The inaugural cohort of 23 scholars, selected for their dedication to community engagement, will be crucial in advancing scholarship, promotion and tenure support, and community engaged practices at WVU.
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Upward Bound, a federally funded TRIO program at West Virginia University, is working to individualize the student experience and to support the University’s service mission by helping those at the high school level prepare for college. For the first time, the program is embedded at Preston High School in Kingwood this academic year.
Four WVU faculty members — John “Michael” Ruppert, Megan Midcap, Emily Murphy and Cerasela Zoica Dinu — are being recognized for their exceptional teaching and service to the University, students and community.
Sant'Anna, an assistant professor of Resource Economics and Management in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, will discuss her recent co-authored paper "Limits to capital: Assessing the role of race on the Paycheck Protection Program for African American farmers in America."
The celebration is designed to recognize the achievements of all faculty and staff members who have published a book, released a CD or produced a full-length work in another medium like art, theater, film, dance or others.
The Office of the Provost is continuing to host “Preparing for Accreditation 2024,” a series of presentations and discussions focused on each of the Higher Learning Commission’s criteria for accreditation. The next event, an in-person town hall session titled “HLC Accreditation Criterion 1: Mission,” will take place on March 3.