Assistant Professor of English James Morgart, PhD, who offers inspiration and guidance to his students, was named WVU Potomac State College’s 2020 Outstanding Professor of the Year earlier this spring.
President Orlikoff's response to recent tragic events
Jennifer E. Orlikoff
Campus President
Gee calls on higher ed to create necessary dialogues, asks WVU community to lean on Mountaineer values in wake of Floyd, ‘countless’ other Black deaths
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee penned a letter to the Mountaineer family Wednesday, June 3, reflecting on the recent death of George Floyd, the other deaths in the Black community and the events of recent days.
Read President Gee’s full letter:
WVU announces plans for return to campus for fall semester, communication timeline released
The downtown campus as seen from across the river in Granville, Friday, June 14, 2019. (WVUPhoto/Jenny Shephard)
WVU Potomac State College Reinvents Equine Management Major for Fall 2020
WVU Potomac State College has reinvented its Equine Management major so that students can pursue more entrepreneurial endeavors and small business enterprises as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (SAGE) program. Pictured brushing one of the College’s Quarter Horses is Darian Bender, who graduated this spring with an AAS degree in Animal Science. She is enrolled in the SAGE four-year degree program starting this fall.
Potomac State graduate, Madison Sites presented with awards
West Virginia University Potomac State College held its 80th Recognition Day Awards ceremony and Scholars’ Wall event earlier this spring. During this time, Madison Sites, a biology major from Sugar Grove, W.Va., received several awards, one of which was the Keyser Rotary Club’s “Service Above Self” award.
PSC Honor’s Class visits SARAH’S House
West Virginia University Potomac State College Students (l-r): Matthew Wright, Zachary Dalonges, Katelyn Huff, PSC Psychology Instructor Molly Alvaro, Emalee Plumley, and Macie Zirk visited SARAH’S House in conjunction with their Psychology 241 Honor’s class at the College.
WVU Potomac State College students recognized as Whitmore-Gates Scholars
Professors Amy Weaver and Danielle Lessard, PhD, recently announced the 2020 Whitmore-Gates student scholars during West Virginia University Potomac State College’s 80th Recognition Day Awards ceremony.
Students Madison Anderson, Nikki Cannon, Madison Sites, and Kaitlynn Spiker will have their names inscribed on the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall, also referred to as The Scholars’ Wall.
WVU Potomac State College Announces President’s List for Spring 2020
West Virginia University Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff announces 222 students who earned a place on the President’s list for spring 2020. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade point average while maintaining a full-time student status. Those students who earned a place on the President’s List include:
Taylor Adams
WVU Potomac State College Announces Dean’s List for Spring 2020
West Virginia University Potomac State College Dean of Academic Affairs Greg Ochoa announces 254 students who earned a place on the Dean’s list for spring 2020. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours of graded courses, earn a 3.0-3.699 grade point average and may have no D, F, or I grades. The following students have met the criteria:
Julie Abernathy