Campus News

Join us for our screening of a documentary feature called IMPOSSIBLE TOWN, a film by Appalachia, for Appalachia, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Gluck Theatre located in the Mountainlair. The film features Dr. Ayne Amjad, former WV State Health Officer, who in the wake of her father’s death is thrust to the helm of a decades-long struggle to aid Minden, a southern West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaking team and Dr. Amjad. Learn more about the film at https://www.impossibletown.com/.

For more information, reach out to the WVU Film Club by emailing thewvufilmclub@gmail.com.

With thousands of passengers traveling across campus each day, the Personal Rapid Transit team reminds passengers of safety guidelines when riding the PRT.

Passengers should always stay off the electrically powered guideway. This area contains highly dangerous voltage areas that can cause injuries to you or others. You should only access the track when instructed to do so by PRT staff. If you drop an item or need assistance with something on the track, please use the assistance telephones located on each platform to talk with PRT staff. 

WVU, through the Purpose Center, will focus on ways students and other members of the University community can put their CliftonStrengths® to use during the Week of Purpose, Sept. 25-29. 

As part of West Virginia University’s transformation to become a land-grant university of the future, University Relations and Enrollment Management is assessing all aspects of their organizations to ensure they are maximizing operational efficiencies, measuring our successes using metrics that matter and aligning operations to support WVU’s First Principles.

In support of these efforts, faculty and staff on the Morgantown campus are invited to participate in a survey to share their experiences engaging with the following areas:

Banner (STAR) and STAR-related applications will be unavailable until 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 for important updates that require more time than our normal maintenance window allows. This will affect the Banner self-service app (star.wvu.edu), Banner administrative forms (STAR INB), Banner Document Management (BDM), Banner Operational Data Store (ODS) and Degree Works.

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

As part of Diversity Week, the WVU Council for Gender Equity and the Dept. of Theatre and Dance present a panel discussion around the themes of the play "Anatomy of a Suicide" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 21) at the Canady Creative Arts Center. 

Students who use the Facilities Service Desk system to search for building supervisor contact information will notice new search options after a recent upgrade.

When needing to locate a building supervisor on the Facilities Service Desk website, employees and students will now see simplified functionality to find contact information quickly through the dropdown search field.

The WVU community is invited to attend events planned through Sept. 23, to explore different cultures, engage in discussions that bring new perspectives, and celebrate  people of all identities and experience.

Join students like Lauren Marquart, a junior elementary education major from Wheeling, and other University community members as we learn more about ourselves — individually and collectively — by working to identify and understand our strengths during the 2023 Week of Purpose, Sept. 25-29.  

Representing West Virginia University and the entire Mountain State, “The Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band, will participate in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, marking the second appearance for the band in the historic parade.

Read the full story on WVUToday.

Attend this Lunch and Learn where WVU Reed College of Media students share case studies and insights gleaned from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, known as the Academy Awards for creative industries. 

The West Virginia University Police Department is issuing a Community Notice advising bicyclists to take extra steps to secure their bicycles following a recent increase in thefts.

Over the past month, UPD has received nine reports of stolen bicycles. Four of these reports occurred this past weekend on the Evansdale area of campus, outside of Oakland Hall and Braxton Tower. The prior reported thefts occurred outside of College Park and University Park.

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To provide parking to the WVU Athletics Department, parking will be limited or unavailable at the Coliseum on Fridays before each home game. Normal parking lot access will resume on Mondays. 

Dates include:

In April 2024, the WVU Retirees Association is going on a trip to America’s Music Cities – New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville. It’s an eight-day trip from April 21 to April 28, 2024. The trip is open to anyone who wants to join us. The deposit due date is October 14, 2023. For details, go to https://retirees.wvu.edu/music-cities

The blood drive will be held in conjunction with the American Red Cross from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Erickson Alumni Center Nutting Gallery.

To donate blood, email Sonja.Wilson@mail.wvu.edu for a time slot.

As cases of COVID-19, flu, RSV and strep throat are increasing heading into the fall season, Student Health is reminding students, faculty and staff of available resources for when they’re feeling sick.  

Located on the Evansdale Campus in Morgantown across from the Student Recreation Center and accessible from the Towers and Engineering PRT stations, Student Health treats a variety of non-emergency health conditions and provides preventive care for all faculty, staff and students.