University of Charleston

University of Charleston

  1.   The annual West Virginia Business Plan Competition affords college students around the state the unique opportunity to make a business idea come to life – and one University of Charleston student has earned $25,000 to make his business a reality. Dustin Ward, a retired Army Special Operations Veteran and student at UC, won for […]

  2. Four high school seniors have been selected to receive the University of Charleston’s Presidential Scholarship – the highest-level scholarship the University offers – covering full tuition, fees, housing, and meals for four years, with a total value of $172,000. “The Presidential Scholarship truly recognizes high achievers,” explained Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe, executive vice president of enrollment […]

  3. From the best way to break bad news to the effect of color on memory, the University of Charleston’s finalists in its annual “Ideas, Innovation, Invention (i3)” event provide inspiring thought and answer intriguing questions. The final four competitors will go head-to-head on Monday, April 17, at 3:30 pm as they compete for the top […]

  4. Sergeant First Class Benjamin Padilla is a current student in our Organizational Leadership program and will graduate with Academic Distinction in April 2023. He was born and raised in La Mirada, CA., and spent 12 years at Ft. Lewis, Washington, and ten years with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as an 88M, Motor Transport Operator. […]

  5. US News & World Report has listed the University of Charleston in its 2022-2023 ranking of “Best National Universities” as part of its Best College rankings, published each year. UC was also named as a “Top Performer on Social Mobility,” a ranking that determines the success of a college at “advancing social mobility by enrolling […]

  6. The University of Charleston is pleased to announce its Provost’s and Dean’s List for the Fall of 2022.  Nearly 500 UC students were named to the lists. The Provost’s List recognizes those full-time students who have earned a 4.0 GPA or higher for a full-time schedule of courses (12 or more credits, of which only […]

  7. Following a national search, Dr. Dan Silber will become the next Executive Vice President, Provost, and Dean of Faculty at UC. Dr. Silber comes to UC having served over the past 15 years as the Senior Vice President and Provost at Piedmont University in Georgia, Vice President and Dean of the College at Culver-Stockton College […]

  8. Monica Dial Named New UC Cheer Coach   Lincoln County native Monica Dial will join the Golden Eagles as the new head cheerleading coach. While this will be Dial’s first experience as a coach, she brings in fifteen years of her own experience as a cheerleader and has been a mentor in the competitive cheer […]

  9. UC Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick Graney has been named as the 2022 recipient of the Spirit of the Valley Award, given by the YMCA of the Kanawha Valley. The award recognizes those who offer exemplary community service in the Kanawha Valley and across West Virginia. In addition to serving on the UC Board, Graney […]

  10. (Gazette-Mail Opinion Piece from President Roth on 8/27) Read it on the GM website   Why Our Differences Make a Difference   It is far too common today for our differences to be magnified in ways that pull us apart.  This does not need to be so. You may be surprised to learn that the […]