SIGNIFICANT DATES
- July 1, 2007: Robin C. Capehart begins service as West Liberty’s 33rd President
- May 8, 2008: Full, ten-year re-accreditation granted by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- October 1, 2008: Graduate Program in Education begins
- May 3, 2009: West Liberty State College becomes West Liberty University
- August 10, 2009: Highlands Center opens
- March 18, 2010: Softball Complex opens
- March 30, 2012: West Liberty University celebrates 175th Anniversary as the oldest institution of higher learning in West Virginia
- July 2, 2012: Physician Assistant Graduate Program begins
- July 2, 2012: Official Groundbreaking for Campbell Hall, new $23 million Health Sciences building
THE FUTURE
- Competency-Based Education
- Alternate Teaching Certification for Content Specialists
- Enhanced Programming for Non-Traditional/Adult Learners
- Additional Graduate Programs
- Expanded Health Science Programs
- Additional National Accreditations for Academic Programs
- Enhanced Accessibility to the Teaching-Learning Process



