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WVU: Less than half to begin year on campus

Online courses to see more students due to surge in COVID-19 cases When West Virginia University begins its fall semester Aug. 26 — a week later than initially planned — there will be 8,000 to 10,000 students on campus in Morgantown. That’s less than half the enrollment of ...

700 students sign up for virtual school

KINGWOOD — A total of 700 Preston County students have signed up for virtual school this fall, most of them in the elementary grades. Another 62 students are on the waiting list for virtual school.   The large response for the state’s requirement that every county offer a ...

Change of Plans

WVU pushes back start date; announces ‘phased return’ amid student testing efforts West Virginia University said Monday afternoon it will employ a phased return to its Morgantown campus as a COVID-19 safety precaution. The first day of in-person classes in Morgantown was pushed ...

Universities prepare for challenging school year

Most schools to offer in-person, remote learning for fall West Virginia University officials say they have done their homework and are keeping their fingers crossed that they made the right decision to open  three campuses to students Aug. 19. “We are better prepared,” said Rob ...

Postcast 29 – July 24, 2020

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WVU will have assigned seats this fall

West Virginia University students who plan to be on campus next month for classes will be assigned seats as a COVID-19 precaution, university officials said Thursday during its latest campus-wide video conference with faculty, staff and students. Corey Farris, WVU’s dean of students, ...