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6 epic classes in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

6 epic classes in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Here are some courses sparking interest this fall

Parkersburg, W.Va. native Charles Beorn arrived at West Virginia University in 1959 for his freshman year of college with only one goal in mind—going to medical school. 

Beorn reflects that over the course of his career, the broad liberal arts education he received at WVU prepared him to manage his own practice and better communicate with patients. That liberal arts experience motivated Beorn to establish scholarships supporting the humanities and liberal arts.

New scholarships support the liberal arts

Parkersburg, W.Va. native Charles Beorn arrived at West Virginia University in 1959 for his freshman year of college with only one goal in mind—going to medical school.

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Libraries and Honors College name two Munn Scholars

West Virginia University Libraries and the Honors College selected Hayley Harman and Janelle Vickers as 2017 Robert F. Munn Undergraduate Library Scholars.

WVU student awarded fellowship to work for veterans

WVU student awarded fellowship to work for veterans

West Virginia University student who wants to assist veterans who may have been wrongly discharged from service has been named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow by the Campus Compact, a national non-profit organization that advances the public purpose of higher education to educate students for civic and social responsibility. 

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Holocaust survivor to share her story at WVU on March 22

Holocaust survivor Miriam Katin experienced a lifelong struggle with faith after her traumatic childhood during World War II. 

Christopher Belfoure

Chinese studies scholarship named for late WVU alumnus marks its fifth year

“I want to be a small part of the bridge linking two large countries,” Chris said in a 2010 interview. “I hope I can diminish the misunderstandings between them.”

Boren Scholars

Three WVU students to fly the globe for intensive language study as Boren Scholars

Food security, Middle Eastern history and agroecology may seem like very different subjects, but they brought three West Virginia University students to the same love – language.