MORGANTOWN – WVU on Monday announced its reorganization plans for the Strategic Initiatives unit. President Gordon Gee said the changes are effective immediately, following Rob Alsop’s departure. Alsop, former vice president for Strategic Initiatives, announced his departure Oct. 31, ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The Purpose2Action program at West Virginia University gives Pell-eligible students the opportunity to gain experience working with nonprofits while completing their education. Kristi Wood-Turner, director of the Center for Community Engagement, said the program immerses students in local problems that require real-world solutions. “All students at West Virginia University have an opportunity to be engaged with the community,” Wood-Turner said. “So, they have an opportunity to get those ‘best practice’ outcomes that we know make for a better student ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute executive chair Dr. Ali Rezai met with The Dominion Post to delve more into the lifesaving potential of a new ingestible smart pill that could help detect drug overdoses – among other possible uses. RNI last week announced the initial ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU's Board of Governors learned on Friday that the university is not alone in facing the various challenges that have driven the controversial Academic Transformation process. A State of Higher Education presentation by the CliftonLarsonAllen auditing firm echoed the points ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU supplied some answers on Wednesday to questions we submitted last week following news that President Gordon Gee had asked senior leaders to take a voluntary pay cut of up to 10%. The news of that request came during the Nov. 6 Faculty Senate meeting. Among the questions ...
BY MIKE NOLTING Outdoor pickleball courts are coming to Mylan Park thanks to a donation from a partnership of local enthusiasts. President and CEO of Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau Susan Riddle welcomed the announcement as pickleballers arrived for the 2023 West Virginia State Pickleball Championship. The Morgantown Pickleball Club has announced a name change to the Mylan Park Pickleball Club and has started a fundraising campaign for outdoor pickleball courts at Mylan Park. “They have banded together and are working with our foundation leadership ...
