Eberly News

Meet December 2020 grad Maryssa Beasley (PhD, Chemistry).

Meet the December 2020 Grads: Maryssa Beasley

Meet December 2020 grad Maryssa Beasley (PhD, Chemistry).

Jordan Pugh and friends

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Jordan Pugh

Meet English major Jordan Pugh.

Adam Craig

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Adam Craig

Meet international studies major Adam Craig

2020 Peace Tree Ceremony

Peace Tree Ceremony honors COVID-19 losses in West Virginia

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Native American Studies peace tree ceremony was a small, private event involving just six people. They met at the peace tree outside Martin Hall on Saturday, Nov. 7, during Native American Heritage Month. The gathering marked the 28th anniversary of the WVU peace tree, planted by Haudenosaunee (Iroquoian) leaders and commemorated annually by the University community with Native American keynote speakers from tribes throughout the U.S.

Adia Kolb abroad

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Adia Kolb

Meet sociology and women's and gender studies major Adia Kolb.

Heather Woolridge at ROTC

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Heather Woolridge

Meet history and philosophy student Heather Woolridge.

Jaxon Miller

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Jaxon Miller

Meet history and Russian studies major Jaxon Miller.

Amelia Jones

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Amelia Jones

Meet English student Amelia Jones.

Tristan Sanders

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Tristan Sanders

In association with the ongoing generosity of the Eberly family, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board established the Eberly Scholars program in 1988. Each year, up to 25 students majoring in the arts and sciences are designated as Eberly Scholars. They are provided with scholarship support in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement. This award is the Eberly College’s most prestigious scholarship honor for undergraduate students.  Meet all of this year's Eberly Scholars.

Growing up as a loyal fan of “Jurassic Park” in a family of nature lovers, West Virginia University student Sam Ocon always knew she wanted to be a paleontologist. Some of Ocon’s earliest memories are learning to identify the local fauna around her hometown of Gainesville, Florida, with her dad and digging for fossils in the limestone among her grandfather’s plants. Today, Ocon is fulfilling her dream of studying invertebrate paleontology in the WVU Department of Geology and Geography.

Unlocking the history of life on Earth

Growing up as a loyal fan of “Jurassic Park” in a family of nature lovers, graduate student Sam Ocon always knew she wanted to be a paleontologist.