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Project in Preston County Brings Savings to Residents and Research for WVU

Four entities are teaming up to take on a nearly $8 million rehabilitation project — revamping the Upper Deckers Creek Site 1 dam in Preston County.

The West Virginia Conservation Agency, the Monongahela Conservation District, the Natural Resource Conservation Service and West Virginia University are involved in the project.

The collaboration will: 

  • Allow the depth of the water behind the dam to be increased by 10 feet, providing a reliable water supply  in the county for the Public Service District No. 1
  • Give WVU faculty and students the opportunity to conduct research on the migration practices used to replace the lost land that is used for the boundaries of the dam. 

Ground will be broken for the project at 11 a.m., Aug. 7. at the dam. 

West Virginia University Board Drafts New Employee Policy

The West Virginia University Board of Governors has begun establishing new employee policies under increased autonomy granted by the state Legislature.

Revisions will be posted for public comment for 30 days later this month.

According to the board, they would establish principles for classification, compensation and performance management.

They would require written performance evaluations and set detailed procedures should the university need to go through staff reductions.

The board last week approved a $1.07 billion budget for the new fiscal year with an average 5 percent tuition increase.

Its budget reflects an $8.7 million or 6.6 percent cut in state support from the West Virginia Legislature.

WVU President Gordon Gee has said the increased autonomy from the West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission saves the school about $2.8 million.

WVU Recommends New 5-year Contract for President

West Virginia University is recommending a new five-year contract for President Gordon Gee.

A news release says school’s board of governors made the recommendation Thursday, May 26. The deal next goes to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, which has final approval authority.

The terms of the contract have not yet been disclosed.

Gee returned as president of WVU in March 2014. His two-year contract is worth $775,000 annually, including $125,000 from the WVU Foundation’s Milan Puskar President Chair Endowed Fund.

The contract expires June 30, and the new proposed deal would take effect July 1.

He was also president of the university from 1981-’85.

The Higher Education Policy Commission is slated to take up the contract on June 24.

WVU Faculty Artwork to Be on Display in Huntington

West Virginia University faculty members will have their artworks displayed at an exhibition at the Huntington Museum of Art.

The art is from 14 faculty members at the WVU School of Art and Design. WVU says in a news release that the works will be on display from March 19 to June 12. Admission to the opening reception on March 19 is free.

The work includes ceramics, electronic media, interactive media and graphic design, paintings, photography, printmaking and sculptures.

This exhibit is part of the museum ongoing efforts to highlight the work of West Virginia artists.

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