With one-in-14 West Virginia youth being raised by grandparents, one WVU student is committed to ensuring they have the resources they need to support their families. Master of Social Work student Mariah Martin is an intern with Healthy Grandfamilies, an eight-week training program from the Children’s Home Society for grandparents voluntarily raising their grandchildren.
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Contemporary Christian artist Katie Simms represented WVU, as well as the southern region of the United States, in Quadio’s nationwide March Music Madness Competition for college musicians.
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named recipients of its 2019-2020 Outstanding Teacher, Researcher and Service awards. Congratulations to Outstanding Teachers David Cerbone (Philosophy) and Scott Myers (Communication Studies); Outstanding Researchers Jessica Hoover (Chemistry), Tamba M'bayo (History) and Cheryl McNeil (Psychology); and Outstanding Service Award recipient Zach Fowler (Biology).
Students of the College’s Master of Science in Industrial Relations program are looking at issues with vendor management, human resources and diversity and inclusion as part of their Strategic Management in Human Resources course.
The Art Museum of West Virginia University will soon transition one of its two galleries into a dynamic, rotating installation of objects from its nearly 5000-object permanent collection.
Tyrin Musser, a sophomore engineering student at WVU Potomac State College, spent spring break helping his community by making masks to be distributed in the Potomac Highlands area of West Virginia.