Women's soccer alums Michaela Abam and Easther Mayi Kith have been named to the Cameroon Women's National Team and will compete in the upcoming 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The pair will make its first career World Cup appearances. This year's tournament will take place June 7 – July 7 in France.
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West Virginia University invites the campus and community to celebrate Joyce McConnell’s service to the University on Monday, May 13 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the College of Law Event Hall.
Kathleen Benison’s exhibit “With a Grain of Salt: Art in Rocks” opens at the Downtown Campus Library, Room 1020, Thursday (May 9) and will remain on display through July 31. She will deliver a talk May 13 at 4 p.m.
Lifetime Activities is offering a two-day certification for open water diving, the first and final step in an open water certification. Upon successful completion of this course, each student will be ready to open water dive without instructor supervision. Registration is now open for National Youth Sports Program camp.
Melissa Latimer, professor of Sociology and director of the WVU ADVANCE Center, has been awarded West Virginia University’s 2018 Neil S. Bucklew Social Justice Award. As director of the WVU ADVANCE Center, Latimer works to develop an institutional culture committed to diversity and equality in employee recruitment, development, retention and promotion to leadership.
Throughout the past few years, 4-H programming has adapted to include robotics and other STEM activities in order to meet the growing demand for jobs related to these fields. While traditional activities are still offered, the West Virginia University Extension Service 4-H curriculum continues to give youths an opportunity to learn about emerging topics. That’s where Ethan Meighen’s academic story started.