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This summer, school students in grades K-12 from across West Virginia may discover their passions in STEM at  West Virginia University by attending one of the  Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Engineering Challenge Camps.

Members of West Virginia University’s student chapter of the  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and  American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) competed in the annual ASCE Virginia’s Conference held at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, on April 6-9 following a two year hiatus caused by COVID-19.

In this post-commencement season, three West Virginia University alums are making plans to help West Virginia with research work focused on a range of issues.

Allison Arnold was born with a heart condition requiring surgery at just 18 months old. Her life was saved by the treatments she received through outstanding medical techniques and solutions from the  West Virginia University Medicine Children’s Hospital. As a result, when she embarked upon a doctoral degree at WVU, Arnold felt driven to study engineered human-compatible materials.

A Black Appalachian first-generation college student graduating with a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average, a two-term Mountaineer Mascot passionate about finding novel therapies for mental health disorders and a young entrepreneur who has worked to empower small farmers in West Virginia are among the accomplished student leaders who have been honored with West Virginia University’s most prestigious student award, the Order of Augusta.

The West Virginia University chapters of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) were announced the winners of the Statler College Day of Giving Student Organization Challenge.