he Department of English will host a reading by author Geffrey Davis Tuesday (April 9) at 7:30 p.m. in the Downtown Campus Library's Milano Reading Room. Davis is the author of two full collections of poetry: "Night Angler" (BOA Editions, 2019) and "Revising the Storm" (BOA Editions, 2014), winner of the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize and a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Finalist. The reading is free and open to the public.
Colleges
Join discussion leader Geoff Georgi, associate professor of philosophy, in The Speculation Academy's third conversation of the spring 2019 semester Wednesday (April 10) at at 4 p.m. in E. Moore Hall's Betty Boyd Lounge. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.
Many Native Americans describe traveling the Red Road as choosing the good path for the journey through life. Award-winning, esteemed Native American leader William Gollnick, WVU's 2019 Native American Studies Elder-in-Residence, will share his inspiring story in this public lecture Wednesday (April 10) at 6:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall.
Four retiring faculty of the College of Education and Human Services will be recognized at a reception held May 3, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the Towers Blue and Gold Room.
The former chief economist at West Virginia University knows all too well how important economic research and data are to the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, the university and the state. For nearly three decades, Tom S. Witt headed the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research and helped provide economic research that was used by lawmakers, business leaders and media throughout the state and nation.
“You Can’t Take It with You” will take the stage in the Glady G. Davis Theatre at the Creative Arts Center. Tickets for “You Can't Take It with You” are available on campus at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center Box Office locations (Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), by calling 304.293.SHOW (7469) and online at ticketmaster.com.