Business student Olufunmilayo “Fumi” Odeniyi thought she was leaving Lagos, Nigeria and heading to the western part of Virginia for college. However, where she landed instead was Almost Heaven.
Colleges
In celebration of Black History Month, the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU is honoring students, alumni and faculty from diverse backgrounds to showcase their successes in engineering and beyond and share how they continue to make a difference in society.
The Statler College will host “Celebrating Black Excellence: Forge change through engineering and personal example” webinar Feb. 25 from 9-10 a.m. Keynote speaker is Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, founding dean of Anderson University College of Engineering.
A nation is engulfed in a mental health crisis yet few people are talking about it in the workplace; a pattern that Kayla Follmer, assistant professor of Management in the Chambers College, is hoping to change.
The College of Media’s renowned online Integrated Marketing Communications master’s degree program will launch a special cohort for higher education marketers this fall. The Higher Ed industry-specific cohort is the third offered by the College – others include a recurring Defense Information School cohort and a Healthcare Communications cohort, which began this month. Students can earn their degree with an emphasis in higher ed alongside like-minded classmates and faculty.
Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to register for the The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics “Language Bites” for a taste of online language learning. No previous experience in the language is required.