The WVU Teaching and Learning Center and the Office of the Provost will host their first Scholarly Teaching Conference at WVU from May 13-14. The conference officially kicks off at 1 p.m. as WVU Potomac State College in Keyser, WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley and WVU in Morgantown each host catered receptions and poster sessions highlighting effective teaching practices and research on teaching and learning.
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Faculty and staff are encouraged to remind students to complete the National Survey of Student Engagement before May 11.
Bingyun Li, a professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the School of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Faculty Award for Distinction in Graduate Research Mentoring.
First-generation faculty, staff, students and supporters are invited to join REACH Student Success and FirstGen Initiatives for the FirstGen Celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday (April 23) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
Each year, at the direction of the Office of the Provost, the Academic Advising Council selects honorees for the Nicholas Evans Awards for Advising Excellence in recognition of outstanding advising and mentoring provided by faculty and professional advisers at WVU.
The First-Year Seminar Advisory Council, at the direction of the Office of the Provost, has named WenJuan (Helen) Mo as the recipient of the 2026 First-Year Seminar Instructor of the Year Award for her demonstrated excellence in teaching, commitment to student success and innovation in course design.