Each academic year, the Honors College welcomes a new cohort of faculty fellows to help its students to seek out new knowledge and connections, explore diverse ideas and apply what they learn to real-world problems.
Pedro Mago, Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, announced the winners of the College’s outstanding teaching, advising, faculty and graduate student researchers, staff and Dean’s fellowship awards for the 2023-2024 academic year on April 9, 2024.
In today’s complex world, the trailblazing fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are crucial. Making advancements in STEM education helps the leaders of tomorrow gain the skills they need to meet the demands of a changing workforce.
Women. Residents from rural or low-income households. Underrepresented minorities. First-generation college students. These are the people undergraduate engineering programs fail to reach, according to a West Virginia University researcher.
Lizzie Santiago, teaching professor in the fundamentals of engineering program, has been named director of the program, effective July 1, 2022.