West Virginia University ( WVU ) is a public university, land grant, space grant, and intensive research in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include the West Virginia University Institute of Technology at Beckley and Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a second clinical campus for the University's medical and dental schools at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston. The WVU Extension Service provides coverage with offices in all 55 counties in West Virginia. Since 2001, WVU has been governed by the Board of Governors of West Virginia University.
Registration for autumn 2015 semester is 28,776 for major campus, while enrollment in all campus is 32,348. WVU offers 191 undergraduate, master, doctorate, and professional degrees at 15 colleges.
WVU has produced 24 Rhodes Scholars, including former WVU president David C. Hardesty, Jr. The University has also produced 36 Goldwater Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, and five USA Today members. The Academic All-USA Academic Team.
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History
Established a university
Under the terms of the 1862 Grants-Estate Act, the West Virginia Legislature created West Virginia Agriculture College on February 7, 1867, and the school officially opened on 2 September of the same year. On December 4, 1868, MPs renamed West Virginia University to represent a broader higher education. The university was built on the basis of three previous academies, the Monongalia Academy in 1814, the Morgantown Women's Academy in 1831, and the Woodburn Women's Seminary in 1858. After its establishment, the local newspaper claimed that "a place is more appropriate for the quiet and successful pursuit of science and literature can not be found. "
The first campus building was built in 1870 as a University Hall, and was renamed Martin Hall in 1889 to honor the first president of West Virginia University, Reverend Alexander Martin of Scotland. After the Woodburn Seminary building was destroyed by fire in 1873, the center of what is now Woodburn Hall was completed in 1876, under the name New Hall. The name was changed to the University Building in 1878, when the College of Law was established as the first professional school in the state of West Virginia. The precursor for Woodburn Circle was completed in 1893 when Chitwood Hall (later Science Hall) was built on the north side of the cliff. In 1909 a northern wing was added to the University Building, and the facility was renamed Woodburn Hall. Over the next decade, Woodburn Hall underwent several renovations and additions, including the construction of the south wing and eastern tower (in 1930) Seth Thomas clock housing. Three Woodburn Circle buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 1899, Vance Farm was acquired for the West Virginia University Trials Station.
WVU is required to have the Cadet Corps based on the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862, which allows the establishment of a tertiary grant college. The US Department of War - the predecessor of the US Department of Defense - offers military equipment to universities at no cost, forming the basis of the school's Military Tactics department. The heavy military influence led to the opposition of female enrollment that took place during the first decade of the university. Trends changed in 1889, when ten women were allowed to enroll and seek university degrees. In June 1891, Harriet Lyon became the first woman to receive a degree from the University of West Virginia, finishing first in class in front of all male students. Lyon's academic success supports the acceptance of women at universities as students and educators.
During the early years of the University, daily chapel services and absences for all students are mandatory, limiting the time for student recreation. After the abolition of this obligation, students become active in extracurricular activities and set up many athletic organizations and students first in school. The first edition of the student newspaper known as Athenaeum, now The Athenseum, was published in 1887, and the West Virginia Law Review became the fourth oldest legal review in the United States when it was founded in 1894. Phi Kappa Psi was the first brotherhood on campus, founded May 23, 1890, while Kappa Delta, the first female student association at WVU, was founded in 1899. The first Football team was formed in 1891, basketball first appeared in 1903.
The beginning of the 20th century
The University's view on the turn of the 20th century was optimistic, when the school built the first library in Stewart Hall today in 1902. The campus welcomed US President William Howard Taft to the campus for the inauguration of WVU President Thomas Hodges in 1911. In November 2, 1911 , President Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech", from the front porch of Purinton House. However, the University's efforts to attract better-quality educators, increased enrollment, and expanded the campus were blocked during a period that saw two World Wars and the Great Depression. With strong military influence at the University, many students left college to join the army during World War I, and the local ROTC was organized in 1916. The involvement of women in the war effort at home led to the creation of the Balai Women's dormitory, now Stalnaker Hall, in 1918.
Despite his wartime struggles, the University was able to establish the disciplines of biology, medicine, journalism, pharmacy, and the country's first mining program. In 1918, Oglebay Hall was built to accommodate an expanded agricultural and forestry program. In addition, the first dedicated sports facilities were built including the "Ark" for basketball in 1918, and the original Mountaineer Field in 1925. Stansbury Hall was built in 1928 and included a new basketball arena named "The Fieldhouse" which housed 6,000 spectators. Elizabeth Moore Hall, a women's physical education building, was also completed in 1928. The Men's Hall, the first dorm built for men on campus, was built in 1935, and funded in part by the Progress Administration. The Mountaineer mascot was adopted in the late 1920s, with an unofficial process to choose Mountaineer until 1936. The official selection process began naming the mascot annually in 1937, with Boyd "Slim" Arnold being the first Mountaineer to wear a deer skin suit.
