West Virginia University Board of Governors Vice-Chair and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris sent a letter to members of the University community Wednesday (July 24), providing an update on the presidential search process.
Two members of the WVU Esports Rocket League team earned national recognition from the National Association of Collegiate Esports.
During the NACE National Convention in Winter Park, Florida, July 17-19, WVU Rocket League Captain Jarret “Angel” Birch was named Rocket League Player of the Year while assistant coach Nico “Evil” Zimmowitch earned Coach of the Year honors.
The Research Office is offering sessions in July and August for the community to learn about features of the new system that will replace WVU+kc, the WVU Research Administration Portal (WRAP). The sessions are in preparation for the Jan. 13, 2025, go-live of Grants, Agreements, Conflict of Interest, and WV CTSI Clinical Trial Center Of Excellence.
Register for a Zoom session to learn about the new Research Administration system.
The new system and processes will support the growth of WVU research and reduce administrative burden by streamlining reviews and approvals, decreasing duplicative data entry, improving the visibility of submission status, keeping all correspondence in a single system, and ensuring compliance is built in at every step. Reviewers and compliance staff will also have more transparency in submissions, enabling them to be more proactive with PIs.
On July 1, Senate Bill 10, the W.Va. Campus Self-Defense Act, will take effect in West Virginia. Passed by the West Virginia Legislature in 2023, the Campus Self-Defense Act allows a person to carry a concealed pistol or revolver on the grounds of an institution of higher education, with some exceptions, if that person has a current and valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
The West Virginia University Campus Safety Steering Group has been working for many months in coordination with several sub-groups, including one focused solely on what is commonly known as campus carry, on how the law will be implemented across the WVU System.
To operate more efficiently and cost effectively, the WVU Parking team have transitioned to cashless payments in all WVU-owned short-term parking lots on campus.
Drivers may continue to pay for short-term parking through the ParkMobile app or by using a credit or debit card at a pay station.
In order to ensure that our students have access to the quality healthcare they need, when they need it, and as a measure to protect them from high, unexpected healthcare costs, all domestic students at WVU and WVU Tech enrolled in six or more credit hours and international students enrolled in one or more credit hours are required to carry health insurance coverage meeting minimum requirements.
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