Contributors to Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy will discuss J.D. Vance’s controversial memoir through a panel discussion cosponsored with the Humanities Center, the Appalachian Justice Initiative and WVU Press. The event is Feb. 25 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the College of Law.
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The Mountaineer family at West Virginia University combined individual donations to raise more than $223,000 for the United Way campaign, helping support families and children in Monongalia and Preston counties. Led by Meshea Poore, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the campaign supports 45 programs at 27 health and human service agencies and more than 32,000 friends and neighbors in need.
The Division of Talent and Culture is accepting nominations for the 2019 WVU Staff Council election through 4 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 28).
Each year, the Center for Service and Learning recognizes recipients in a variety of categories. This year we will accept nominations for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Groups, Faculty and Staff.
“Dance Now!” is an annual dance concert choreographed by students, faculty and guest artists. The performance gives WVU students the opportunity to hone their performance abilities in a professional environment while learning about collaboration between performer, choreographer and designer. “Dance Now!” will take the stage in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the Creative Arts Center Feb. 28-March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and March 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available on campus at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center Box Office locations and online at http://ticketmaster.com.
WVU will take a different approach to studying ways to solve the universal issue of climate change by offering People vs. the Planet: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate this fall. Taught by Andrea Soccorsi, the course will explore the basic assumptions about climate change and investigate its human cost through the lens of multiple disciplines in an attempt to synthesize solutions from diverse perspectives.