Accepting a charge from West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson to boldly carry forward the University’s land-grant mission of service and leadership, thousands of graduates crossed the Commencement stage at the Hope Coliseum May 15-17.
Announcements
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WVU lights up a landmark
The upgraded and electrified Water Tower on the Evansdale area of campus now serves as a beacon for Mountaineer Nation.
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Performance Review system issue update provided
The WVU Talent and Culture team is aware of an issue within the Blue system that is preventing employees from viewing their performance reviews after meeting with their supervisors. To fix this issue, performance reviews for classified and non-classified staff will automatically become available to all employees in the Blue system on May 22.
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Summer schedule announced for ENews email distributions
Beginning May 27, ENews will adjust its email distribution schedule to Mondays and Wednesdays. There will be no Friday editions through June and July. Regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday email distributions will resume in August.
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Steam outage planned for Downtown area of campus
The Facilities Management team is working with the University’s steam provider on a planned steam outage on the Downtown area of campus from 6 a.m. Monday (May 18) through 6 a.m. Friday, May 29. Field Hall will be unaffected during this outage.
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WVRHC receives gift to preserve stories of Appalachian women
A donation from Deb Miller, Women’s History Collection Advisory Board member, will help the West Virginia and Regional History Center establish a permanent archivist dedicated to women’s history.
Events
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Staff Council to meet Wednesday
The Staff Council meeting will be held at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday (May 20) in the Mountainlair, Rhododendron Room, and on Zoom.
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Final Zoom Phone training set for May 20
The University’s two-year project to move from outdated Cisco hardware to Zoom Phone is in the final stretch. To support employees, Information Technology Services has coordinated virtual training sessions and strongly encourages participation. The last training will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday (May 20).
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History Center celebrating West Virginia Day
The community is invited to celebrate and reflect on 250 years of Mountain State history and culture at 2 p.m. June 18 in the Downtown Library, Milano Reading Room.
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Commencement Weekend kicks off today
President Michael T. Benson will lead his first May Commencement while celebrating thousands of graduates during nine Commencement ceremonies today (May 15) through Sunday (May 17) at the Hope Coliseum.
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Blue and Gold Mine Sale set for Saturday
Find great deals on new-to-you treasures from small appliances and home decor to clothing at the annual sale Saturday (May 16) in the Milan Puskar Stadium East Concourse.
