Announcements
Vice President’s Awards Ceremony to be held virtually Sept. 1
A virtual ceremony is being held to honor 11 individuals and one team with Vice President’s Awards for their significant contributions to the mission of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center. The ceremony is being live streamed Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m.
Faculty development session on Zoom set for Sept. 14
A WVU Health Sciences faculty development program is being offered via Zoom — "Gaming in Action: An Educational Approach to Innovative Learning" — will be held Monday, Sept. 14 from noon to 1 p.m.
Gee Mail: Welcome home…and mask up!
In a call unifying the West Virginia University family to embark safely and resiliently into a new academic year, President Gordon Gee welcomed faculty, staff and students back into the fold in his latest Gee Mail.
Women's Leadership Initiative new member drive for 2020-21 underway
The Women’s Leadership Initiative membership campaign for the 20-21 academic year kicked off Aug. 17. Self-nominate or nominate WVU women who you believe would benefit from the opportunities, resources and networking the initiative provides.
COVID-19 policies, guidance for Health Sciences and WVU Medicine employees
As the University is welcoming students and employees back to our campuses for the fall semester, varying policies and guidelines have emerged from WVU, including the Health Sciences Center Morgantown, Charleston and Eastern campuses, and WVU Medicine.
WVU Collegiate Recovery Program to offer virtual Recovery Ally trainings
The WVU Collegiate Recovery Program is offering several Recovery Ally training sessions throughout the semester to help faculty, staff and students learn how to support people in recovery from substance use disorders.
Join us Sept. 14 for the Virtual Pink Party
The annual Pink Party benefits Bonnie’s Bus, which has provided more than 20,000 mammograms to West Virginia women since 2009, many of whom are uninsured and unable to cover the cost of a mammogram otherwise. 110 women and counting have been diagnosed with breast cancer following a screening on the Bus. Although the world has changed in 2020, Bonnie's Bus keeps rolling and the need for its services continues to grow. This year, out of an abundance of caution, the decision has been made to host The Pink Party virtually. Fellow supporters and friends of the WVU Cancer Institute can safely support Bonnie's Bus and the women of West Virginia remotely, all while enjoying a fully interactive experience including special presentations, contests, and auction.
Students can feel at home and succeed at WVU through host of support services at start of the new academic year
As students adjust to new norms brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic this semester, both academically and socially, West Virginia University has support services in place for undergraduate students who may have been disproportionately affected by the changes, including students with disabilities, first generation students and others from underrepresented populations. The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the LGBTQ+ Center and Student Support Services/TRIO are some of the many units across campus that are committed to ensuring students feel safe, included and supported as they return to campus this fall.
WVU provides second COVID-19 weekly ‘trends’ report
West Virginia University’s public dashboard, which tracks and compiles COVID-19 information collected during testing across the WVU system, reported 96 positive test results out of 16,046 tests resulted between July 21-Aug. 16. Those positive test results include 92 students and 4 faculty/staff.
WVU reinforces seriousness of following COVID-19 health and safety guidelines
West Virginia University is taking enforcement of COVID-19 protocols very seriously this fall.