West Liberty University

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 18, 2019 — What do Olympian wrestler Bobby Douglas, Major League Baseball icon Joe Niekro and Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer Mark Murphy have in common? They’re all former members of Hilltopper athletic teams. Two-time Olympian and captain of the 1968 U.S. Wrestling Team, Douglas was a 1961 national champion at West Liberty. Niekro enjoyed…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 2019 — It’s not everyone’s idea of summer fun but to West Liberty University undergraduates, Christian Kaftanic and Jennifer Myers, disease-causing microbes is the perfect pastime for summer vacation. Both students are part of West Virginia’s SURE program that offers summer internships to undergraduates majoring in the sciences. The students are working with Dr. Joseph Horzempa,…

The following article was written and published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Meagan Racey and is shared here with permission. It features the work of WLU’s Dr. Zachary “Zac” Loughman.  Crayfish. Perhaps you know them as mudbugs, freshwater lobsters, crawfish, or crawdads. No matter the name, these fellow Appalachian natives are fondly woven into the tapestry of West Virginia,…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 11, 2019 — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data consistently show that, in terms of dollars, education makes sense. West Liberty University continues to offer a quality education at an affordable cost that comes with all the perks of a safe, friendly campus and an excellent student experience. WLU invites any and all prospective students…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 10, 2019 — West Liberty University Assistant Professor of Creative Arts Therapy, Dr. Susan Ridley, is one of the artists featured in a public exhibition opening Thursday, July 11 at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. She will display her work as part of the “Narrative Fiber: Form, Fashion, Function” all-woman art exhibition. According to OI,…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 9, 2019 — Summer is a perfect time to play outdoors and West Liberty University welcomed the Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative (PPC) to campus today to observe play as part of a grant initiative. The PPC, in partnership with Philadelphia Playful Learning Landscapes and Trying Together, along with Carnegie Museum of Art and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, hosted…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 5, 2019 — Approximately 150 young people, considering a career in law enforcement, are expected to join the West Liberty University campus this July. These high school students will be taking part in the annual West Virginia Sheriffs’ Youth Leadership Academy as the annual event moves to the Hilltop for the first time. “We’re pleased to…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., July 2, 2019 — Elbin Library Director Cheryl Harshman of Wheeling retired from West Liberty University at the end of June. The library was her professional home since August 1997 when she joined the campus, then known as West Liberty State College. “We are grateful to Cheryl for her many years of fine work in leading the…

The article below ran in the Sunday, June 30 edition of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Standing in the shallows of a rushing mountain stream, Nicole Sadecky held a radio receiver up to her ear and listened for a faint signal. “I hear one,” she said, gesturing toward a flat rock just under the water’s surface. She…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., June 28, 2019 — West Liberty University’s Dr. Darrick Brake has published a sociology monograph recently on social philosopher Josiah Royce (1855 – 1916) entitled, “Conversations on Irving Street.” The slim book is garnering attention for the young professor who teaches both criminal justice and sociology at WLU in the College of Liberal Arts. The North Central…

WEST LIBERTY, W. Va., June 26, 2019 — West Liberty University announces its Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance during Spring Semester 2019. Students must attain a 3.50 grade point academic average and complete a minimum of 12 semester hours to qualify for this honor. Students who achieved Dean’s List honors include: WEST VIRGINIA Albright: Dakota Knotts, Seneca Manko. Alma:…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., June 23, 2019 — West Liberty University students Emily Puskarich and Alex Franke received scholarships from Wheeling Hospital that will provide them with financial assistance and career opportunity. Both are enrolled in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program. “We are thankful for these scholarships, which mean so much to our students, Wheeling Hospital and…