The First-Year Seminar Advisory Council, at the direction of the Office of the Provost, has named Franny Perez-Ramirez, graduate teaching assistant for the Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success, as the recipient of the inaugural First-Year Seminar Instructor of the Year Award.
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Tony Michael, director of family and community development for WVU Extension, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Neil S. Bucklew Social Justice Award.
Five University faculty members and one graduate student are the recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Provost, the award serves to recognize and reward faculty and graduate students who encourage and support undergraduates in making an original intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline.
Each spring, West Virginia University recognizes selected faculty members for their exceptional and innovative teaching. This year, the 2025 WVU Foundation Awards for Outstanding Teaching honor Thomas Devine and Vicki Sealey.
Ten doctoral students will compete at 6 p.m. tomorrow (April 10) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms as faculty and staff members judge for first, second and third place winners. The WVU community is also invited to attend and vote for the People’s Choice Award.
“This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep: Notes from the Appalachian Prison Book Project,” which highlights the crucial work done by the Appalachian Prison Book Project and was published by the WVU Press, was recently selected by the Appalachian Studies Association for the 2024 Weatherford Award in Nonfiction.