When male students went to World War II in 1939, women became more prominent in the University and surpassed the number of men on campus for the first time in 1943. Soldiers who returned from war qualified for G.I. Bill and help improve enrollment for more than 8,000 students for the first time, but University facilities become inadequate to accommodate a soaring student population.
The campus is split
Preparations for baby boomers and plans for curriculum expansion led to the purchase of land for the Evansdale and Medicine campuses. The growth of downtown Morgantown limits the space available on the original campus; therefore, the new site lies almost two miles north on the farm. Beginning in the late 1950s, the University experienced the fastest growing period in its history. In 1957, WVU opened a Medical Center on a new campus and founded the first dental school in West Virginia. The basketball program achieved a new level of success when the University recognized the 14-time future of NBA All-Star and Hall of Fame player Jerry West, who led the team to a national championship match in 1959. As enrollment approached 14,000 in the 1960s, by building the Evansdale Housing Complex to accommodate about 1,800 students, the Mountainlair student union, and several engineering and creative arts facilities at the Evansdale campus. In 1970, the WVU Coliseum, a new basketball facility with a capacity of 14,000, opened near the new campus. As the facility continues to grow, the University looks at ways to facilitate the transportation of growing student populations across the divided campus and to cope with worsening traffic congestion. The resulting Personal Rapid Transit system opened in 1973 as the first automated fast transit system in the world.
New era
The student population continued to grow in the late 1970s, reaching 22,000. With no room for growth on the city center campus, the football stadium was closed, and the new Mountaineer Field opened near the Medical campus on September 6, 1980. Mountaineer Field will be named Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. After a $ 8 million donation to the University, Ruby Memorial Hospital opened at the Medicine campus in 1988, providing the first state first state trauma center. Beginning next year, the unbeaten Mountaineer football team, led by Major Harris, made it to the national championship game before losing to Notre Dame at the Fiesta Bowl.
During the 1990s, the University developed several recreational activities for students, including FallFest and WVU "Up All Night". While the program was created to provide students with safe entertainment and to combat the inclusion of WVU as the nation's top school party, they also garnered national attention as a solution to reducing alcohol consumption and partying on campuses across the country. In 2001, a $ 34 million recreation facility, 177,000 square feet (16,400m 2 ) opened on the Evansdale campus, providing students with training facilities, recreational activities, and personal training programs.
WVU achieved a new level of athletic success to start the new millennium. The football team featured a 3-0 BCSÃ, bowl, ten consecutive bowl game record, ranked # 1 in the USA Today Poll coaching, three consecutive 11-won seasons in a 33-5, 41 weeks in a row at the top 25, and 6 championship conferences. The men's basketball team won the 2007 NIT Championships and the Great East championship 2010, while performing four times in sixteen sweet, two in the eight-elite, and once in the finals-four NCAA tournaments. Athletic success brought the University a new level of national exposure, and enrollment has risen to nearly 30,000 students.
On April 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the university had incorrectly granted MBA degrees to Heather Bresch, the daughter of state governor Joe Manchin and employees of Mylan, a pharmaceutical company whose then chairman of Milan Puskar was wrong one of the University's largest donors. In later results, the University determined that the Bresch degree had been granted without the prerequisite requirement of meeting and canceling it, leading to the resignation of presidents Michael Garrison, provost Gerald Lang, and business school dean Steve Sears. Garrison has been profiled as a tendency towards non-traditional university presidents by the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higherà Ed, but the Faculty Senate approves a no-confidence motion for the search that chose it. C. Peter McGrath was elected interim president in August 2008. James P. Clements became the 23rd president of WVU on June 30, 2009. Previously he served as a provost at Towson University. On September 16, 2009, Michele G. Wheatly was named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. On 11 November 2013 James P. Clements was elected chairman of the 15th Clemson University. On December 10, 2013 it was announced that E. Gordon Gee will serve as interim president effective January 6, 2014. This is the second time Dr. Gee in this role after first serving as WVU president in 1981.
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Academics
WVU is designated as the Research University "R1" (High Research Activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching Progress. Funding from external sources for the total sponsored program is $ 174 million. WVU is affiliated with Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, dedicated to the study of Alzheimer's and other diseases that affect the brain. WVU is also a leader in biometric technology research and a major academic partner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in biometric research.
