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West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) is announcing a partnership with Chef Paul Smith. The agreement is specifically related to the two-year culinary program, which is offered through Potomac State College and hosted on WVU Tech’s campus in Beckley, which opened in 2020.

Smith is the first West Virginian to be a finalist for a James Beard Foundation award. Smith has multiple restaurants in the Charleston, West Virginia area, including 1010 Bridge Restaurant & Catering, Ellen’s Ice Cream and The Pitch Sports Bar & Grill. He is also a chef partner with the Humble Tomato in Lewisburg, West Virginia, Barkadas in Charleston, West Virginia and Retro Hospitality, a hotel management group based in Richmond, Virginia.

For the first time, a graduate from the WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus will be awarded the Nursing Alumni of the Year and honored at WVU Tech’s 2024 homecoming celebration. Stephanie McDougal is the inaugural winner.

Jonathan Grose, a two-time graduate of West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), will be joining the team on January 2, 2024 to grow donor support at WVU Tech. He will collaborate with internal and external constituents and the WVU Foundation to cultivate donor relations and expand fundraising efforts for WVU Tech. 

Ahead of its upcoming homecoming celebration, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) has announced the inaugural Golden Bear Alumni Association (TGBAA) Outstanding Alumni Award and Presidential Award winners.  Paul Mattox and James “Jim” Piercy are the TGBAA Outstanding Alumni Award recipients and the Presidential Award winner is Edward L. “Ed” Robinson.

What factors should people consider when choosing whether and where to travel for New Year's Eve?

The big factors to consider are: 1) How far do you want to travel and how will you travel? 2) Do you want a quiet cabin in the woods for respite and recreation or a night buzzing with lights, dancing, music, and friends? 3) How will weather and safety impact potential travel plans?

Fayth Laxton, a student at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), recently was awarded a $7,500 Youth Empowerment Grant through the Collegiate Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success (C-SPF PFS, or C-SPF) to bring relaxation and coping mechanisms to students through art therapy.

C-SPF PFS is a federally grant-funded program awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Marshall University’s Center of Excellence for Recovery. The goal of the program is to prevent and reduce the onset of substance misuse among college students within a 21-county area, covering all of southern West Virginia. There are nine student leaders at colleges, universities and community colleges throughout the state, including the Osteopathic School, working on their respective campuses to promote wellness and prevention.

Janie Smith has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. And, this past May, she completed one of her life goals: to graduate college with her bachelor’s degree.

Thanks to a generous donation from Jarrett Construction, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) has a brand-new learning space dedicated to instructing construction management students.

A ribbon cutting was held to unveil the newly renovated classroom space to students and the community on Tuesday, October 24.

West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) and the City of Beckley are partnering to bring Dr. Deborah R. Weiner, a historian, writer, editor and curator, to Carter Hall on Tech’s campus for the 13th Annual Otis K. Rice Lecture series. Dr. Weiner’s talk, "A Century of Jewish Life in the Appalachian Coalfields," will be held in the Carter Hall auditorium on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.