An experienced administrator, researcher and educator will serve as the inaugural Linda and Don Brodie Dean of the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest academic unit. Clayton Thyne most recently served as associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences.
Announcements
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WVU president makes house call to welcome Wood County student to Mountaineer family
President Michael T. Benson recently stopped by the Bowling home in Parkersburg to officially congratulate Jay Bowling, a senior at Parkersburg High School, on his admittance to WVU.
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Parking Management designates additional short-term parking during ST-6 temporary closure
To provide additional parking during the temporary closure of lot ST-6 (Water Tower), the WVU Parking Management team will make about 50 parking spots in Area 40 available for short-term parking effective Tuesday (April 7).
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Many important WVU services may be briefly inaccessible April 12
Faculty, staff and students on all campuses may be unable to log into many important services requiring WVU Login credentials from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday (April 12) during quarterly security patching to the single sign-on system.
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Additional half-day ‘floating’ holiday will be provided for WVU leave-eligible employees
On March 31, Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a proclamation declaring an official half-day holiday for state employees on Friday (April 3). Since WVU will already observe April 3 as a holiday, the University has modified its holiday calendar to include an additional 3.75 hour “floating” holiday (pro-rated by FTE) for leave-eligible employees.
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Open Enrollment underway for Plan Year 2027
Open Enrollment, your only opportunity to add, drop or make changes to many of your benefits for the 2027 plan year without a qualifying life event, will run through May 15.
Events
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School of Social Work to host Field Fair
Faculty and staff are invited to the School of Social Work’s Field Fair from 1-3 p.m. Friday (April 10) at Field Hall, Fourth Floor.
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Decide WVU open house planned April 11
Hundreds of prospective students and families will be visiting and participating in events on all areas of campus from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (April 11). Parking will be limited around the Coliseum.
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‘Cartography of Congress: A Geographic History of Political Parties’ exhibition opening planned April 16
Inspired by groundbreaking research that transformed the way scholars and the public visualize American political history, WVU Libraries will host the exhibition opening at 4 p.m. April 16 at the Downtown Library, Milano Reading Room.
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University Police hosting self-defense training April 20
Join University Police for an open P.R.O.T.E.C.T. training to learn valuable self-defense techniques from 5 to 9 p.m. April 20 in the Student Health Building, Room 101.
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Core Arboretum spring wildflower walks return April 5
The Department of Biology invites the community to join its spring ephemeral wildflower walks Sunday (April 5) at the Core Arboretum. The free guided walks will begin at noon, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. each Sunday in April.
