At age 22, Keenan Coley, who earned his master’s degree in sports management this year, has been hired as the head basketball coach at Oxford Preparatory School in North Carolina.
Colleges
The College of Applied Human Sciences Coaching and Performance Science undergraduate program has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education.
Alumni recently donated 130 new and gently used professional clothing items to kickstart the creation of a career closet available to students this fall in the Agricultural Sciences Building, Room G216.
Brandon Liller, a nontraditional, first-generation college student from Keyser, was asked by WVU Potomac State College President Jerry Wallace to serve as the keynote speaker during the 2025 Commencement ceremony.
Ashish Nimbarte, chair of industrial and management systems in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been named a 2025 fellow by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering for his contributions to education, research and innovation.
In June 2025, the post-graduation job placement rate for students in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics reached 78.1% — an all-time high — following 10 consecutive years of growth.