Realignment with combination of agriculture and extension announced

August 10, 2023

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

August 8, 2023

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 ...

U.S. News ranks Ruby Memorial as state’s top hospital; obstetrics/gynecology nationally ranked

August 1, 2023

MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine's J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital was again ranked the top hospital in West Virginia and is ranked 41st in the nation in obstetric and gynecological care, according to the rankings in the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital rankings. U.S News ...

WVU BOG gets update on RIFs, academic transformation; Gee and BOG chair talk about the process

July 31, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The WVU Board of Governors voted on Monday to approve the rule changes governing faculty and classified staff RIFs — reductions in force — and severance package schedules. The BOG also received a progress report on the academic transformation process. After the meeting, ...

WVU Board of Governors extends President Gordon Gee’s contract for another year

July 31, 2023

MORGANTOWN – WVU's Board of Governors voted on Monday to extend President Gordon Gee's contract for another year, through June 30, 2025. The vote came after the board met in executive session to review Gee's evaluation. Upon return to open session, BOG Chair Taunja Willis-Miller said ...

WVU Extension breaks world record at Blacks Bears home baseball game

July 29, 2023

History was made Friday at a West Virginia Black Bears baseball game in Morgantown — but it had nothing to do with what happened on field. On Friday, the Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge broke the record for “world’s largest gardening lesson.” More than 1,300 people were ...