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A new era began inside the Hope Coliseum Saturday (Dec. 20) as West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson spoke from the gold and blue Commencement stage for the first time, and hundreds of August and December graduates took their first steps as Mountaineer alumni.

A testament of institutional values, ingenuity, integrity and pride, the newest graduates of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University are the college's living legacy. Shaped by dreams, determination and transformative educational opportunities, they leave equipped with the knowledge and skills to make an impact on the world.

The latest graduates of Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University are passionate, innovative, and ambitious — the college’s living legacy. Shaped by childhood dreams, a drive to innovate, and memorable educational experiences, they leave equipped with the knowledge and skills to make their mark on the world.

Starting this summer, undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the U.S. will converge on West Virginia University for the chance to contribute directly to developing new “biosensing” technologies, which gather data from the body and use that information to improve wellness or detect and treat disease.

Three teaching faculty were honored during the Excellence in Education: Teaching Faculty Symposium. 

Mohamed Hefeida, a native of Alexandria, Egypt, who serves as a teaching associate professor and program director for computer engineering undergraduate and graduate studies in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, has been selected for the November Faculty Feature.