News for WVU Potomac State College

Matty Staudt went from a 16-year-old doing radio in a small market to a major market radio personality and one of the pioneers of the podcasting industry, which is why he’s beingrecognized with West Virginia University Potomac State College’s Alumni Achievement Award on Saturday, Oct. 15, during the annual Homecoming awards banquet.

Nicholas Gardner, Class of 2008, is the recipient of the Young Alumni Award for 2022 and will be recognized during the upcoming Alumni Association’s Achievement Awards Banquet during homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15, at West Virginia University Potomac State College.

Pictured from left: Senior level students Jaden Corbin, Allyson Crowe and Mackenzie Cook

KEYSER, W.Va. — Through a newly created student organization at West Virginia University Potomac State College, interested students can join “Faith Community Health and Wellness” to learn how to promote health and well-being in local faith communities and beyond.

Led by WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus instructors Dr. Diana Niland and Matthew Hottle, the organization is open to students from all different backgrounds and academic disciplines.

With the long hot summer behind us and crisp autumn days before us, West Virginia University Potomac State College alumni are looking forward to catching up with friends and former classmates during the College’s Homecoming celebration.

Alumni and friends are invited back to campus to engage in numerous exciting activities, including the Alumni Achievement Awards Banquet in the Davis Conference Center on Saturday, Oct. 15. Doors open at 5:15 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m. 

The campus community is invited to the studio exhibit, A Peace of My Mind, that will be set up in the Mary F. Shipper Library, Sept. 26 through 29. Library hours are Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
 
Wednesday, September 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the library Room 203, John will be taking photos and collecting stories from our own faculty, staff, students, and members from the community built around the question, “What gives you hope?” Please contact Shannon Meek at Shannon.Meek@mail.wvu.edu to schedule your personal studio time with John.
 
You won't want to miss Noltner's keynote presentation Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m., in the Davis Conference Center, when he features faculty, staff, students, and community members who participated in the interviews.
 
A Peace of My Mind exhibit is sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Questions about the week or the exhibit should be directed to Shannon Meek at Shannon.Meek@mail.wvu.edu.

Katelyn Thornton, a sophomore business technology major from Bedford, Pa., was recently chosen as the September 2022 Catamounts Climb Higher award recipient at West Virginia University Potomac State College. Interim Campus President Chris Gilmer (right) and Dean of Student Experience Lucas Taylor presented her with the award.

Reprinted with permission from Mineral Daily News-Tribune

Reprinted with permission from the Cumberland Times-News

The local communities are invited to the studio exhibit, A Peace of My Mind, that will be set up on the West Virginia University Potomac State College campus in the Mary F. Shipper Library, Sept. 26 through 29, in Keyser, W.Va. Library hours are Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public.