West Liberty University is now operating on a new Cisco router that greatly increases its broadband service, thanks to a $27,000 opportunity with the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Funding for the router was part of a nationwide effort to expand broadband service across the United States. “This means a more efficient level of bandwidth [...]

Two graphic art students at West Liberty University were pleased to learn that their designs won awards recently. Christina Boyd was a winner in the NOW Foundation’s Love Your Body poster contest and Alexis Irvin’s work was selected for the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival (Clarksburg) poster competition. “I’m thrilled to be a winner in [...]

West Liberty University students presented Dr. David J. Thomas with its Professor of the Year Award recently. The presentation was made at the annual Honors Convocation by the President of the Student Government Association LeeAnne Yeater. “I am very grateful for but also humbled by the award. This is my fourth time to win the [...]

To read Wheeling News-Register page one coverage, please click here. West Liberty University held its Spring 2013 Commencement at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). Representing the largest graduating class since the 1980s, the Class of 2013 includes the following 337 students. Honor Graduates:  Summa Cum Laude (highest [...]

As the school year winds down, there is a unique group of students marking the end of their first year in college, the students enrolled in the Advanced Academy of West Virginia. “West Liberty University’s initiative to provide ambitious and academically motivated high school juniors and seniors a chance to accelerate their education is now [...]

Three West Liberty University students were welcomed into the Order of the Torch, Thursday, May 2 in a ceremony held at historic Liberty Oaks, the alumni house located on campus. Senior Mike Anderson, Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Graduating Senior Michael Matthias Dotson, Middlebourne, W.Va. and Junior Alan Cline, Wellsburg, W.Va., were inducted into the men’s honorary [...]

West Liberty University will hold its Spring 2013 Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 11, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). A total of 337 students are expected to complete graduation requirements during the spring semester, making it the largest graduating class since the 1980s. Alumnus and successful businessman Les DeFelice, [...]

West Liberty University’s Highlands Center will be the site for a screening of the controversial documentary, FrackNation, at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 6. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the University Economic Club, the evening will include a question and answer forum after the film. Described as a journalist’s search [...]

West Liberty University’s Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Alfred de Jaager, will present its festive “Farewell” Concert prior to departing for a musical tour of Spain, at 7 p.m., Friday, May 10. The performance will take place in the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 13th and Eoff streets, Wheeling, and is open to the [...]

In honor of the annual April observance of National Arts Advocacy, the Center for Arts & Education at West Liberty celebrated all month long its accomplishment of raising $1 million in funds from its efforts over the past two years (July 2011-April 2013).   The money raised has been from a combination of private partnerships and [...]