support, expertise to historic town

• WVU collaborates with West Virginia Department of Education to evaluate state K-12 education standards
• WVU Beckley will become home to WVU Tech in 2017, WVU Board decides