West Virginia University has played a key role in the history and development of West Virginia, almost from the moment of the state’s formation. Written by Becky Lofstead | Photos courtesy of West Virginia University and West Virginia & Regional History Center (see more at wvhistoryonview.org) It’s hard to imagine a more exciting time to be at WVU than as…
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Gordon Gee has held more university presidencies than any other American—including here at West Virginia University from 1981 to 1985, when he was just in his thirties. He returned here in 2014 to give WVU the benefit of his long career in university leadership, and he brings hands-on glee to the task. We caught up with him to ask about students, families, and the university’s future.
We’ll remember 2017 as the summer that food trucks rolled out onto the streets of Morgantown. Who’s behind the wheel?
With the opening of WVU’s Falling Run Greenspace, a small army of volunteers has returned a near-downtown oasis to us all. A hundred years ago, Falling Run fell in a series of charming, rocky cascades. It flowed from what we now know as the WVU Organic Research Farm through the steep ravine between Willey Street and the downtown campus to…
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In its second year, the Deep Roots Mountain Revival is all about the music. It’s no secret there were problems with the music festival that formerly occupied Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown. The crowds were huge, but not always in a fun way. Traffic jams caused headaches for locals. Rowdy festival-goers kept police busy. But the root of all those problems,…
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