Tag: First Generation College Students

WVU Picks Greenbrier Native as Next Mountaineer Mascot

A Greenbrier County native was named as the new West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot.

Troy Clemons will be the 64th Mountaineer and will serve during the 2016-’17 academic year.

According to a WVU news release, Clemons is a senior sports management major from Maxwelton and graduated from Greenbrier East High School.

WVU made the announcement during the men’s basketball game against Texas-Tech Wednesday night at the Coliseum in Morgantown.

Clemons was selected by a committee of faculty, staff and students based on an application, essay, interview and cheer-off competition.

Wyoming County native and first-generation college student Savannah Lusk was named as the alternate mascot, who serves in the official mascot’s absence.

Inside Appalachia Host Jessica Lilly Previews Podcast, Talks Coal Job Losses on WVNS-TV

This week on Inside Appalachia, we hear from first generation college students, like Savanna Lusk, the daughter of an underground coal miner and Logan Bays the son of a former surface miner. Host Jessica Lilly spoke on WVNS-TV Morning Show, previewing this week’s episode.

Inside Appalachia tells the stories of our people, and how they live today. Host Jessica Lilly leads us on an audio tour of our rich history, our food, our music and our culture.

Subscribe to our Inside Appalachia podcast here or on iTunes here, or on Soundcloud here or on Stitcher here.

This week’s podcast will be available around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13.

Inside Appalachia is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting with help from public radio stations in Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Inside Appalachia airs on West Virginia Public Broadcasting Radio Sundays at 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

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