Colleges and schools
West Virginia University is organized into 15 degrees of awarding an academy or school degree and also offers Honors College.
- Davis Farming University, Natural Resources and Design
- Eberly College of Arts & amp; Science
- College of Business & amp; Economy
- Creative Arts Academy
- Benjamin M. Statler Faculty of Engineering & amp; Mineral Resources
- Higher Education & amp; Human Resources
- Reed College of Media
- Higher Education Law
- Dentistry School
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Public Health
- College of Physical Activity & amp; Sports Science
- University University
- Interspecies Communications University
- Honors College
The Eberly College of Arts of Sciences was officially established in 1895. It is home to many academic disciplines including: social and behavioral sciences, literature and humanities, as well as mathematics and natural resources. This is the largest and most diverse campus in WVU.
Divisional campus
WVU currently has two campus divisions:
- Potomac State College of West Virginia University at Keyser
- The University of West Virginia Institute of Technology at Beckley
West Virginia University in Parkersburg, a 2-year school, was formerly a WVU regional campus but has been fully independent since 2009.
Study area
Forensic and Investigative Science is a nationally recognized program at WVU, initially created in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The program is accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Science and is the official library storage store for the International Association for Identification. The program focuses on Forensic accounting and Facilities fraud including "house-and-vehicle" crimes and vehicles that can be changed and customized to provide hands-on experience, as well as traditional laboratories and classrooms now housed in the renovated Ming Hsieh Hall. to Oglebay Hall. Separate Criminology & amp; Department of Investigative Science then added.
The WVU robotics team has won several international competitions such as the NASA Robotic Captive Competition and the NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robot Challenge. In 2016, the WVU team led by Dr. Yu Gu won the NASA Sample Back Centennial Challenge Contest with a $ 750,000 prize.
Biometrics is a field of engineering-centric study offered at WVU, the first institution in the world to establish a bachelor's degree in Biometric Systems. In 2003 the University also established an early chapter of the Student Society for Biometric Progress (SSAB). The program, located at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (LCSEE), provides a solid understanding of the underlying electrical engineering and computer engineering disciplines that support biometric applications. On February 6, 2008, WVU became a national academic leader for FBI biometric research. WVU is also the site of the founder of the Identification Technology Research Center (CITeR), with a focus on biometrics and identification technologies. The University maintains and develops collaborative links with other academic institutions to meet research needs.
Robert C. The Byrd Health Sciences Center is located on Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University and has Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. These schools provide doctoral and professional degrees in 16 different fields, as well as various other Master and Bachelor's degrees. For 2012 US News and World Report placing the ninth WVU Medical School in the United States for rural treatment.
Also located on the Campus of Health Sciences is the local WVU teaching hospital, Ruby Memorial Hospital, which is one of two state-designated Trauma I hospitals and has also been designated as a magnet hospital for its ability to attract and retain high-quality nursing staff.
Campus
Morgantown campus consists of three sub-campuses. The original main campus, usually called the Downtown Campus, is in the valley of the Monongahela River on the outskirts of Morgantown. This campus section includes eight academic buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The Downtown campus consists of several architectural styles that mostly feature red bricks including the Victorian Second Empire, Federal, Neoclassic, and Gothic Collegiate among others. The Evansdale campus, a mile and a half north-northwest, rises above the floodplain of the Monongahela River, developed in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the growth of the student population, due to limited expansion space in the Downtown Campus. The Health Sciences Campus, in the same remote area (but on the other side of the ridge), including Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Facility, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Chestnut Ridge Hospital, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center , WVU Medical Doctor Service Center, Neurosciences Blanchette Rockefeller Institute, WVU Eye Institute, and WVU Children's Hospital.
The Health Science campus is located near Mountaineer Field, above the ridge of Evansdale Campus.
Transportation
Because of the distance between the three WVU campuses, the innovative Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, built to connect campuses (Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences) and to reduce student traffic on local highways. Boeing started construction on the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system in 1972. The unique aspect that makes the "personal" system is that the rider determines their purpose when entering the system and, depending on the system load, the PRT can send a car that will travel directly to the station that.
WVU students, faculty and staff drive free; they swipe the ID card that is magnetically encoded through the revolving door as it enters the station. Others pay $ 0.50 cash. The PRT began operations in 1973, with the daughter of US President Richard Nixon, Tricia, climbing to one of five prototype cars for a demonstration. PRT handles 16,000 riders per day (as per 2005) and uses about 70 cars.
