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Alsop takes job with area law firm

BY MIKE NOLTING Former WVU Vice President Rob Alsop has joined the Jackson Kelly law firm. Alsop will work out of the large firm’s Morgantown office concentrating on things like economic development and higher education law. “I am excited for the firm and our clients to have ...

Alsop announces plans to leave WVU

West Virginia University announced in a press release on Tuesday that Rob Alsop plans to leave the university. In light of Alsop’s departure, Gee plans to reorganize the strategic initiatives unit, of which Alsop has served as vice president for the past six years. According to the ...

WVU VP to lawmakers: Gee’s role is secure

CHARLESTON — As West Virginia University continues cutbacks — and the week after an overwhelming no-confidence vote on President Gordon Gee — the university’s vice president of strategic initiatives addressed state lawmakers. Rob Alsop defended the decisions by university ...

WVU programs review details released

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 ...

Faculty question how university got into a financial bind

West Virginia University’s faculty asked questions about the likelihood of coming job cuts, and a senior vice president said he’s sorry the university is in this position. “I wish I had seen around corners better or seen things differently two years ago,” Rob Alsop, senior vice ...

WVU BOG to consider ‘academic transition timeline’

BY MIKE NOLTING A timeline and some procedures regarding West Virginia University’s proposed $45 million budget cut and transition to a leaner institution will be voted on by the WVU Board of Governors in a special meeting set for today. WVU Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, ...

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