Ashish Nimbarte, chair of industrial and management systems in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been named a 2025 fellow by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering for his contributions to education, research and innovation.
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In June 2025, the post-graduation job placement rate for students in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics reached 78.1% — an all-time high — following 10 consecutive years of growth.
The West Virginia SpaceTrek Program summer camp welcomed 17 high school girls from across West Virginia to the world of aerospace engineering. Participants were guided on this stellar journey by faculty and students from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
Cathy Manley, student success coordinator in the College of Applied Human Sciences, has been awarded a NACADA New Advisor Annual Conference Scholarship, one of just three given each year by the National Academic Advising Association.
Established in 1993 to acknowledge Betty Livengood’s lifelong commitment to education and love of teaching, the historical scholarship has been formally recognized by the WVU Foundation and supported by the Livengood family’s commitment to ensure it continues in perpetuity at WVU Potomac State College.
A conversation with a WVU alumnus helped John Mizerak from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, realize he didn’t have to leave sports behind after high school.