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On Thursday, April 19, dozens of students shared their research and design projects at the annual Design Expo in Carter Hall.

As a kid in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, WVU Tech student Trevor Johnson learned how to shoot. His family and friends were avid hunters and target shooters, and Johnson himself developed a hobby in long-range target shooting. Safe and responsible firearm use was simply part of growing up.  

WVU Tech’s Student Design Expo will be hosted on Thursday, April 19 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the Carter Hall Auditorium.

The WVU Tech community will participate in the University’s annual WVU Tech Service Week April 16-21.

Registration for summer 2018 semester is open. You may view the course offerings here.

Visit with your advisor to ensure you’re planning your schedule in the best way possible, then access STAR through the portal (portal.wvu.edu) to get registered.

In late March, almost two dozen Golden Bears travelled to Washington, D.C. The group was carrying with them what might sound like oddities for a road trip: a bridge made of steel and another constructed in balsa wood, a canoe made of concrete, a concrete Frisbee and concrete hockey pucks to go along with steel hockey sticks.

Saul Montealegre is a senior athletic coaching education major at Tech who has forged a storied collegiate career in athletics and athletic coaching. This month, he’s adding another accolade to his resume as a SHAPE America Major of the Year award recipient.

The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) annually selects outstanding college students in the fields of health, physical education, recreation and dance. Awardees must be upperclassmen members of the organization who hold at least a 3.0 GPA and who regularly give back to their communities.

WVU Tech has launched a new four-year degree program in adventure recreation management. The program is designed to capture the energy and expertise of Southern West Virginia’s outdoor adventure industry and will begin training students this August.

WVU Tech’s faculty members are dedicated to the advancement of the fields they teach. Outside of the classroom they’re researchers, writers, presenters, go-to experts and road warriors who share their passion for learning with the world.

This summer, eighth-grade students with an interest in the nursing profession will have a chance to spend time working alongside real nurses in real hospital environments during the three-day Southern West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy, June 19-21.

Students in the academy will attend classes on WVU Tech’s campus in Beckley, take skill labs with Bluefield State College professors at the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center, participate in a simulated operating room experience at Raleigh General Hospital and engage in a simulated emergency trauma experience at Appalachian Regional Hospital.