What is West Virginia University?
[[Image:Woodburn hall wvu.jpg|right|thumb|The Woodburn Hall which is one of the oldest building on campus.]] '''West Virginia University''' is a public [[university]] in [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]], [[West Virginia]]. The university has about 29,306 students. It was founded in [[1867]]. The current president of the university is E. Gordon Gee, who is in his second stint as president. ==Sports== The athletics teams of the university are called the Mountaineers. They have 17 varsity teams and now compete mainly in the [[Big 12 Conference]], after leaving their longtime home, the [[Big East Conference]], in July 2012. WVU has separate conference memberships in two sports. In men's [[Association football|soccer]], a sport not sponsored by the Big 12, the Mountaineers play in the [[Sun Belt Conference]]. In rifle shooting, also not sponsored by the Big 12, the Mountaineers are in the Great America Rifle Conference. ==Other websites== *[http://www.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University official website] *[http://www.wvusports.com/ West Virginia Mountaineers official website] {{Big 12 Conference}} {{authority control}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Big 12 Conference]] [[Category:West Virginia]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in the United States]] [[Category:1867 establishments in the United States]]