Campus News

Grand Marshal Chad Proudfoot has not missed a University graduation ceremony since 2008 and volunteered before that, too.

Learn more about what he and his team do ahead of this weekend’s nine ceremonies at the Coliseum.

Find new-to-you treasures and help the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties this Saturday at the Blue and Gold Mine Sale. 

The WVU Parking Management Office at Mountaineer Station will be closed on Friday, May 10. The office will resume normal hours of operation (Monday through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) on Monday, May 13.

As a reminder, you can pay citations, purchase permits, view parking lot information and more online. Visit the WVU Transportation and Parking website for more details.

The search for the next West Virginia University president moved forward Monday (May 6) as the WVU Board of Governors unanimously approved BOG Governance Rule 1.3 — Presidential Selection, Contracts and Evaluation, following a 30-day public comment period.

WVU requires all domestic students registered for six or more credits and all international students to have health insurance – either on an existing plan or through the WVU Aetna Student Insurance Plan. 

To accommodate construction activities near the Beechurst PRT station, the Hodges Hall bus loop will be closed from May 6 through Aug. 1.

During this time, construction crews will work on a bridge-bearing replacement project for the two guideway bridges that cross over Beechurst Avenue. This work will include the replacement of all bearing pads, necessary concrete repairs, pier cleaning and concrete sealing.

The Engineering and Towers PRT stations will also receive upgrades this summer. Crews at the Engineering station will remove existing steel fascia panels and replace all safety railings and emergency walkway surfaces. At the Towers station, both existing elevators will be replaced with updated units.

The PRT will be closed for summer break beginning Saturday, May 4, and will reopen on Aug. 12. Guideway and vehicle maintenance will continue throughout the summer, which is a large focus for the PRT team each summer while the system is closed to passengers. 

For the latest transportation and parking news, follow @WVUparking on X and Facebook. For information and updates on the PRT, follow @WVUPRTstatus on X. You can also visit our website  for more information.

To accommodate annual enhancements, repairs and testing to the University's steam infrastructure, the Facilities Management team is working with WVU’s steam provider on the following three planned steam outages.

Evansdale — 6 a.m. May 19 through 6 a.m. May 25

During Phase 1, North High Street between Maiden Lane and Prospect Street will be closed to replace a water line. Vehicles coming across Maiden Lane will be diverted up North High Street to Fife Street. At some point, Maiden Lane could be closed, but it will reopen to traffic during non-working hours.

Vehicles typically parked in Lot 32 between Boreman North and Boreman South should relocate to the Mountainlair parking garage during the work. The exit to the upper level of the parking garage onto North High Street will also be closed at this time.

In partnership with Barnes and Noble College, the WVU Bookstore will launch First Day® Complete this fall, a new course material delivery program for undergraduate students that provides rented course materials at a lower, flat-rate price in a convenient package before the first day of class.  

With this new rental program, you will receive your course materials (required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes and digital textbooks) at a savings of 35-50%. Instead of purchasing materials a la carte, you will receive all required course materials on a rental basis for a flat fee of $360 for full-time (12 credit hours or more) and $168 for part-time (11 credit hours or less) students, which will be added to your WVU MyAccount. 

Thousands of West Virginia University graduates will celebrate their successes Commencement Weekend May 10-12 alongside eight honorary degree recipients and two speakers during nine ceremonies at the Coliseum.

“It is important for our graduates to see and hear from those who have successfully followed their own paths of purpose,” President Gordon Gee said. “Our esteemed honorary degree recipients and speakers, representing fields from politics to performance to philanthropy and more, are making the world a better place. Our hope is our graduates can find inspiration as they take important steps in their own lives.”

The current Proxy process that lets WVU students give others permission to view and discuss their records is being updated. The location and link names in Banner/STAR will be the same. However, starting Monday, May 20, all students will need to reauthorize access or proxy holders won’t be able to see anything when they log in or discuss your information with University employees.

This is a critical step in updating the student information system to the most current vendor-supported software. Another key change with this upgrade is that the previously separate Midterm and Final Grades pages will be combined into a single page, “Disclose Midterm Grades, Final Grades, and Academic Progress.”