News for WVU Potomac State College

Once a year, the red carpet turns gold and blue as WVU Potomac State College welcomes new freshmen and greets returning sophomores and other upperclassmen at the beginning of the school year.

WVU Potomac State College Convocation Speaker Carita Mills said the keys to success can be boiled down to the numbers one, seven, three, and eight.

Nursing is not just a profession. For those who enter the field, it’s a calling. It’s an inherent need to assist and to help and to heal. That need, and that calling, can be felt as early as 10, 11, and 12 years old. Most people who enter the nursing profession know from a very early age that this is the vocation to pursue.

Every incoming freshman has his or her own reason for choosing the college each will attend. It could be class size, reputation, job placement, a coach, a recruiter, a certain major or course of study, or even that the school itself is linked emotionally to the new student because a favorite family member or friend attended the same campus.

The year is 1976. America marks its Bicentennial. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launch Apple Computers. NASA successfully lands two unmanned crafts on the surface of Mars. The Concorde supersonic jet is introduced. Jimmy Carter is elected President in November. On the radio, Paul McCartney and Wings and Elton John jockey for airplay. Moviegoers flock to see Rocky, Carrie, The Bad News Bears, The Omen, King Kong, and All the President’s Men. Television introduces us to Laverne and Shirley, Donny and Marie, Charlie’s Angels, The Muppet Show, Three’s Company, and Wonder Woman. In the world of sports, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21–17 at Super Bowl X. The Cincinnati Reds sweep the New York Yankees in the World Series. Nadia Comăneci, a Romanian gymnast,  scores seven perfect 10s at the Olympics.

The WVU Potomac State College Alumni Association recently announced that four people will be honored during the College’s Homecoming events October 1-4, 2026.

The Second Annual Alex Kile Memorial 5K will be held during WVU Potomac State College's Homecoming to raise money for a scholarship in the late athlete’s memory.

Do you know that your job can earn you more than a paycheck? It can be one step closer to earning a college degree. Each segment of 45 hours of work at your current job could equal one college credit toward your deferred bachelor’s degree.

As WVU Potomac State College prepares to welcome first-time students, it offers a few back-to-school reminders. Most preparation should already be done if all deadlines have been met. Welcome Week activities start when students return to campus this Sunday, August 16.

Retired WVU Potomac State College Dean of Curriculum Instruction, Dinah Courrier, has had many titles in her life. Teacher. Professor. Philanthropist. Historian. Wife. Mother. Grandmother. Archivist. Activist. Editor. She was even once an Apple Blossom princess. She never thought she would add “best-selling author” to her resume until a quarter of a century ago, when she published what is widely regarded today as the “Bible of PSC,” a recommended (if not required) reading for all employees of the College.

In 2001, Courrier published the reader-friendly history book, Potomac State College. The book was part of Tempus Publishing of Charleston, SC’s series of “College History” books. Both an enlightening read and a delightful photo album, the book chronicles the first 100 years of the PSC campus located on top of former Fort Fuller in Keyser.