The system has a 8.7 mile (14.0 km) guide track and five stations: Walnut, Beechurst, Engineering, Tower, and Medical/Health Sciences. The vehicles are tired from rubber, but they have constant contact with separate electric rails. Steam heating makes the road elevated free of snow and ice. Although most students use PRT, this technology has not been replicated on other sites for various reasons, including the high cost of maintaining a heated track system in winter.
PRT cars are painted in school colors (blue with gold trim) and display the name and logo of the University on the front. Inside, the seat is a lightweight fiberglass cream and the carpet is blue. Each car has eight seats with a total capacity of 20 people, including standing room.
The National Association of Professional Engineers named WVU PRT as one of the top 10 engineering achievements of 1972, and in 1997 the New Electrical Journal selected WVU PRT as the best driver in North America (for 1996). ).
In 2006, the US Department of Transportation and the US Environmental Protection Agency called WVU one of the best workplaces for commuters.
Every fall, during the celebration of the Pacific week, a special PRT car is placed in front of the Mountainlair student union in which the student group participates in "Cram homework" with the aim of squeezing as many people as possible. The 97 record was set in 2000.
Buses and shuttles operated by the university can be utilized (during certain hours) in addition to the Mountain Mountain community, which operates daily until the morning. Students can use their Mountaineer Card to ride the Mountain Line bus for free. The Health Science Center also operates a shuttle service to help students, visitors, and patients get in and out of the Health Science Center campus. Many non-universities, the private student housing community in the area also operate the shuttle to the campus/city and return to the residential community.
Library
The West Virginia University library includes eight libraries and WVU Press, including the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, the Morgantown Library of Law, the Library of Health Sciences (Charleston), the Mary F. Shipper Library at Potomac State College in Keyser, Vining Library at the WVU Institute of Technology in Montgomery, and West Virginia and the Regional History Center (the world's largest collection of West Virginia-related research materials), are in the Library of Wisdom on Campus Downtown. Collections include Appalachian Collections, Digital Collections, Government Documents, Map Collections, Myers Collections, Patents and Trademarks, Rare Book Collections, and Theses and Dissertations. The West Virginia University Library contains nearly 1.5 million print volumes, 2.3 million microforms, over 10,000 electronic journals, and computers with high-speed Internet access.
Evansdale Library supports academic and research programs centered on Evansdale Campus. The library stores material in the disciplines of agriculture, arts, computer science, education, engineering, forestry, landscape architecture, mineral resources, music, physical education, and theater. In addition to collections, Evansdale Library is home to da Vinci's Cafe, a Big Print of the Information Technology Service! poster printing lab, and the Sandbox Communications Innovation and Learning Academy.
The university publishes jointly with the Journal of Labor Studies with the American Association for Labor Education.
Core Arboretum
The Core Arboretum is a 91-acre (37 ha) arboretum owned by West Virginia University and is located on Monongahela Boulevard in Morgantown, West Virginia. It is open to the public every day at no cost.
The history of the Arboretum began in 1948 when the university acquired its site. Professor Earl Lemley Core (1902-1984), chair of the Department of Biology, later convinced President Irvin Stewart to set aside property to study biology and botany. In 1975 the Arboretum was named in the honor of the Core.
The Arboretum is now managed by the WVU Department of Biology, and comprises most of the old forests on the steep hillsides and floodplains of the Monongahela River. It includes a dense forest area with a 3.5 mile (5.6 km) path, as well as 3 acres (12,000 m 2 ) grass planted with specimen trees.
Arboretum has a variety of natural habitats where several hundred species of native WV trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants can be found. Some large trees are likely over 200 years old.
The Arboretum is renowned as an outstanding site for viewing the wildflowers of the spring season from late March to early May. The varied habitats and riverside location also make this area an excellent place to watch birds and animals.
Campus safety
WVU Campus has been ranked one of the safest in the country by Reader's Digest. This study is largely based on the security of dormitory facilities, emergency preparedness, and security/police staff. The university created WVU Alert, a text-based alerts system to quickly disseminate emergency situations to faculty, staff and students. WVU also uses LiveSafe, a smartphone app that allows users to anonymously report crime or security issues, or use the walk safe feature that allows users to invite friends to monitor their location as they go. In addition, there are 37, accessible, makeshift blue light tower housing on the WVU campus which automatically calls 911 in an emergency.
The West Virginia University Police Department (UPD) is the state's largest campus police department and the only campus law enforcement agency in the state, and one of the few in the region, to be accredited by the International Administrator Law Enforcement Association. In addition, the department has also ranked in the Top 500 Magazine Security in the security industry, placing 17 among the higher education institutions in the rankings.
