Highlighting the importance of exemplary academics and dedicated service, President Michael T. Benson has chosen Syd Peng to be the recipient of the first Presidential Honorary Degree he will bestow. Peng has served as the Charles E. Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering Emeritus in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources since his retirement from the University after nearly 40 years of service.
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Taylor Hose, Eleanor Kearney and Kristin Smaltz share their stories of what it’s like to build a spaceship, launch a crewed mission and inspire a planet.
Each year, at the direction of the Office of the Provost, the Academic Advising Council selects honorees for the Nicholas Evans Awards for Advising Excellence in recognition of outstanding advising and mentoring provided by faculty and professional advisers at WVU.
To remind drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, University Police will increase officer presence at key intersections across the Morgantown Campus in the coming weeks.
The WVU Police Department has joined the national search for an alleged serial scammer after he allegedly targeted a location on the Morgantown Campus.
Newly reelected Student Government Association leaders Rozaireo Jones and Colin Street have been named finalists for the prestigious Truman Scholarship,the nation’s premier graduate fellowship for students pursuing careers in public service.