West Virginia University will lift mask requirements for individuals, regardless of vaccination status, in classrooms and labs across the WVU System beginning Tuesday, March 8.
The decision comes after the University made mask wearing optional in other indoor settings on Feb. 16 amid a decline in COVID-19 cases on campus, surrounding communities and across the state.
Students will get the opportunity to launch a life-size catapult during the Mineral County STEM Festival to be held Saturday, March 26, from noon to 4 p.m., on the campus of WVU Potomac State College, in Keyser. W.Va. This free event is open to students, K-12, their families and to members of the region.
KEYSER, W.Va. — A non-traditional student who has faced the challenge of mid-life job loss and a pandemic that complicated his new college career, has earned one of West Virginia University Potomac State College’s top honors—the Catamounts Climb Higher Award.
KEYSER, W.Va. – After a two-year hiatus, the performance stage in the Church-McKee Arts Center at West Virginia University Potomac State College is once again alive with activity. The Theatre Department is proud to present Disney’s high-flying, heart-thumping musical adventure – Tarzan, based on the 1999 classic Disney cartoon with music by Phil Collins.
West Virginia University Potomac State College’s fifth Day of Giving is quickly approaching - March 9, 2022.
Representing the West Virginia Division of Natural Resource’s Wildlife Diversity Program, Jim Fregonara, teaches that snakes aren’t slimy – they are cool! Kylee Timbrook with Hampshire High School Robotics gives it a try!
Anyone who loves jazz won’t want to miss this upcoming performance by Randy Scott, a professional musician, composer and record producer who performed for Presidents William Clinton and George W. Bush.
KEYSER, W.Va. — The nursing profession had its beginnings more than 160 years ago when the well-educated daughter of affluent British parents, Florence Nightingale, challenged the social conventions of her day and chose to become a nurse because she was passionate about improving the care of sick patients. That same passion continues with today’s nurses.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - As infection and hospitalization rates from COVID-19 decrease, West Virginia University will lift mask requirements for individuals across all campuses in indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, effective immediately. However, the University will continue to require masks in all classrooms, labs or any WVU System facility or building being used as a classroom.
Masks also will continue to be required on the PRT and WVU buses under federal guidelines from the Transportation Security Administration.
Photos 1 and 2: The Soil Tunnel trailer, an interactive learning exhibit to better understand what lives under ground, will be featured at the upcoming STEM Festival, March 26, at WVU Potomac State College, Keyser Campus, noon to 4 p.m.