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Dunaway to end time as Eberly dean June 30, search for replacement to begin soon

Dunaway to end time as Eberly dean June 30, search for replacement to begin soon

Gregory Dunaway will conclude his tenure as dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at the end of this academic year. The 2025–26 academic year will mark the final chapter of his leadership of the Eberly College, the largest academic unit at the University, serving more than 5,000 students across over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs, which span disciplines in the humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences.
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Eberly College students receive Gilman Scholarships for study abroad programs

Eberly College students receive Gilman Scholarships for study abroad programs

Ten students from the Ebelry College of Arts and Sciences have earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to travel abroad this summer without financial constraints. These undergraduate students received the competitive national award funded by the U.S. State Department to participate in transformative study abroad experiences.
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Phi Beta Kappa inducts new members

Phi Beta Kappa inducts new members

Fifty-five graduates were inducted as lifelong members into the WVU Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding achievement in the liberal arts and sciences, and champions freedom of thought.
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Students honored as 2025 Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Students honored as 2025 Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

The following students completed degree requirements to graduate in December 2024 or will complete requirements in May 2025. They have been named by faculty in their academic programs as Eberly College Outstanding Seniors for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Top WVU seniors named, 8 honored with 2025 Order of Augusta

Eight remarkable members of the West Virginia University Class of 2025 who have distinguished themselves through academic excellence and by making significant contributions on campus, across the Mountain State and beyond have been honored with the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious University student award.
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4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

Eberly College's academic programs move into Field and Hodges Halls

Eberly College's academic programs move into Field and Hodges Halls

Several academic programs within the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences have new homes beginning in Fall 2024.

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Good Medicine

Good Medicine

The best word for this is an experience — a potentially life-changing one for those students who earn the opportunity. This is the WVU Medical and Dental Brigades. The term brigade is fitting. It’s tactical, strategic, well-organized, and intense. A lightning rod. And for the students and volunteers who are accepted to participate, it’s often a wake-up call. “This is a different type of clinical experience, educational experience. It’s not one that happens in a classroom. I'm not even sure if it happens in a hospital space,” Brewster said. “They're learning a more holistic understanding of health and medicine.”
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