WVU FOUNDATION At 26, Cameron Wilson was bartending to support her 3-year-old son, often missing milestone moments and still not earning enough to make ends meet, when she came to a pivotal realization: She needed to find another way to support her family. She found inspiration in the ...
WVU TODAY The launch of a partnership between West Virginia University engineers and the nonprofit and utility sectors could bring the region one step closer to integrating solar-generated power into the electrical grid. Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, will support the construction and analysis of a “solar testbed” at the I-79 Technology Park in Fairmont. The testbed has been selected for a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. ...
BY MIKE NOLTING Students leaders at West Virginia University are among those expressing concern about the Campus Carry bill moving through the state Senate. The Campus Self Defense Act, SB 10, has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is headed to the Senate floor. If passed and signed by the governor, the bill would allow those with concealed firearm permits to carry on college or university campuses. The West Virginia University Student Government Association (SGA) passed a proclamation Wednesday opposing the bill. SGA Vice President Pareera Uqaily said if the ...
MORGANTOWN – Campus carry is once again working its way through the state Legislature. SB 10 is called the Campus Self Defense Act and sets the parameters for people with concealed handgun permits to carry on public college and university campuses. The Senate Judiciary Committee ...
Collectives that help student-athletes benefit from their names, images and likenesses represent a new option for donors to support. There is a challenge, however. University fundraising arms have relationships with the same pool of donors. The universities can express support for the collectives but there’s an ongoing debate over how much they could coordinate with them. The Mountaineer Athletic Club is the professional fundraising arm for the West Virginia University Athletic Department. But now there’s another, less official arm raising money for name, image and likeness ...
BY MIKE NOLTING Second District Congressman Alex Mooney made his first visit to the Morgantown area as a member of the 118th United States Congress Friday. Here, he met some of the people who take care of the littlest West Virginians. “It’s just great to come out here, and I look ...
