Announcements
Fundraising initiative targets emergency scholarship dollars for WVU students in need
A special fundraising initiative launched this week urges West Virginia University alumni, donors and friends to help boost emergency unrestricted scholarship support for students facing unprecedented need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Park and Pray’ event will be held to support WVU Medicine employees, first responders
Community members are invited to pray for front-line workers (WVU Medicine employees and first responders) while following social distancing guidelines at an interfaith, non-denominational prayer gathering to be held at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, in the parking lots located directly in front of WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
WVU enacts temporary furlough program in response to COVID-19
West Virginia University announced Friday (May 8) it will implement a temporary furlough, affecting approximately 875 staff employees, as part of cost-saving efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FACTS session focused on life during COVID-19 scheduled for May 20
The Females Advancing Clinical and Translational Science (FACTS) group will host a virtual FACTS session Wednesday, May 20.
Special day of giving brings in $500K to help WVU students hurt by COVID-19
The WVU Foundation organized the local 24-hour online fundraising event as part of an effort sponsored by GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement. Hundreds of charities and nonprofits took part around the world.
WVU announces scheduling, procedure for students to retrieve belongings from residence halls
West Virginia University students may return to campus to collect their belongings from residence halls and to complete the check-out process beginning May 11 and continuing through May 30. The move-out process was developed with guidance from public health officials and medical professionals to limit contact and expedite the process. Increased cleaning of public spaces and high-touch items, including any available moving carts, will take place throughout the day. Residents must schedule a time for their move-out to prioritize the health and safety of our students and staff; however, if residents experience COVID-19 symptoms in the days before their scheduled time slot, they must notify reslife@mail.wvu.edu.
Join the WVU School of Nursing, Office of Health Promotion and Wellness in supporting food bank fundraiser
The WVU School of Nursing and WVU Office of Health Promotion and Wellness partner with Mountaineer Food Bank to raise funds for a new refrigeration trailer.
West Virginia University, divisional campuses, plans to open for fall, holds line on tuition, fees for ’20-’21 year
Envisioning a return of students to its three campuses in the fall, the West Virginia University Board of Governors announced Friday (May 1) that base tuition and fees will remain unchanged for the academic year beginning in August.
WVU School of Nursing to offer post-APRN certificate program in adult-gerontology acute care
The WVU School of Nursing now offers a post-APRN certificate program in adult-gerontology acute care.
Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress, WVU researcher suggests
New research led by Marian Reven, a Ph.D. student in the West Virginia University School of Nursing, suggests that aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ on-the-job feelings of stress, anxiety, exhaustion and being overwhelmed. Her pilot study results appear in the International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy.