Cue Country Roads! Following WVU Potomac State College tradition, we concluded our 2026 graduation ceremony by singing “Country Roads”. As a Michigander, I am always blown away when the entire Church-McKee auditorium sings the song in unison, paying homage to the great state of West Virginia.
As my wife Allyson and I cheered on the WVU Mountaineer baseball team in the College World Series, she couldn’t help but notice the nation’s fascination with West Virginians cueing “Country Roads” after every victory. The past 90 days have been a sprint and transition from closing out our spring semester, welcoming summer camps, and prepping for a delightful Fall 2026.
With a commitment to service and a passion for teaching, Dr. Matthew Hottle has stepped into the director role at WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus, located at WVU Potomac State College. The board-appointed chairperson and assistant professor of nursing at the College, Hottle looks forward to building on the success of the program and the future nurses it graduates.
“My goals or objectives are to build upon the great foundation we already have in the nursing program,” Hottle said. “I want to expand on what’s already here and created. And of course, our goal as a department is continuing to produce quality nurses.”
For the second consecutive season, a recent Potomac State alum and standout softball phenom, Skyla Compton, has been recognized among the nation’s elite, recently earning NFCA NJCAA Division II Second Team All-America honors, as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Take a cup of sugar, two cups flour, a pinch of cinnamon, and some time spent in the classrooms of WVU Potomac State College, and you just might have the recipe for a popular and even delicious business.
A passion for baked goods and an enterprising spirit led WVU Potomac State College alumna Jenna Folk to open her own bakery.
Operating for the past six years from her home as Rollin' with Jenny, Folk was finally able to open a storefront in November at 30 Church Street in Keyser.
WVU Potomac State College President Jerry Wallace is pleased to announce the following students who earned a place on the Spring 2026 President’s list.
Full-time students whose academic accomplishments are of significant quality to merit special recognition are placed on the President's List. To be placed on the President's List, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours of graded courses, excluding courses in which any grade of Audit, Pass or Incomplete is recorded, and must earn a grade-point average of 3.700 or higher for the semester in which the student is enrolled. A student is not eligible for the President's List if the grade recorded for a course is D, F, I (Incomplete), or NR (Not Recorded). Courses completed with a grade of P (Pass) or X (Audit) are excluded from the calculation of credit hours for the President's List.
WVU Potomac State College Dean of Academic Affairs Phillip Douthitt is pleased to announce the students who earned a place on the Spring 2026 Dean’s List.
Full-time students whose academic accomplishments are of significant quality to merit special recognition are placed on the Dean's List. To be placed on the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours of graded courses, excluding courses in which any grade of Audit, Pass, or Incomplete is recorded, and must earn a grade-point average of 3.000 to 3.699 for the semester in which the student is enrolled. A student is not eligible for the Dean’s List if the grade recorded for a course is D, F, I (Incomplete), or NR Not Recorded). Courses completed with a grade of P (Pass) or X (Audit) are excluded from the calculation of credit hours for the Dean's List.
When Christian Arnold, a WVU Potomac State College alumnus, joined Potomac Valley Hospital’s Mineral County Rural Health Clinic family medicine practice in Keyser in May, it’s safe to say it was a “Lucky” move.
There have been many father-daughter dynamic duos through history: Lenny and Zoe, Lionel and Nicole, Francis Ford and Sofia, Ron and Bryce Dallas, Nat King and Natalie, and, fictionally, Atticus and Scout.
At WVU Potomac State College, the athletic department has its own dynamic duo linked by paternal genetics. Head Softball Coach Chris Greise and his daughter, Assistant Coach Chloe Greise. Not only are these two a father-daughter collaboration, but their built-in relationship and familial chemistry have created a winning and determined atmosphere among the team and have inspired continued success on the diamond.