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.
Announcements
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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.
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UPDATE: All clear issued after gas leak leads to precautionary evacuation at WVU HSC-North
West Virginia University issued a WVU Alert Thursday (May 9) announcing the evacuation of Health Sciences Center-North following a localized gas leak. Employees, students and others were allowed to return to the building after 11 a.m.
Events
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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.
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Public invited to Army ROTC Spring Commissioning Ceremony
The West Virginia University Army ROTC Mountaineer Battalion will commission 14 cadets as second lieutenants during the Spring Commissioning Ceremony from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow (May 9) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
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Staff Council meets next week
The Staff Council meeting will be held at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday (May 15) in the Mountainlair, Rhododendron Room and on Zoom.
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Monongahela River Trash Sweep planned in June
Celebrate West Virginia Day this year by cleaning up the Monongahela River with the West Virginia Water Research Institute and Ascend WV from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 20.
