Pedro J. Mago has been reappointed to his administrative post as Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University for another five-year term.
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.
Students from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources participated in the first-ever Tech Duels debating the topic of AI Unplugged: Navigating the Future and Ethical Implications of Generative AI at West Virginia University on March 7, 2025.
West Virginia University students in Tom Devine’s software engineering class got a crash course last semester in building the plane as they flew it, harnessing their budding coding skills to create functional web applications that utilize real-world data.
The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University hosted the 2025 VEX Robotics competition this weekend, where 71 teams put their coding and engineering skills to the test for a chance to qualify for the upcoming state and regional tournaments. Winning teams have the opportunity to advance all the way to the VEX Robotics World Championship hosted in Dallas, Texas from May 6-14.
The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to innovation, achieving a record high of $52.2 million in total research expenditures for the 2023 fiscal year. As a result, all engineering programs reached the top 100 rankings in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
The Alumni Who Inspire! Program recognizes alumni for their dedication to their professions, the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and West Virginia University. The program was launched in Fall 2023 as a monthly discussion board with Statler alumni.
A West Virginia University student is continuing on the path of service he started while in high school — as a volunteer for community canned food drives, trail maintenance and garbage cleanup projects — thanks to private scholarship support.
Alongside hundreds of graduates, West Virginia University will present two outstanding alumni and an educator with Presidential Honorary Degrees while also recognizing two leading faculty members during Commencement ceremonies, Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Coliseum.