Damien Clement, acting dean, Honors College, and associate professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology/Athletic Training, College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, has received Fellow status in the Association of Applied Sport Psychology.
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The students are Public Interest Advocates Summer Fellows. They work for 10 weeks in paid, full-time positions for organizations that provide legal services to low income clients, the elderly, children, victims of domestic violence and veterans, among others.
Assistant professor Thorsten Wuest has been recognized as one of the 20 most influential professors in smart engineering by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for his innovations in the field and strong influence over future generations of engineers. https://www
The COVID-19 global pandemic forced universities across the nation to rethink commencement ceremonies and move celebrations online. WVU held its first virtual commencement ceremony, and the College of Media recognized graduates, including the first from the Sports and Adventure Media major, through social media and a new online yearbook.
WVU Potomac State College students visited SARAH’S House, a Child Advocacy Center, earlier this spring in order to learn more about the services they offer. The visit was coordinated in conjunction with their Psychology 241 Honor’s class in which they studied the effects of child abuse on children at varying developmental stages.
On May 28, President Trump signed an executive order calling for new regulations for social media platforms. Erin Kelley, who teaches Social Media and the Law, offers her perspective.