Two well-established and highly respected professionals within the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences will retire from their respective positions as of June 30, 2020. Carol Straight and Robin McKinney share the common threads of loyalty, reliability and commitment, as noted by their colleagues. Between the two, they represent more than 65 years of service with CPASS.
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In the interest of preparing highly qualified STEM teachers, the College of Education and Human Services will welcome Yuanhua Wang to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Literacy Studies as an assistant professor this fall. Wang completed her doctoral degree in educational psychology at Texas Tech University in December 2019 and specializes in student motivation and STEM teaching methods.
The late Gerald and Carolyn Eberly Blaney spent their lives giving back. Many of their philanthropic endeavors were at WVU. Across campus, the Blaney namesake is emblazoned on buildings and halls, endowments and scholarship.
The School of Theatre & Dance is offering a virtual dance academy July 13-17 to replace its usual summer offerings. Faculty from across the country will offer intermediate/advanced level movement classes three times a day in disciplines including ballet, jazz, modern, improvisation and choreography, contemporary, hip-hop and Gaga.
When Pete Hinkey, a 2016 Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources mechanical engineering graduate, received a text message from his boss about the University of Pittsburgh’s coronavirus research efforts, there was some playful teasing about what WVU may or may not be doing in the humanitarian effort against the virus.