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.
Each summer for more than two decades, a group of elite athletes competes on the campus of WVU Potomac State College for the chance to win a gold, silver, or bronze medal in their areas of athletic prowess and mental agility. They also come for the social reunion that happens among others who have attended the event since its founding.
The Senior Olympics kick off Tuesday afternoon, June 16, with an opening ceremony inside the Church-McKee Arts Center. PSC President Jerry Wallace is scheduled to be the opening keynote speaker and has been invited to light the official Senior Olympics torch. That torch will then be carried during the “Torch Walk” around campus and is expected to remain lit as the games progress throughout the week, culminating with a closing and medal ceremony on Friday, June 19.