UPD has a sworn officer operations division, central communications unit, student cadet unit, investigation, K-9 team and other support services. Officers have the same authority and power as city and district police.
Campus life
Events
FallFest welcomes students to the university by providing traditionally entertained evening entertainment and music performances during the first week of the fall semester and traditionally at the Mountainlair Student Union. The event was established in 1995 to provide a safe alternative to partying and has since become one of the largest sponsored events of the University, usually attracting a lot of people 15,000 or more. This celebration has been highlighted by a series of evening concerts performed by renowned artists. Dance parties, film festivals, comedy shows, and several indoor music performances are also featured.
Mountaineer Week is a celebration of the WVU tradition and the Appalachian heritage that began in 1947. Celebrations have evolved over the years to include competition among WVU students, designed to honor the school and the pride of the country. The growing competition with beards was introduced in 1949 that continued throughout the event's history. Participants should be shaved before a panel of judges who also select the winner at the end of the competition. Mr. Competition and Ms. Mountaineer has been included in Mountaineer Week since 1962, honoring one male and one female student demonstrating outstanding school spirit, academic excellence, and extracurricular involvement. The annual Cram PRT features a unique PRT system, in which students compete to adjust the maximum number of riders on special PRT model cars with windows removed. The record was set in 2000, when 97 students fit in a PRT car. Mountaineer Idol, the University's version of the American Idol hit show, is a relatively new show that began during Mountaineer Week in September and continues through November. Each WVU student is eligible to enter the competition, which is judged by the panel of guest judges during the fall semester.
The Lighting of Woodburn Hall is the University's annual ceremony held in early December to light a historic Woodburn Hall for the holiday season. The event started in 1987 and is open to the public. Christmas songs are usually sung, and donations are taken at events to support community organizations. Patients from the WVU children's hospital are often chosen to light Hall.
Fall Family Weekend is an opportunity for family members of students to experience the life of the WVU campus by attending classes, athletic events, lecture presentations, and student events such as WVU "Up All Night". The campus facility tour is offered by individual colleges and organizations, including a domestic work tour.
Weekend homecoming activities include a parade parade led by the Alumni Band through downtown Morgantown, royalty coronations, and football matches with performances by the WVU Alumni band. Student organizations participate in parades by designing buoys. The reception is held by colleges, student groups, and alumni centers.
The Greek week is held during the spring semester, providing a place for competition between Greek organizations. Highlights include airband events, where organizations compete in cheerleader and dance routines, and sports competitions in the field of Mountainlair recreation. The competition seeks to highlight the spirit of WVU students and presents a positive image of fraternity and association.
Recreation
The Mountainlair Student Union, commonly called "the Lair" by students, is a three-story student union building in WVU. The building is currently dated 1968 and replaces the previous structure built in 1948. The student union offers many recreational opportunities for students including cinema, bowling alley, billiards room, ballroom, arcade video games, cafeteria style restaurants, and a collection of fast food restaurants.
WVU "Up All Night" is a program designed to provide a safe environment for WVU students to socialize over the weekend. The Mountainlair has held "Up All Night" every Thursday through Saturday during autumn and spring semester since 1998. The university provides free food and beverages, and entertainment such as film screenings at Gluck Theater, laser tags, game shows, astro bowling, comedy trailers , and night casino. The program has attracted the attention of other universities, and the WVU administration has been asked to talk about its success at the national conference. The administrator estimates the program cost at $ 350,000 per year.
The Student Recreation Center is a 177,000 square foot recreation facility (16,400 m 2 ) opened before the academic year of 2001 with an initial construction cost of $ 34 million. The facility offers a six-lane swimming pool, a 20-seat Jacuzzi, 17,000 square feet (1,600 m 2 ) of cardio and weight-free equipment, high running track, basketball court, volleyball and badminton court , glass flask and racquetball pitch, and 50 foot climbing wall (15 m). The center also offers a variety of health programs, personal training, child care services, gym classes, and intramural activities.
The Mountaineer Adventure Program (MAP) offers several activities including Adventure WV, Challenge Course, and International Trips. The WV adventure is focused on providing guidance to new students and female students through various outdoor orientation expeditions. The Challenge Course program uses recreational facilities designed to teach teamwork and problem-solving skills through physical interaction. International Travel offers recreational opportunities around the world to places like Fiji and Peru, as well as study abroad credit courses. Some MAP programs provide credit hours accepted by the university.
