When Maria Carmona lifted her hands to conduct the American Pops Orchestra at the 38th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards in Washington, she wasn’t just keeping time, she was standing at the intersection of passion and possibility.
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The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the achievements of a group of outstanding graduates during its 2025 Eberly College Alumni Awards Banquet on Oct. 3.
Lauren Fitzgerald’s passion for sport management was sparked by her father’s career working with professional athletes and her brother’s keen interest in the field, inspiration she has built on through an internship with WVU Athletics.
Katarzyna Maniszewska, an expert in international relations specializing in security threats, will present “Radicalization at High Speed: Terrorism and the Media Age of Artificial Intelligence” at 5 p.m. Oct. 15.
A new storefront being operated in partnership with Downtown Morgantown, The Retail Lab offers experiential learning opportunities for students in the College of Creative Arts and Media School of Art and Design.
Watch Maria Carmona, a doctoral student in the School of Music, conduct the American Pops Orchestra during the 38th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards at the Warner Theater in Washington at 9 p.m. tonight (Sept. 26) on PBS.