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WVU students make their way to Morgantown for the school year

Area residents have likely seen more traffic this week as students return for the fall semester at West Virginia University. The university is in the middle of its Move-In Week events, leading up to the first day of classes. While most events are for the students. the Mountaineer ...

WVU Parents Club

The Mountaineer Parents Club hosted an “I Survived Move-In” event for parents and other family members who helped their students get moved to Morgantown on a rainy Thursday. The event continues today and Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Evansdale Crossing, 62 Morrill Way, ...

Realignment with combination of agriculture and extension announced

BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia University announced its latest attempt to address its financial challenges — combining the Davis College of Agriculture and WVU Extension next July. “Aligning these key areas honors our rich history and advances our role as the flagship R1 university in the state,” President Gordon Gee said. “It will strengthen West Virginia University’s commitment to continually improve the lives and livelihoods of individuals, families and communities within West Virginia and beyond as we transform to be a model for the modern land-grant university in an ...

Gee to leave post in June 2025

BY MIKE NOLTING WVU President Gordon Gee told members of the Faculty Senate Monday he plans to leave the presidency after his recently approved contract extension is up on June 30, 2025. “My plans beyond June of 2025 are to return to the WVU College of Law and start teaching again,” Gee said. “So, those are my plans, and I have no plans beyond that.” Gee’s contract was set to expire on June 30, 2024, but the WVU Board of Governors recently voted to extend the deal one more year. Gee got his start at WVU at the law school. He was named dean of the College of Law ...