The Outdoor Recreation Center is a division of the Student Recreation Center, and facilitates students in finding local recreational activities and in other areas of West Virginia. Some trips are sponsored by the center including rafting on the Cheat River and hiking in the Monongahela National Forest. Due to the proximity of the WVU campus to the natural wilderness students of West Virginia can rent outdoor recreation equipment for hiking, camping, hiking, fishing, cycling, skiing and rafting, all of which are available with minimal travel time. The main WVU campus is located adjacent to the Monongahela River stretching on the Caperton Trail, also known as the "Rail Trail", a 10-mile (16 km) long passageway paved for walking, running, or cycling. The other connecting lane totals 43 miles (69 km) in additional length, extending from the Pennsylvania border to Prickett's Fort State Park. Many student groups make day trips to the nearby Coopers Rock State Forest, less than 15 miles (24 km) from the WVU campus.
Student organization
West Virginia University offers more than 400 student-managed organizations and clubs. Many organizations are related to academia, religion, culture, military service, politics, recreation, or sports. New student groups can be formed by submitting constitutions and petitions to be recognized as student organizations.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) functions as a representative for student bodies and as a link to university administration and officials. SGA members represent student interest in university affairs, enact resolutions and policies related to student and campus life at WVU. Organizational leadership consists of the President and Vice President who acts as the executive body. The President of the Student Body also functions as a full member of the University Board of Governors' voices. For the academic year 2017-2018, the President and Vice President Student Bodies are Blake Humphrey and Shannon Smith respectively. Other positions include Attorney General, Treasurer, Communications Director, and Election Chief.
The 35-member Student Assembly has a Student Senator and College Representative consisting of the SGA legislative branch. All leadership positions are chosen from the open, campus-wide election every spring semester. SGA holds weekly meetings during the Fall and Spring semesters that are open to the public.
Fraternity and college student
About 10 percent of West Virginia students are involved in Greek life. There are 15 fraternities and 8 student associations recognized by WVU. The fraternity of the Inter-Brotherhood Council and the National Panhellenic Conference includes Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Sigma Phi, Order of Alpha Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu , Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Theta Chi. Sororities belonging to the National Panhellenic Conference include Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Delta Alpha Xi, Chi Omega, Gamma Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and Sigma Kappa.
Student media
The The Daily Athenaeum , dubbed DA , is the 9th largest newspaper in West Virginia. Offered free on campus, it generates revenue through advertising and student fees. The paper began in 1887 as a weekly literary magazine, with writings, edits, and production taken over by the newly formed School of Journalism in the 1920s. In 1970, this paper separated from the School of Journalism and became an independent campus entity regulated by the Student Publication Board. The DA was selected as the Princeton Review " s-10 best college newspapers in the United States in 2005, 15 in 2006, and 8 in 2007.
WWVU-FM, called U92 or The Moose, plays new music, talk shows, and newscasts. In the air since 1982, U92 can be heard in the Morgantown area at 91.7Ã ©, FM as well as streaming live on the internet. In 2007, the station was one of four college radio stations nominated for Station of the Year Award College Music Journal. In 2015 CMJ rewards stations with three awards including Station of the Year.
The Mountaineer Jeffersonian is a news, economic, and political journal founded by WVU students. This publication was established in 2008 and ceased publication in 2011.
Student health
The Student Health Center, also known as the "WELLWVU" label, provides services related to student health, disease prevention, and awareness. The Psychiatric and Psychiatric Service Center at Carruth offers therapy to any WVU student. The Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center and associated West Virginia University Hospital, located at the Health Science Campus, serves as the largest health care institution in West Virginia. The hospital provides a comprehensive set of health care needs for local and regional patients. WVU students are given full access to health resources, which can be accessed from domestic tower stations.
WVU Student Health Service
Beginning with the Fall of the 2014 semester, WVU applies mandatory to selected student health insurance policies, all domestic students at West Virginia University and WVU Tech, enrolled in 6 credit hours or more and international students enrolled in 1 credit hour or more will be required to carry insurance coverage health.
With the opening of the new Student Health and Health building on Evansdale Campus WVU Medical Corporation now operates the Student Health medical service. It is a WVU Urgent Care Clinic clinic and is the premier provider of care for students using Aetna Health Insurance policies from WVU. The clinic is open 7 days a week.
Art and entertainment
WVU Arts & amp; Entertainment (A & amp; E) sponsors entertainment events for students throughout the academic year. The Department hosts an annual FallFest event, featuring popular musicians, comedians and other artists. WVU A & amp; E annually hosts several concerts at the WVU Coliseum and Creative Arts Center, with previous shows by Akon, The All-American Rejects, The Fray, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, and 50s among other.
