On a chilly April Wednesday, members of the WVU Tech Society of Automotive Engineers Baja Buggy team packed up the racing buggy they’ve spent months building from scratch and set off for Cookeville, Tennessee for the first of three spring semester competitions.
Kelly Hudgins, director of WVU Tech’s Student Success Center, was among four WVU advisors honored with the Nicholas Evans Excellence in Advising Award.
Hudgins has been with WVU Tech for three years. At the SSC, she oversees academic advising for all incoming first-year and transfer students, new student registration events, new student orientation, peer tutoring and academic intervention. Her work has been instrumental in the success of the center, which sees more than 10,000 visits each year.
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.
Here’s what our faculty members have been up to:
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Last night, there were shootings off campus in the city of Montgomery. Based upon investigative reports, there was no threat to the University campus. Local police agencies are investigating, and as a precaution, University Police increased police staffing and patrols on campus throughout the night and will do so at least throughout the weekend.
Spring Break is often a chance for college students to visit home and catch up with friends and family. This year, a group of seven Golden Bears wanted to make sure others had a place to call home, so they teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam to help with one of the organization’s projects in Charleston.
West Virginia University Institute of Technology is pleased to announce the 2016 Alumni of the Year: David F. Meadows, ‘74, from the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences and Deborah Hill, ‘86 and ‘87, from the College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Meadows, of Culloden, West Virginia, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Tech in 1974. He also hold a Master of Science degree in Engineering from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and a Master of Engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
On Tuesday, March 15, WVU Tech Career Services will welcome nearly 50 employers from a wide range of industries for the University’s annual JobFest event.
JobFest kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m. in the Tech Center Ballroom and the fireplace lounge. The event will bring in 47 employers from a wide range of fields, including healthcare, business, engineering, manufacturing, military, government, insurance and retail.
This week, five members of WVU Tech’s first-ever Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design team will travel from Montgomery to Forth Worth, Texas, to compete in SAE Aero Design East, March 11-13.
February 21-27 is National Engineers Week, and WVU Tech is celebrating by sharing the stories of students who are preparing to launch their careers and alumni who are doing great things in theirs.
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February 21-27 is National Engineers Week, and WVU Tech is celebrating by sharing the stories of students who are preparing to launch their careers and alumni who are doing great things in theirs. Part 5 of our 5-part series introduces Golden Bears from WVU Tech’s civil engineering program.
Civil engineering alumnus, John Jarrett, P.E., ‘84.