When Frank Fumich stood atop Mount Everest after sunrise on May 22, he wasn’t only reaching the world’s highest point — he was completing a journey years in the making.
Announcements
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Mountaineer Card-related services briefly unavailable July 1
Mountaineer Card-related services, including the MyMountaineerCard website and Mountie Bounty transactions, will be unavailable from 5 to 7 a.m. July 1 for important security updates.
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Reminders issued for international travel registration
All faculty or staff who are traveling internationally for a University-related purpose or taking University-owned equipment or personal equipment with University programs — including email — abroad on personal travel must register their travel.
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WVU releases Dean’s, President’s and graduate lists for Spring 2026
A total of 7,361 students earned honors during the spring semester and the final total graduate number for Spring 2026 topped 4,000.
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Updates issued for WVU parking citation fees and some parking costs
Effective July 1, the WVU Parking Management team will make adjustments to parking citation fee structures and some campus parking costs.
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New visual tracker in IT Purchase Request process shows status of all required approvals
The visual tracker saves time for customers who no longer need to inquire about the status of their pending request.
Events
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Sign up for National Writing Project at WVU teacher’s day of poetry in July
The National Writing Project at WVU and the School of Education and Counseling are hosting a teacher’s day of poetry featuring West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman on July 23 at the Mountainlair.
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Retirement celebration planned for Adele Siba
The WVU community is invited to a celebration honoring Adele Siba, assistant director of the Admissions Outreach and Engagement Office, who is retiring after 37 years of dedicated service to WVU. The drop-in celebration will be held from 3-5 p.m. June 29 in the Visitors Center at One Waterfront Place.
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LaunchLab offering summer sessions for those with big ideas
The Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, is hosting drop-in startup support sessions from noon to 1 p.m. every Tuesday through Aug. 4 at Evansdale Crossing, Suite 413.
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Farewell celebration planned for Sheena Murphy
The WVU community is invited to celebrate and thank Sheena Murphy for her more than 10 years of service as associate vice president for research development from 3-5 p.m. Thursday (June 18) at Black Bear Burritos.
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CCAM to host Morgantown Municipal Band Independence Day Concert
In celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday, the College of Creative Arts and Media will host the Morgantown Municipal Band’s Independence Day Concert at 11 a.m. July 4 in front of the Canady Creative Arts Center.
