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The West Virginia University Presidential Search Committee wants to hear what the WVU community has to say about the search for a new president.   WVU President Gordon Gee is stepping down from his position next summer.   Search Committee chair and WVU BOG vice chair Dr. Patrice Harris issued an update on the search Wednesday, which now includes a four-question online survey.   “Your thoughtful responses will help frame the Leadership Profile and provide critical guidance to the Presidential Search Committee as candidates are considered,” ...

Lifelong connection drives Morgantown couple to support scholarships at WVU

A lifelong connection to West Virginia University inspired alumnus John Muffly and his wife, Irene, to boost scholarship support via an estate gift worth more than $2 million.  The planned gift made in the Morgantown couple’s wills supports their existing John and Irene Muffly Football Scholarship and establishes a new scholarship to aid West Virginia students at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics.    As he reflected on WVU’s impact in his life, Muffly and his wife decided to give back for the great experiences he had at the ...

DOH considers WVU student design recommendations for new area bridges

West Virginia University undergraduate engineering students have lent their expertise to the construction of new bridges in Morgantown. Civil engineering major Benjamin Opie, from Bethel Park, Pa., is one of the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources students enrolled in the senior capstone course offered by the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering who spent the spring 2024 semester researching the costs and benefits of different bridge designs and materials, and evaluating conditions at the sites of two local bridges in need of ...

Women of WVU announces grant recipients, celebrates 10 years

Women of WVU is supporting three West Virginia University programs and three student-led projects with its latest round of grants as the giving circle marks 10 years.   Women of WVU was established by the WVU Foundation in 2014 to empower and inspire women as leaders, philanthropists and advocates for the university.   The group’s members contribute to the Women of WVU Enrichment Fund, which provides small grants to support projects led by female students and programs benefiting women at WVU and in West Virginia. One-to-three-year program grants worth up to ...

Three elected to WVU Foundation Board of Directors

Three West Virginia University supporters with successful careers in investments and executive management were elected to the WVU Foundation Board of Directors at its annual meeting.   Erika Cramer, who graduated from WVU in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the ...