The University’s Board of Governors has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend WVU BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.8 — Travel. The proposed amendments remove the requirement for booking travel through a University-contracted travel management company.
Announcements
The Nov. 29 paycheck will be the third paycheck in November and will be considered a “deduction holiday pay” for 12-month benefits-eligible employees. Benefit deductions will not be withheld, however, mandatory taxes and retirement deductions will be withheld.
The City of Morgantown is announcing the continuation of the Morgantown Police Department’s Safe Streets Initiative. What originally started as an effort to connect citizens to help has evolved into what officials consider a welcomed focus on public safety that increases law enforcement visibility and reduces petty crime in the downtown area, according to MPD.
William J. “Will” Green, a senior executive with nearly 20 years of experience in both health care and higher education fundraising at Rutgers, Villanova and Penn, has been chosen as the new senior vice president of development and chief development officer for the WVU Foundation. He will begin his new position Jan. 6.
Last week, Apple released a new, additional update for Sequoia (version 15.1.1) which will also be pushed to all WVU-owned or -managed computers at this time. All WVU Mac users, including those who have already updated to macOS Sequoia, can expect to see a notification to upgrade to the latest version for enhanced security updates. The update must be installed by Friday, Dec. 6.
Record-breaking donor support is empowering West Virginia University to advance education, health care and prosperity near and far. In a presentation to the Board of Governors during its regular meeting Friday (Nov. 22), WVU Foundation President and CEO Cindi Roth detailed the impact of new gifts and pledges totaling more than $282 million in fiscal year 2024.