A graduate assistantship position with the WVU Athletics Department propelled Ray Booker, a 2021 sport management graduate, to transition as a student to launching his professional career in the sports field. Booker serves as the stadium and game operations coordinator for the College Football Playoff postseason event that determines college football’s national championship.
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Leighann Sainato, who graduated in 2019 with a master’s degree in sport management, is the new West Virginia Black Bears general manager. As the second general manager in the team's history, Sainato oversees a broad range of responsibilities, from budgeting and team travel arrangements to sales and marketing.
Celebrate the WVU Community Music Program 60th birthday with the Morgantown Community Orchestra March 27 at 3 p.m., in the Antoinette Falbo Theatre of the Canady Creative Arts Center.
The WVU College of Law will host an online auction to support students who work in public interest law. The Public Interest Advocates Spring Auction will begin today (March 21) at 9 a.m. and end March 25 at 5 p.m. Proceeds help pay fellowships for students who work for low-income and at-risk clients at legal agencies in West Virginia.
The College of Creative Arts announces the return of the Canady Chamber Series as we welcome “Time for Three'' to the Clay Theatre in the Canady Creative Arts Center for a 7:30 p.m. performance Tuesday, March 22. This is a free event and all seating is general admission.
The Department of English will host a reading by poet Mary Ann Samyn Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a book signing, in the Robinson Reading Room of the WVU Downtown Library.