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 […]
High school students can learn more about health science professions at two Health Sciences Summer Boot Camps – one each in Charleston and Beckley. The camp on the Charleston campus is open to all upcoming 2023 high school juniors and seniors in Kanawha and surrounding counties. It is an overnight camp, taking place June 13 […]
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 […]
George Washington High School junior Kaitlyn Erby has been named the first Youth Poet Laureate for Charleston, WV. Five finalists were honored at a ceremony on April 15 at the University of Charleston, with Erby being named the winner. The competition was sponsored by the University’s English Department and by the National Youth Poet Laureate […]
Over 300 new Golden Eagle alumni will be celebrated when we hold our 2023 Spring Commencement on Saturday, April 29, in two separate ceremonies – undergraduates at 10:00 am and graduate students at 1:00 pm. Graduates will represent Charleston, Beckley, and online programs as well as our four distinct schools: School of Arts & Sciences, […]
Starting in July, 2023, students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will have the option of learning to manage a business while learning to manage the health of their future patients. On April 17, WVSOM officially entered into a partnership with the University of Charleston that will allow the medical school’s students […]
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 […]
Whether you are a fan of board games, card games, video games, or other types of games, EagleCon will cover it all. The UC Applied Computer Science/Data Analytics/Mathematics department and UC Gaming Club are hosting EagleCon on Saturday, April 15, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Appalachian Room, 2nd floor of Geary Student […]
Dr. Jacob Tenney, assistant professor and director of our financial planning and financial literacy programs was recently featured on the website wallethub.com. The website conducted a survey about Easter, and Dr. Tenney was featured in their “Ask the Experts” section to react to the results. In the survey, 69% of Easter-celebrating Americans said they would […]
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. […]