Although the No. 1-ranked West Liberty University men’s basketball team came up one win shy of playing for a national title, the memories still burn bright for the hundreds of Hilltopper fans and alumni that followed the team to Louisville and the thousands more who were glued to their television sets and social media feeds. [...]

West Liberty University Social Work Program and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-WV) Upper Ohio Valley Branch will present a panel discussion to address Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention, at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, at West Liberty University’s Highlands Campus. The panel will feature distinguished guests and experts. Susan Harrison, Executive Director, CASA [...]

As the Hilltopper Men’s Basketball Team prepare to travel to the Elite Eight competition in Louisville, Ky. in just a few days, the honors keep pouring in for Topper basketball. West Liberty University head basketball coach Jim Crutchfield was named Atlantic District Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season and Hilltopper senior Alex Falk earned first-team honors [...]

West Liberty University received a $65,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently to fund an entrepreneurship program. “We are very grateful to the Benedum Foundation for funding the first cohort. This certificate brings together educators and entrepreneurship in a way that will benefit West Virginia students and build our future,” said Dr. Carrie [...]

West Liberty University’s College of Education is participating in an international delegation study abroad program hosted in Reggio Emilia, Italy — acclaimed for exceptional early childhood education. Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Miriam Roth-Douglas is representing WLU in the delegation. “We are honored to have the prestigious opportunity to participate in an international delegation with such [...]

West Liberty University will end its 2012-2013 Concert Artist Series with a treat for opera lovers. Baritone Craig Verm, accompanied by pianist Karen Roethlisberger Verm, will offer a special performance at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21 in Elbin Auditorium, College Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. “Craig Verm, with his deep, [...]

West Liberty University was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recently. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. “We are pleased to achieve this honor and I personally thank our students, faculty and staff for their [...]

The Gary E. West College of Business at West Liberty University will present an inspiring program for local start-ups, the Entrepreneur Pitch Contest, from 5:30 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 20. The event is free and open to the public and will take place at the Capitol Theatre Ballroom, 1015 Main St., Wheeling. “No longer [...]

West Liberty University’s Office of Community Engagement encourages all residents of West Liberty to join in the NCAA March Madness and decorate yards and homes for this weekend’s NCAA Atlantic Regional competitions. Games take place on the WLU campus March 16, 17 and 19. Two-time defending regional champion and tournament host West Liberty (30-1) opens [...]

West Liberty University Professor Darrin Cox loves teaching history to his students. He finds that hands-on history is especially fascinating to just about everyone. That’s why he’s spent five years working on a project that brings the age of the Vikings to life. “My Viking Living History Project began as a research endeavor. But it’s [...]