Instilled with Mountaineer Values and encouraged to continue pursuing their purpose while paving the way for positive change in the world, more than 3,000 West Virginia University graduates walked across the stage during nine Commencement ceremonies this weekend (May 10-12) at the Coliseum.
Announcements
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Open Enrollment ends Wednesday
WVU benefits-eligible faculty and staff can make changes to their WVU benefit plans during the Open Enrollment period for Plan Year 2025 through Wednesday (May 15). Open Enrollment is your only opportunity to make changes to many of your elected insurance benefits for the plan year without a qualifying life event.
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Drivers should avoid Evansdale Drive beginning Monday
Crews will begin milling and paving near Towers and continue until Evansdale Drive intersects Monongahela Boulevard (U.S. Highway 19) beginning Monday (May 13). Work is expected to be complete on Thursday (May 16).
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Celebrating success: Meet some of the 2024 WVU graduates
Meet some of the amazing graduates who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas this weekend (May 10-12).
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Student-athlete perseveres, graduates after battling leukemia
Petal Palmer, a member of the WVU track and field and cross country teams from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, who has maintained a 4.0 grade point average while bravely battling through cancer treatments, will graduate with a degree in exercise physiology.
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Family matters: WVU Commencement to bring together graduates and their supporters in celebration
WVU graduates will mark Commencement Weekend with many of the people who have supported them over the years as they made their way to the graduation stage. Families — biological and chosen — are a huge part of a student’s college experience and success.
Events
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Microlearning Monday highlights wellbeing
The WVU Talent and Culture Leadership and Organizational Development team invites employees to enroll in the Microlearning Monday series “4 Self-Care Practices You Can Do Today to Prevent Burnout” this month to help discover strategies to enhance overall well-being.
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WVU Purpose Center offers Strengths 101 summer workshops
This monthly introductory session, recommended prior to attending other strengths-focused workshops, will help faculty and staff lay the foundation for CliftonStrengths®.
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Commencement Weekend: Time to celebrate the graduates
Thousands of WVU graduates will celebrate their successes this weekend (May 10-12) alongside eight honorary degree recipients and two speakers during nine ceremonies at the Coliseum.
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WVRHC hosts open house for ‘Women Making History’
The West Virginia and Regional History Center extends an open invitation to help commemorate the closing of “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection” from 2-4 p.m. Friday, May 17.
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WVU community invited to Collegiate Recovery graduation celebration
Join Collegiate Recovery for its Spring Graduation Celebration at 11 a.m. tomorrow (May 9) at Serenity House.
