WVU benefits-eligible faculty and staff can make changes to their WVU benefit plans during the Open Enrollment period for Plan Year 2025 through Wednesday, May 15. Open Enrollment is your only opportunity to make changes to many of your elected insurance benefits without a qualifying life event.
Announcements
Sam Zizzi, Pat Fehl Endowed Professor in the College of Applied Human Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Faculty Award for Distinction in Graduate Research Mentoring.
Acknowledged for their outstanding and invaluable service to the community and outreach efforts, Susie Paine and Jackson Taylor were awarded certificates of recognition from U.S. Rep. Carol Miller during the WVU Planetarium solar eclipse viewing event.
The West Virginia Rocket League team capped off a historic year for WVU Esports with a victory at the NACE Starleague Varsity Premier Spring 2024 Grand Finals in Winter Park, Florida, on April 27. With the win, WVU becomes just the second team in NACE history to win multiple Rocket League national championships.
To accommodate construction activities near the Beechurst PRT station, the Hodges Hall bus loop will be closed from May 6 through Aug. 1. In addition, the PRT will be closed for summer break beginning Saturday (May 4) through Aug. 12.
To accommodate annual enhancements, repairs and testing to the University’s steam infrastructure, the Facilities Management team is working with the steam provider for WVU on three planned steam outages.