West Virginia Public Theater (WVPT) is one of two professional music theaters in West Virginia. The group is located near the WVU campus and performs some Broadway numbers every year.
The 5,300-square-foot (490 m 2 ) Art Museum of West Virginia University has a tour exhibition and displays collections including over 2,500 works of art from the Appalachian, Asia and Africa region.
The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum, located on the Evansdale campus, have equipment, equipment, artefacts, photographs and other items related to the coal and petroleum industry in West Virginia.
Athletics
School sports teams are called Mountaineers and compete in the NCAA Division I. The school has teams in 17 college sports and has won several national championships, including 16 NCAA Rifle Championships in 2014. Previously full members of the Big East Conference in all sports, on 28 October 2011 , the school accepted an invitation to join the 12 Big Conference and became a member on 1 July 2012.
Atlet terkenal dari West Virginia University termasuk Jerry West, Jim Braxton, Marc Bulger, Avon Cobourne, Mike Compton, Noel Devine, Cecil Doggette, Mike Gansey, Marc "Mayor" O. Harris, Chris Henry, Joe Herber, Jeff Hostetler, Chuck Howley , Sam Huff, Darryl Talley, "Hot Rod" Hundley, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Joe Stydahar, Dan Mozes, Kevin Pittsnogle, Jerry Porter, Todd Sauerbrun, Steve Slaton, Ray Gaddis, Rod Thorn, Oliver Luck, Mike Vanderjagt, Pat White, Quincy Wilson, Amos ZereouÃÆ' ©, Greg Jones, Joe Alexander, Owen Schmitt, Georgann Wells, Geno Smith, Tavon Austin, dan Jedd Gyorko.
Football
With a record of 719-477-45, West Virginia is the most winning Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team to never win a national championship. WVU has had two unbeaten regular seasons; they went 11-0 in 1988 and 1993. However, West Virginia lost in two games, 34-21 to Notre Dame at the National Championships, and 41-7 to Florida. The 2005 season and the 2006 season resulted in the first season of 11-wins in a row in school history. In the 2007 season, the mountain climbers started this season as the 3rd ranked team, the highest pre-season ranking in school history. The team eventually ranked # 1 in the Coaches Poll, and finished the season with a consecutive 11-season win after the Fiesta Bowl triumph.
Basketball
West Virginia's men's basketball has competed in three basketball championship finals: the NCAA 1959 final, the 1942 NIT final (at the time, NIT was considered more prestigious than the NCAA), and the 2007 NIT Championships. They lost to California in the NCAA final of 1959, while Mountaineers winning the 1942 NIT Championship over Western Kentucky, and the 2007 NIT contest over Clemson. In 1949, future mountain head coach, Fred Schaus, became the first player in NCAA history to record 1,000 points.
Recently, West Virginia reached the 2010 NCAA Men's Division Final Four, I Basketball Tournament, led by West Virginia coach and former WVU player Bob Huggins. The Mountaineers won the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament 2010 and received the # 2 seed in the Eastern Conference of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Division I 2010.
By 2015, West Virginia reached Sweet Sixteen from the NCAA Men's Division 2014 Division Tournament. They were eliminated from the tournament after losing to Kentucky. In 2018, West Virginia again reached Sweet Sixteen from the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament 2018. They were knocked out of the tournament after losing the fourth round to No. 1 and finally champion Villanova.
Soccer
Since joining the Big 12 Conference ahead of the 2012 season, West Virginia women's football has recorded a 27-1-3 record in regular league matches. In 2015, Mountaineers claimed the fourth successive regular league championship in a row, becoming the first team in Big 12's history to achieve that feat (Texas A & M won four straight from 2004 to 2007 but split the championship with Kansas in 2004 ). West Virginia also won back the Big 12 championship tournaments in 2013 and 2014. The Mountaineers were trained by Nikki Izzo-Brown, the only head coach of the program.
West Virginia men's football competes in Mid-America Conference.
Marching band
West Virginia University Mountaineer's Marching Band was nicknamed "West Virginia Pride." The 380-member band performed in every home football game and made several local and national performances throughout the year. The band was the prestigious recipient of the Sudler Trophy in 1997.
Fanbase
In the absence of a professional sports franchise, the West Virginians vigorously support West Virginia University and its athletic team. Male basketball head coach Bob Huggins, a former Mountaineer basketball player born in Morgantown, stated that "a strong bond between the university and the people of West Virginia" is a difficult relationship to be understood by non-natives.
