MORGANTOWN – West Virginia ranks third for the nation's oldest population – after Florida and Delaware – and people are living longer. But there are not enough geriatric specialists to take care of them, WVU Medicine's Dr. Osvaldo Navia told The Dominion Post. The state, and nation, ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU has entered Phase 2 of its Academic Transformation program, and on Tuesday President Gordon Gee sent a letter to the campus community restating his vision for the transformation, while WVU officials fielded questions from the press on the process. WVU is dealing with a ...
About half of West Virginia University’s academic programs are up for review as a financial crunch has pushed the school to size up what it can and can’t afford. During a Campus Conversation this week, officials said 47% of academic programs have been identified for review. About the same number, 48 %, of academic units are up for review. Personnel representing the academic areas have been sent notification that they are under review, university officials said Monday. The designation doesn’t mean the academic programs are likely to be shut down. But it means they’ll be ...
BY MIKE NOLTING During a Campus Conversation Tuesday, West Virginia University officials laid out more program review details in connection with efforts to slice millions of dollars from current operations. WVU Associate Provost Mark Gavin said program reviews will include data from self-surveys from academic units, financial performance, and student enrollment. The review process will also include input from students, faculty, and any internal data collected by the academic unit. Gavin said the review will also include 20 Academic Service Units (ASU). Gavin said potential ...
Don’t do windows? That’s OK. Because Spider-Man, Batman, The Flash and Captain America do. The team of superheroes took some time off from saving the world on Tuesday, instead strapping on some rappelling gear to get the many windows of WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital sparkly ...
C.B. Wilson, former associate provost for Academic Personnel at WVU, will conduct the Morgantown Municipal Band when it performs its annual Independence Day concert outside the front of the WVU Creative Arts Center at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 4. This concert marks the 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the series, which, except during the COVID pandemic, has been continuous since 1990. This year’s concert will be dedicated to the memory of Phil Faini, former dean of the College of Creative Arts. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, and sun protection (hats, ...
