In the decade since the tragic death of Nolan Burch, his parents and WVU have worked together to recreate fraternity and sorority life into a positive and healthy community of peers, not just on WVU's campus, but around the country.
Read More : ‘Not in the shadows anymore’Established in 2016, Collegiate Recovery, which operates out of Serenity Place at Arnold House, is a campus-based, peer support program dedicated to helping students find community and balance a healthy lifestyle at West Virginia University.
Read More : Feels Like Home: Students find refuge at Serenity PlaceWVU has an average of 300 students per year who work with the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Read More : R1 of a Kind: Undergrad research opportunities are unique to WVUIt was at the Berkeley Medical Center, during the COVID-19 pandemic, that inspiration struck. Dr. Ryan McCarthy founded Healthcare is Human in 2020, working to document the experiences of health care workers on the frontlines.
Read More : Dr. Ryan McCarthy: Humanizing Health CareWhen Johnson graduated from West Virginia University in 1999, the former Calliope staff member and writer for the DA debated on whether he should pursue a Master of Fine Arts or a law degree.
Read More : Russell Johnson: A coal country kid turned writerFrank Vitale (BA ’96, MBA ’10) can check off another box on the long list of goas he set for himself as a West Virginia University student. Vitale is already an entrepreneur, a veteran and a business leader. Now he’s also a best-selling author.
Read More : Frank Vitale: Building the fortitudeBorn and raised in a small village in Pakistan, Areej Jaffrey has lived a life that exemplifies nontraditional. So it’s no big surprise that Jaffrey began her journey as a West Virginia University commuter student in fall 2024.
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