Nearly 30 years after longtime WVU supporter Patricia Bright was first introduced to the artwork of renowned American modernist Blanche Lazzell, she and husband William Bright are helping to bring the Mountain State native’s work home to Morgantown with a gift to the College of Creative Arts.
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West Virginia Public Theatre, in partnership with the College of Creative Arts, will bring “The Mountaintop” to the Canady Creative Arts Center Thursday through Sunday (June 8-11). This stunning drama is a fictional retelling of the last night of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s life.
Fill your summer with music by joining the following academies and ensembles taking place at the Canady Creative Arts Center, home of the College of Creative Arts.
Each year, the Reed College of Media seeks nominations and presents alumni awards, which include recognition for philanthropic support, service to the College and high-level success within the first 10 years after graduation. The 2022–23 awardees are Samme Gee, Chad Hyett and Morgan Allison.
The Reed College of Media’s three student-produced newscasts — “WVU News,” “West Virginia Today” and “Mountaineer Playbook” — have received Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards, including four first-place recognitions for advancement to the national competition.
From June 25-30, high school students will stay on the Beckley Campus to attend STEM classes, conduct experiments and explore careers with support from WVU Institute of Technology faculty.