As a first-generation college student at age 61, Mary Wood’s journey has been filled with challenges and triumphs — leading to her recognition at WVU Potomac State College for her outstanding work ethic, kindness and positive attitude.
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Through WVU Online, Nick Sano-Franchini, program manager and senior academic advisor for Multidisciplinary Studies Programs at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, supports students as they design their own academic paths.
Initiated and established in 1993 to acknowledge Betty Livengood’s lifelong commitment to education and love of teaching, the historical scholarship has now been formally recognized by the WVU Foundation as an established scholarship, supported by the Livengood family’s commitment to ensure it continues in perpetuity.
WVU Tech Summer Visit Day will give prospective students and families an opportunity to see campus firsthand, learn more about the admissions process and get answers to their questions about college life from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1.
Prizewinning poets Joy Priest and Ashley Blooms, English professor and author Mark Brazaitis, and two members of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, will read their work as part of the 2025 West Virginia Writers’ Workshop at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (July 17) in 130 Colson Hall, Room 130.
The College of Applied Human Sciences has named three faculty members to endowed professorships in recognition of their outstanding contributions to teaching, research and service.