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The National Society of Black Engineers chapter of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University is observing its 40-year anniversary this month, an important milestone in the chapter’s history.

The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources the Alumni Who Inspire! Program recognizes alumni for their dedication to their professions, our college and West Virginia University.

The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources the Alumni Who Inspire! Program recognizes alumni for their dedication to their professions, our college and West Virginia University.

Like most rising seniors at West Virginia University, Moriah Frazier began searching for the perfect capstone thesis project as she approached her final year at the University. But Frazier, who hails from Clarksburg, Maryland, is a cybersecurity major at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Mineral Resources and Engineering. A fairly new program, cybersecurity didn’t yet have many established capstone projects for her to choose from. 

Faculty leadership development is one of the core values of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. The Dean’s Leadership Fellows Program is designed to offer leadership training to faculty across the different academic units and at different stages of their professional careers.

If  West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet’s orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.

The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University hosted students, faculty, staff and alumni on Sept. 21, to foster purposeful exchanges of personal experiences, values, beliefs and perspectives. The event was a celebration of individuality and a reflection of the united spirit within the Statler College community.