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Professor helping student.  

The Nicholas Evans Award Committee is now taking nominations for the Nicholas Evans Excellence in Advising Award (given in honor of Nicholas Evans, a lifelong proponent and exemplar of undergraduate advising at WVU). This award recognizes exceptional advising and mentoring provided by both faculty and professional advisers at WVU.

Mountainlair steps  

WVUp All Night's annual "Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars Competition" is set for March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair. A few spots remain for faculty, staff and students to dance in the competition.

International flags  

David Smith, executive director of the Intensive English Program, will take on the additional role of International Student Advocate in the Office of Global Affairs. As International Student Advocate David will be handling issues, concerns, and general advocacy for the interests of international students on campus.

Public Service Award recipients  

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named three recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Public Service Award: Department of Physics and Astronomy Professor Paul Cassak, Associate Professor of Clinical Child Psychology Amy Herschell and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy Amy Keesee.

Robert Reynolds  

Robert L. Reynolds, president and CEO of Great-West Financial and Putnam Investments, will add best-selling author to his credentials when he returns to his alma mater later this month. Reynolds is author of the USA Today Bestseller From Here to Security: How Workplace Savings Can Keep America’s Promise returns to West Virginia University on Jan. 19 to talk about the future of investments and retirement in the United States as part of the 2018 B&E Distinguished Speaker Series.