WVU — including WVU Institute of Technology, WVU Potomac State College, WVU Extension offices and WVU Research Corporation — will close Thursday (July 3) following an announcement from Gov. Patrick Morrisey extending the Independence Day holiday weekend for state employees. The University was already scheduled to be closed Friday (July 4) for the holiday.
Announcements
The University is partnering with Elior Collegiate Dining to provide improved residential, retail and catering dining services on the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses starting immediately. Together, the WVU and Elior Collegiate Dining teams make up WVU Hospitality Group, the replacement for WVU Dining Services.
MOUNTAINEER E-News will be on hiatus tomorrow (July 3) for a state holiday and Friday (July 4) for Independence Day. Daily editions will resume Monday (July 7).
The Student Life Hall of Fame recognizes former employees who have made an extraordinary contribution to Student Life, while the Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes an alum who has positively influenced students through their contributions to the University.
J. Wayne Richards will serve a two-year term as chairman of the West Virginia University Foundation Board of Directors. The 1981 mining engineering alumnus is president and CEO of GR Energy Services based in Sugar Land, Texas.
John Weaver, WVU Libraries reference supervisor, who successfully defended his dissertation “Rifles and Riflemen: Material Culture, Violence, and Early American Identity” earlier this year, says there is a lot people get wrong about the American Revolution.