UC News and Highlights

The University of Charleston is the 2007 West Virginia Conference men's golf champion in spite of a late third round rally by Ohio Valley University. The Golden Eagles and Fighting Scots tied with 54-hole totals of 926, but a second round disqualification would prove costly for Ohio Valley. Charleston's Michael Todd was the individual medalist.

By Jessica M. Karmasek
Staff Writer, Daily Mail

Picture this: taking an afternoon jog along the serene Kanawha riverbank on a brisk fall day, passing such sights as the elegant Governor's Mansion and regal state Capitol, and the luscious, colored mountaintops in the background.   Now, imagine taking in those same sights while simply running in place. Impossible? Not at University of Charleston's new student fitness center.

Animal expert Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, will speak at the University of Charleston as part of the Dow Speaker Series, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the Riggleman Hall Auditorium. He will be joined by nearly a dozen of his favorite animals.  full story >>

Courtesy of The Charleston Gazette
Photo by Chris Dorst

A 4 1/2-foot by 3 1/2-foot portrait of University of Charleston President Edwin Welch was unveiled at a dinner Thursday evening at the University of Charleston.

The university’s governing board commissioned the painting by New Hampshire portrait artist Richard Whitney, and board members personally donated the money to cover the artist’s fee.  full story >>

On most days, the University of Charleston campus sits quietly and unassuming to passers-by alongside the Kanawha River. The school, however, is in a period of rapid growth and continues to have an effect on the Kanawha and Putnam county economies, according to school officials and research data.  New buildings frequently spring up, the first group of students at UC’s new pharmacy school just finished their initial year, and overall enrollment was up this year by 20 percent, said UC spokesman Andy Spradling. On most days, the University of Charleston campus sits quietly and unassuming to passers-by alongside the Kanawha River. The school, however, is in a period of rapid growth and continues to have an effect on the Kanawha and Putnam county economies, according to school officials and research data.  New buildings frequently spring up, the first group of students at UC’s new pharmacy school just finished their initial year, and overall enrollment was up this year by 20 percent, said UC spokesman Andy Spradling. On most days, the University of Charleston campus sits quietly and unassuming to passers-by alongside the Kanawha River. The school, however, is in a period of rapid growth and continues to have an effect on the Kanawha and Putnam county economies, according to school officials and research data.  New buildings frequently spring up, the first group of students at UC’s new pharmacy school just finished their initial year, and overall enrollment was up this year by 20 percent, said UC spokesman Andy Spradling. On most days, the University of Charleston campus sits quietly and unassuming to passers-by alongside the Kanawha River. The school, however, is in a period of rapid growth and continues to have an effect on the Kanawha and Putnam county economies, according to school officials and research data.  New buildings frequently spring up, the first group of students at UC’s new pharmacy school just finished their initial year, and overall enrollment was up this year by 20 percent, said UC spokesman Andy Spradling.

On most days, the University of Charleston campus sits quietly and unassuming to passers-by alongside the Kanawha River. The school, however, is in a period of rapid growth and continues to have an effect on the Kanawha and Putnam county economies, according to school officials and research data.  New buildings frequently spring up, the first group of students at UC’s new pharmacy school just finished their initial year, and overall enrollment was up this year by 20 percent, said UC spokesman Andy Spradling. The University of Charleston is in the lead after the completion of fall sports for the WVIAC Presidents' and Commissioners' Cups. The Golden Eagles won co-championships in women's tennis and volleyball to grab the edge in each of the league's all-sports standings.  West Virginia State is second in the Presidents' Cup standings, while West Virginia Wesleyan is third. Wesleyan stands second in the Commissioners' Cup, while Wheeling Jesuit is third. University of Charleston has 1,003 full-time undergraduate students this year, the highest number since 1986.  By Anna L. Mallory Staff writer, WV Gazette The hallways smell like fresh wood, paint on the doorsills is still drying and not all the classroom equipment has arrived. Still, about 80 would-be pharmacists have converged on the University of Charleston this week to begin classes.