To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this disaster, WVU Libraries and the Department of History have created exhibitions online and in the Downtown Library’s Atrium that will be on display through December. In conjunction with the exhibits, a virtual screening of Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man and Buffalo Creek Flood Revisited followed by a discussion with award-winning film director Mimi Pickering March 3 at 7 p.m.
Events
The Black Student Union at West Virginia University will host its first Black History Month Convocation Sunday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre of the Mountainlair. This event aims to gather as a community to reflect upon, celebrate and exalt the Black presence in West Virginia, both historically and contemporarily.
WVU Career Services will host the Business and Communications Career and Internship Fair Feb. 23, and the Behavior and Social Sciences Career and Internship Fair Feb. 24. Both events are in the Mountainlair Ballrooms from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Office of Student Success will host a screening of the documentary film “The Loyola Project” at 7 p.m. today (Feb. 17) in the Mountainlair’s Gluck Theatre.
The second session, “Academic Transformation: Student Success and Academic Advising,” is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. This session will be held in person at the Erickson Alumni Center and via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided next week in MOUNTAINEER E-News and on the Academic Transformation website.
The Council for Gender Equity is seeking group volunteers from academic departments or student organizations to help plan and execute activities for Family Field Day slated for Sunday, April 24, from 1-5 p.m. at the Rec Center fields.