News for WVU Potomac State College

“I’m pleased to announce that we have completed the search process for an associate dean of academic affairs and enthusiastically welcome West Virginia University Potomac State College Professor Vicki Huffman to the position,” said Phil Douthitt, who serves as academic dean for the College. “We know her experience in various roles at the College has prepared her for this position,” 

Highland Arts Unlimited (HAU) will kick off the 2022-2023 season with a free concert by the Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum Band Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the Church-McKee Arts Center auditorium on the campus of WVU Potomac State College. 

The University has created a student services hub to streamline student services for all things related to finances (financial aid, scholarships, billing, etc.) across the WVU System. 

While services have been available since earlier this year, a soft opening of new physical locations is taking place this week at WVU Tech in Beckley and Potomac State College in Keyser. WVU Hub services are also available on the Morgantown campus and for WVU Online. These Hubs will be fully functional and ready to receive students and parents starting Aug. 11. 

“Appalachian Futures,” West Virginia University Libraries’ multidisciplinary exhibition, addresses the current main-stream narratives about Appalachia in a new way, by looking at how the people of Appalachia have worked and will work to rewrite their own story.

West Virginia University is sharing updated COVID-19 health and safety guidance as campuses across the WVU System prepare for the start of the 2022-23 academic year and the first day of fall semester classes Aug. 17.

Students who plan to park a vehicle on campus during the 2022-2023 academic year must display a valid PSC parking permit. Students can now register and pay for a parking permit here. The annual parking rate for permits is $100 and are valid for the entire academic year.

Students can pick up their parking permits at the University Police Department, located behind Davis Hall, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning Monday, Aug. 15. Students should come to the front door of the building and use the intercom to contact the officer on duty. 

Keith Raynor and Morgan Neal have worked as surgical technicians for 19 and four years respectively but took different paths to get where they are today in their current careers.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va.— The West Virginia University Board of Governors on Friday approved an estimated $1.2 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, including a tuition increase averaging a little more than 2.5% across the WVU system.

WVU Potomac State College’s tuition and fees are available at: https://admissions.potomacstatecollege.edu/cost-and-aid/tuition-and-fees

The Potomac State College Alumni Association is excited to announce that they recently received a generous anonymous gift for their scholarship fund. This scholarship will support students enrolled at WVU Potomac State College

Because of this gift, the Alumni Association is remarkably close to creating an endowed scholarship fund which will enable them to provide annual scholarships in perpetuity.

Abraham Toothman admits he had many hurdles to overcome if he was going to succeed in College. “Working on my time management and sitting in the front row of classes, allowed me to absorb information better,” he said. “Setting a schedule of when to do my homework and making myself do it also helped me tremendously.”