Faculty seeking strategies to build and sustain a robust mentorship network are invited to attend a drop-in community discussion hosted by the ADVANCE Center from 1:30-3 p.m. April 24 on Zoom.
Provost
The LGBTQ+ Center invites the WVU community to attend Lavender Graduation from 3 to 6 p.m. April 27 in the Mountainlair, Blue Ballroom.
The First-Year Seminar Advisory Council, at the direction of the Office of the Provost, has named Franny Perez-Ramirez, graduate teaching assistant for the Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success, as the recipient of the inaugural First-Year Seminar Instructor of the Year Award.
Tony Michael, director of family and community development for WVU Extension, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Neil S. Bucklew Social Justice Award.
Five University faculty members and one graduate student are the recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Provost, the award serves to recognize and reward faculty and graduate students who encourage and support undergraduates in making an original intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline.
Each spring, West Virginia University recognizes selected faculty members for their exceptional and innovative teaching. This year, the 2025 WVU Foundation Awards for Outstanding Teaching honor Thomas Devine and Vicki Sealey.