West Liberty University

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 23, 2019 — The Gary E. West College of Business at West Liberty University welcomes an auto industry leader to its Executive Seminar Series as J. Davis “Dave” Illingworth visits West Liberty University this spring. His inspiring talk will be open to the public and takes place at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, April 24 in College…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 21, 2019 — The community gathered as the Nutting Gallery opened its doors for “The Dot Show” as a tribute to Professor Emeritus Bernie Peace who passed away earlier this year. Peace was a well-known artist as well as a faculty member. “The theme of “The Dot Show” takes its inspiration from Peace’s extensive series of…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 16, 2019 — Chi Omega sorority partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in a clever fundraiser called, Kisses for Wishes. The event took place today on the Hoge Quadrangle. “Last year one of our Chi Omegas brought her pet donkey Rita to campus in the inaugural year of this fundraiser and she was happy to bring Rita…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 15, 2019 — The West Liberty University Wind Symphony and Concert Band will present the final concert of their Spring 2019 Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 at St. Mark Lutheran Church, located at 141 Kruger St., Wheeling. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature works composed…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 12, 2019 — Ampersand, the student run literary journal, will celebrate the release of the Spring 2019 issue with a festive launch at 4 p.m., Monday, April 15 in the Alumni Room of the College Union. The launch party will offer an open mic for students to read their work and refreshments will be served. “We…

West Liberty, W.Va., April 11, 2019 — Starting this summer, West Liberty University will be the only university in West Virginia offering master-level courses to prepare teachers to work with intellectually gifted students. “We first offered courses to prepare teachers for West Virginia’s gifted certification testing last fall,” said Dr. Leann Elkins, WLU associate professor and director of the Master…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 10, 2019 — Five West Liberty University political science students attended the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) Conference from March 28-30 and had a chance to explore international relations. “This was West Liberty’s first trip to a model United Nations conference in recent years and the students took the trip as part of the model…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 9, 2019 — West Liberty University’s Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will host the Second Annual Ohio County Science Fair from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) and Boyle Conference Center. “The science fair for elementary school students began after we heard a suggestion…

WHEELING, W.Va., April 8, 2019 – West Liberty University announced Monday that NCAA Division II Coach of the Year Danny Irwin has been hired as the Hilltoppers’ new head wrestling coach. The announcement came during a morning press conference at the university’s downtown center. “We are tremendously excited to bring in such an impressive young man who has demonstrated success…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 4, 2019 — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., will deliver the commencement address at West Liberty University’s Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 4, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). WLU President Stephen Greiner will preside at the ceremony and will present McKinley with an honorary Doctor of…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 4, 2019 — Senior English Literature major Bailee Dugan earned second place honors for the presentation of her scholarly paper at the 2019 West Virginia Undergraduate Literary Symposium on March 23. “The symposium celebrates student scholarship on topics related to literature and culture and we congratulate Bailee on her fine presentation,” said Dr. Angela Rehbein, associate…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., April 3, 2019 — West Liberty University students are staging “9 – 5 The Musical” this spring as they close another successful theatre season. Directed by Dr. Melinda Kreisberg, the musical opens at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11 in Kelly Theatre. It continues with performances at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 12, 13 and 3 p.m.,…