News for WVU Potomac State College

From registered nurses to specialized nursing fields like dialysis, midwife, legal consultant, and nursing anesthetist, the demand for nurses has soared and isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon.  This is due in part to the fact that a large percentage of the nursing population is approaching retirement age, and because more treatment options are now available for illnesses and diseases. WVU PSC Nursing Student Benjamin Ritz, a junior in the program, is shown setting an IV infusion. BSN applications for fall 2021 are being accepted now through Jan. 15.  For more information, visit the Potomac State College BSN nursing program webpage.

Due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases within the state and on West Virginia University’s campuses, including Morgantown, Keyser and Beckley, all undergraduate instruction will move online Nov. 23-24. 

Residence halls and dining services on the WVU Potomac State College campus will remain open and operating on a normal schedule through Wednesday, Nov. 25, at noon, to allow students to remain on campus and attend classes online should they be waiting for COVID-test results or transportation home. 

As part of the College’s ongoing surveillance testing efforts and in order to keep students and their families safe, the College is requiring all students that currently reside on campus to participate in COVID testing on Wednesday Nov. 18 at the J. Edward Kelley Rec Center on campus. This gives students an opportunity to test before returning home for the holiday and completion of the semester.  

If students participated in last week’s round of testing, they do not have to participate but can if they choose to do so.  If an individual has not been tested yet or tested prior to 11/11/2020, the College will still require participation in this upcoming testing opportunity Nov. 18. Please note, if you have already gone home for the semester you are not required to test.   

In response to an increase in positive COVID-19 test results within Mineral County and neighboring Allegany County, Maryland, WVU Potomac State College continues to work closely with the Mineral County Health Department (MCHD) as administrators monitor the situation both on campus and in the community.

“We believe that our measures of containment, which include surveillance testing, contact tracing, isolating positive cases and quarantining those in close contact, are working,” Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff said. “We remain confident in the safety protocols we have in place for our classrooms, residence halls, library, dining and other services across campus to allow us to presently continue with an on-campus experience for our students.”

Dear Potomac State College Campus Community, 

WVU urges students, employees across all campuses to be vigilant and follow COVID-19 safety guidelines amid increase in positive test results

West Virginia University, like many places across the state and nation, is seeing an increase in COVID-19 test results. 

Hello All, 

This has been an extraordinarily different semester for everyone -- faculty, staff and students – as we navigate teaching, learning and living during a pandemic. I’m both proud and grateful for how the campus community has rallied to overcome this unique challenge while at the same time maintaining some normalcy of life.

WVU Potomac State College students coordinated a shoe drive this past year for children of the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya.  Sammy, a nurse from Nairobi, was thrilled to deliver the shoes to those in need.  

West Virginia University Potomac State College assistant professor of chemistry, Ganesh Ghimire, PhD, was recently awarded an Open Education Resources grant.  The OER grant opportunity is offered through the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Community and Technical College System.