Some WVU fans, especially in the student section, have developed a reputation for mischievous behavior, compared to "soccer hooligans" by GQ magazine . In some instances, there are some objects thrown into the field or on the opposing team. Previously there were also problems with small-scale fires, especially from sofas, which were arranged after the game; more than 1,100 accidental road fires were reported from 1997 to 2003.
Members of the Morgantown local community volunteered to become Goodwill City Ambassador for the first time in autumn 2012 to welcome fans to a football game. The Goodwill City initiative is a collaborative effort of the City of Morgantown, WVU, Morgantown Dominion Post , and citizens.
Pageantry
The Mountaineer was adopted in 1890 as the official school mascot and unofficially began appearing on sporting events in 1936. A new Mountaineer was chosen each year during the last two man's basketball home game, with the official title of "The Mountaineer of West Virginia University". The new Mountaineer receives a scholarship, a specially made deer skin suit with a coonskin hat, and powder rifles and horns for use if appropriate and safe. The mascot runs with most sports teams throughout the academic year. Although not necessary, male mascots have traditionally grown beards.
"Flying WV" is the most widely used logo in West Virginia athletics. It debuted in 1980 as part of a redesign of football uniform by Coach Don Nehlen, and was adopted as the official logo for the university in 1983. While "Flying WV" represents all university entities, the unique logo is sometimes used for each department. Some examples include the West Virginia logo script for the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, and the WV interlocking logo used in baseball.
Opponents of West Virginia University songs include "Hail, West Virginia" and "Fight Mountaineers". The Western Virginia University Alma Mater was composed in 1937, and sung before every home football game. People sang together as the WVU Marching Band played in the field, as part of a pregame show.
The "gold and dark blue", the color of the official University, was chosen by seniors in 1890 from the seal of the state of West Virginia. While official school colors are dark gold and blue, brighter gold is used in university logos and official merchandise. Changes in this color scheme are often cited due to the lack of universal standards for color during the 19th century when university colors were chosen. In addition, a brighter gold is proposed to create a more intimidating environment for sporting events. The university received "gold and blue" for the color scheme, but made it clear that the colors were not "blue and gold", to distinguish West Virginia from its rival, the University of Pittsburgh.
Sports tradition
"Country Roads" has become an unofficial song from the university and, on March 8, 2014, one of the official songs of the State of West Virginia. In 1980 John Denver performed his hit song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on the dedication of Mountaineer Field, and has since become a tradition for fans to remain standing in the stands after every Mountaineer victory and sing along with the players. Although tradition originated during football matches, it is now recognized throughout the university, with songs performed at various athletic events and ceremonies. Sports Illustrated calls the song "Country Roads" as one of the college traditions to be seen.
Pride of West Virginia is the official marching band of the university. The band's pre-match football performances include traditions such as the "Tunnel" and "Boogie" drumline rhythms, a 220-beat-per-minute rhythm to start the show, dribbling the "WV" logo down to the university struggle track, "Fight Mountaineers", extending the circle during Simple Prizes , and the formation of a state outline during "Hail, West Virginia".
The Firing of the Rifle is a tradition done by Mountaineer Mascot to open several athletic events. The Mountaineer pointed his weapon into the air with one hand and fired a blank shot from a special rifle, a signal to the crowd to start cheering at soccer and basketball at home. The Mountaineer also fired a shotgun every time the team scores during a football match.
The Carpet Roll is a WVU Men's Basketball tradition. In 1955 Fred Schaus and Alex Mumford found the idea to roll out the complicated gold and blue carpets for Mountaineer basketball players to use when taking the field for pre-match warming. In addition, Mountaineer players are warmed with special gold and blue basketball. The university continued this tradition until the late 1960s when it died, but former Mountaineer player Gale Catlett reintroduced the carpet when he returned to West Virginia University in 1978 as head coach of the men's basketball team.
Famous Alumni
The famous alumni of West Virginia University include television stars Don Knotts, Terry Bowden and Tommy Bowden, Ken Kendrick, owner of Arizona Diamondbacks; Jerry West, a former NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers; and Hall of Fame; Pat McAfee, former Indianapolis Colts player and former Barstool Indy Jon McBride, NASA mathematician and physicist Katherine G. Johnson, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015; West Virginia's roommate Sir Eric Dunn and Sir Van Wheeler became business partners and created Quincy, a company recently added to the Fortune 500; corporate executives John Chambers, and several West Virginia state governors, including current US Senator Joe Manchin.
References
External links
- Official website
- The West Virginia Athletics website
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