Campus News

Students will be on fall recess beginning Saturday (Nov. 23) through Sunday (Dec. 1).

Administrative offices will be closed from Wednesday (Nov. 27) to Friday (Nov. 29) in observance of the Thanksgiving break.

West Virginia University Police issued a Community Notice on Wednesday (Nov. 20) after a student was cited for illegal fireworks usage in the cooperative zone near the Downtown area of campus.

At around 9:30 a.m., University Police received a call about possible gunshots near the Mountainlair. Within a few minutes, officers quickly determined the sound to be from fireworks allegedly set off at 692 North High Street, the location of Phi Kappa Tau.

A security change will be made Tuesday, Dec. 3 to prevent students and former students from using their WVU-issued @mix email accounts to create or maintain personal accounts on Zoom.

Personal Zoom accounts are accessed through zoom.us, while WVU-issued accounts are accessed through wvu.zoom.us. Moving forward, all WVU-issued @mix accounts must be accessed through wvu.zoom.us using Single Sign On (SSO).

On Dec. 3, anyone currently using a @mix account for a personal Zoom account will receive an email notification from Zoom with additional information. After that date, anyone using @mix accounts for personal Zoom accounts will be prompted at sign-in to either join the WVU Zoom domain or change their email address. You can defer a decision three times. After that, you must choose to join the WVU account or change the email address associated with your personal Zoom account.

For more information, view this article about personal Zoom accounts in the IT Help Center (WVU login credentials required). Please direct questions to ITSHelp@mail.wvu.edu.

If you have Mountaineer fans on your holiday shopping list, take the guesswork out of holiday gift giving and let WVU shop for you this holiday season. 

All you have to do is tell us about the person you want to buy a WVU gift for by filling out this simple form and we will take care of the rest. 

As you prepare to leave Morgantown for upcoming holiday travels, secure your residence and belongings while you are away from town for these extended periods to prevent the possibility of burglary or theft. 

Tips are also included for students leaving the residence halls. 

The WVU Bookstores will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.

West Virginia University has named Haley Bockius, Laasya Chennuru, Mary G. Roush, Christopher J. Smith and Dakota Swiger the 2024 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition that recognizes exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement.

Distinguished by superior academic standing, and a spirit of volunteerism and service to others, the honorees were chosen by an interview selection panel from a pool of more than 70 students who were recommended from across campus.

eCampus will be unavailable Sunday, Nov. 24 from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. during critical vendor-scheduled maintenance. While this falls within the regularly scheduled maintenance window, this notice is being provided for your awareness. There will be no noticeable differences when the work is complete.  

It’s common to see an error message when trying to log in after a system update. If you have problems once this work has been completed, try clearing your web browser history, closing your web browser and relaunching it. Rebooting your device will also clear cached pages. If you still have problems after taking these steps, please call the ITS Service Desk 304-293-4444.  

The Morgantown Municipal Airport recently announced that travelers can now book United Express flights, operated by SkyWest Airlines, from Morgantown to Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

Flights are available for booking now, with service beginning Dec. 14.

Main Street Morgantown, in cooperation with the City of Morgantown, is encouraging members of the University community to participate in a survey focused on Downtown Morgantown.

The deadline for responses is Dec. 6.

This annual survey, designed for Morgantown residents, business owners and visitors, consists of a series of questions about Downtown Morgantown experiences, impressions and suggestions.

The survey will take five to 10 minutes to complete.

Information collected will be used to guide Main Street Morgantown’s future projects and initiatives aimed at making Downtown Morgantown a more vibrant, welcoming and enjoyable place for everyone.

Take the survey.

With the Jan. 13 launch of the new WVU Research Administration Portal (WRAP) just two months away, the Research Office invites faculty, staff and students to register for a training session on Zoom [ https://researchoperations.wvu.edu/research-connect-program/training].

The series starts Monday, Nov. 18 and will continue through Friday, March 28 to prepare for the launch of Grants, Agreements and Conflict of Interest (COI).

If you anticipate making a submission in January or February, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible. Sessions range from one to two hours, depending on the topic. The Research Office will continue to offer instructor-led training on WRAP throughout the year, but on a less frequent cadence after March 2025.

Please watch your inbox for separate announcements from WVCTSI about training related to the COE Review/Clinical Trial Agreement process in WRAP.

For the latest information on the Research Connect program, please visit  https://researchoperations.wvu.edu/research-connect-program.

Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on Nov. 20 that honors the memory of lives lost.

Join the LGBTQ+ Center as it partners with Morgantown Pride to hold a vigil from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at The Co-Op located at 131 Pleasant Street in Morgantown followed by a social hour with food from B.C. MaC and local music by Emmy Rae.

Join the WVU Center for Black Culture in honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr. from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. 

The Spring 2025 Student Health Insurance Waiver is available now at studentinsurance.wvu.edu, with a deadline for completion of Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Eligible students without an approved student health insurance waiver on file will be automatically enrolled in the WVU Aetna Student Health insurance plan at a cost of $1,666 assessed to the student’s account for the spring semester.

Students with an approved fall 2024 waiver on file have opted out of the WVU Aetna student health insurance plan for the entire 2024-2025 academic year and do not need to complete the spring waiver. For information about the WVU Aetna student health insurance plan, please review the 2024/2025 Plan Design and Benefits Summary.

Note: The student insurance fee is based on the number of days in the coverage period; this is a change from prior years and results in differing premiums for the fall and spring/summer coverage periods. For planning purposes, please be aware that the fall 2024 WVU Aetna health insurance premium will be $1,073, and the spring/summer 2025 premium will be $1,666 based on the number of days in each coverage period.

Contact the WVU Student Insurance Office at sio@mail.wvu.edu if you need assistance or have questions.