Eberly News
Five Eberly College students gain international perspective as Gilman Scholars
Five Eberly College students will expand their horizons through study abroad experiences this spring, summer and fall after being awarded scholarships through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.
Department of History Moves to Chitwood Hall
The department will occupy Chitwood Hall after operating out of Woodburn Hall since 1950.
Eight Eberly faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service
Eight members of the faculty in Eberly College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized for their excellence in teaching, research and service.
Five students named WVU Mountaineers of Distinction
West Virginia University has named Olivia Dowler, Sophia Flower, Rachel Johnson, Thomas Williams and Natalie Wonsettler the 2023 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition that recognizes exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement.
WVRHC to host “Women Making History” exhibit opening
Monday, October 16, at 5 p.m. in WVU’s Downtown Library — “Women Making History” is a collaborative exhibit that features sections written and curated by students in the WVU History department as well as faculty and staff from WVU Libraries.
Eberly students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
Twenty undergraduate students from across the University received the competitive national award funded by the U.S. State Department to travel abroad without financial constraints. Twelve of those 20 students are studying in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Eberly faculty awarded fellowship grants by the West Virginia Humanities Council
Each year, the organization awards $3,000 grants to a select group of teachers, college faculty and independent scholars to support research and writing projects in the humanities. The 2023 Humanities Council Fellows from Eberly College are Brooke Durham, Enkeshi El-Amin, Sean Lawrence, Austin McCoy, Mason Moseley and Devin Smart.
2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Bryan Hill
Major: Anthropology and History
Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia
Gift from former Eberly College faculty member to benefit history graduate students
Graduate students in the Department of History at West Virginia University will benefit from a fund established by Charles W. Connell, former history professor and associate dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, and Linda Jean Gardner, who received her doctorate in counseling psychology at WVU and was a former staff member of the advising center in the College of Creative Arts.
WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes new members
Four eminent West Virginia University alumni were appointed to serve the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors at its fourth quarterly meeting on Friday, June 4. Kamau Brown, Gabrielle St. Léger, Nesha Sanghavi and Monté Williams have been selected to serve six-year terms.