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Taking steps toward strengthening the teaching workforce in the Mountain State, West Virginia University will address critical staffing shortages among educators and enhance teacher preparation programs by building connections through an innovative, place-based approach.

Funded with more than $1.6 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization or POWER Initiative, the three-year project will be led by the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, in partnership with the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, and the WVU Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative, and will integrate three complementary pathways to recruit, prepare, place, and retain teachers in schools and communities across West Virginia.

When Ben Lohmann reflects on the whirlwind journey that led him to becoming the director of operations for the West Virginia University men’s soccer team, he traces it back to a lifetime spent around the game.

West Virginia University's College of Applied Human Sciences will induct Ed Etzel and Patrice Harris into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m., at the Mountainlair.

The event will also recognize the college's inaugural Class of 2025, which included all previous inductees of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (CPASS) and College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) Halls of Fame. 

Three West Virginia University advisors recently earned recognition from the National Association for Academic Advising in the organization's 2026 awards cycle.

Cathy Manley, an academic advisor for health and well-being majors in the College of Applied Human Sciences, was named one of three national recipients of NACADA’s Outstanding New Advisor Award.

Miriam Mason, a 2020 graduate of West Virginia University's counseling master's program, has been named the 2027 School Counselor of the Year by the West Virginia Chamber Foundation, the West Virginia Board of Education, and the West Virginia Department of Education.

Mason, a school counselor at Mylan Park Elementary School in Monongalia County, received the honor at the inaugural Champions of Learning Gala on September 8 in Charleston, WV.

WVU's Center for Active WV has launched " Sponsor a Seat," a program to help students and teachers in Lewis and Upshur counties get classroom and personal items for the school year following recent flooding in the region.

Sponsor a Seat asks individuals and organizations to sponsor a seat on a virtual school bus, with each seat representing support for a school-aged child or teacher in Lewis or Upshur County. Donors can sponsor a full seat for $50 or share a seat by giving any amount.

The WVU College of Applied Human Sciences announces that Dana Voelker, professor of Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology and director of the School of Sport Sciences, has been named WVU’s 2026-27 Big 12 Faculty of the Year. 

The Big 12 Conference selected one faculty member from each of its 16 member institutions, which recognizes excellence in research and innovation and highlights the academic strength of Big 12 campuses.