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Rockefeller Legacy Exhibit Opens at WVU & Online

A new exhibit has opened at West Virginia University chronicling the legacy of former Senator Jay Rockefeller.

The West Virginia and Regional History Center opened the Rockefeller exhibit Tuesday. Titled, ‘Jay Rockefeller: A Legacy of Leadership,’ it’s located in Wise Library’s Rockefeller Gallery on the Morgantown campus of West Virginia University. Much of the content is also available online.

The exhibit includes memorabilia from Senator Rockefeller’s early years in West Virginia, his election to the United States Senate, and some of his many accomplishments during his long career as a U.S. senator.

Also available are the Rockefeller Legacy Memos, a collection of 12 memos detailing the senator’s work in health care reform; West Virginia’s jobs, economy and industry; children, families and education; and veterans’ affairs.

In 2014, the university announced its library would serve as Rockefeller’s official senatorial archive. That same day, WVU President Gordon Gee also announced the creation of a school in the Senator’s namesake called the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics. It opened in the fall.

Two More WVU Fraternities Suspended

The chapters of three fraternities at West~Virginia University were suspended this week. 

Sigma Chi’s local chapter was indefinitely suspended by its national office and the WVU Office of Student Conduct. According to a WVU news release, the suspension was due to an April second social activity that violated fraternity and university regulations.

The suspension is effective immediately, pending an investigation.

Sigma Nu Fraternity’s local chapter was placed on social suspension for the rest of the semester. The chapter registered a planned social function that included violations of the fraternity’s risk management policies and procedures.

The reprimands come after Delta Tau Delta’s local fraternity chapter was suspended Tuesday in response to a fraternity member’s video.

Dean of Students Corey Farris says in a statement that the bar has been raised in terms of what the school expects from students.

WVU Students, Faculty Featured on 'Return to Old Ireland' CD from Delos

Recently, both students and faculty from West Virginia University teamed up to perform and record the music of Mary McAuliffe for a CD from the Delos label. The reason? WVU piano professor, Lucy Mauro says, “We really liked her music, so we wanted to record it.” Fair enough.

McAuliffe had written a set of songs for Mauro and tenor, Donald George, and the pair fell in love with McAuliffe’s compositions.

 

Much of the music on Return to Old Ireland: Music of Mary McAuliffe is an evocative representation of the migration of thousands of Irish to America during the Great Famine of the 1840s, as well as a “calling home” of Ireland to those who have long since left the Emerald Isle.  

Several forces of students and faculty from WVU shine on these recordings, including: the West Virginia University Choir; the West Virginia University Studio Orchestra (Jeffrey Blake Johnson, conducting); oboist Cynthia Anderson; violinist MikylahMcTeer; violist Andrea Houde; cellist William Skidmore; pianists Lucy Mauro and Sora Lee; and narrator Lee Blair. The CD also includes special guests–tenor Donald George and the Michael O’Neal Singers are wonderful additions to the album. 

To purchase the album and to find more information, click here. Or listen to the interview and hear selections from the album by clicking the audio player above.

$10M Donated to WVU For Wood County Student Scholarships

A Parkersburg resident is giving $10 million to West Virginia University to establish two endowed scholarship funds for future students from Wood…

A Parkersburg resident is giving $10 million to West Virginia University to establish two endowed scholarship funds for future students from Wood County.

The university says in a news release that the gift from Mary “Mickey” Welch is the single largest scholarship donation to the WVU Foundation’s “State of Minds” campaign. The money will come from six charitable trusts established by Welch that will terminate in 15 years.

WVU says $500,000 will benefit needy Wood County youth who attend 4-H related events, and the remaining $9.5 million will support undergraduate scholarships for county students.

Welch and her family were involved in the oil and gas industry for many years, primarily in Wood and neighboring counties.

Mountaineers Ready for First Round Game Friday

  As the NCAA basketball tournament tipped off this afternoon  the West Virginia University Mountaineers are preparing for their first-round game on Friday night in Brooklyn.

The third-seeded Mountaineers will take on 14th seed Stephen F. Austin on the second day of the NCAA Tournament. It’s the Mountaineers’ 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1955. The Mountaineers capped Big 12 play with second place finishes both in the regular season and the conference tournament. The Mountaineers are making their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in the past 12 years, with a final four appearance in 2005. It’s the first time WVU will take on Stephen F. Austin. Senior Guard Jaysean Paige is excited about the opportunity to play in his home state of New York. 

“First off I’m happy about that, I get to play in front of my family and friends and we’re a 3 seed and we worked hard for it and we made it to the tournament so that’s a big accomplishment,” Paige said.

If the Mountaineers make it past the first round, they will take on the winner of the Notre Dame-Michigan game. The WVU women’s basketball team also begins its NCAA tournament journey Friday at noon against Princeton. 

WVU Expanding Beer Sales at Basketball Arena

West Virginia University will expand offering beer sales to the general public at home basketball games next season.

Athletic director Shane Lyons announced the move Thursday during a news conference where he detailed a $15 million construction project at the WVU Coliseum.

The project’s first phase includes constructing more concession stands and food and drink options, more than doubling the number of restrooms and widening the concourse. A second phase will add additional arena seating for disabled people.

WVU began selling beer for club-level patrons in the Coliseum in 2012 and at football games in 2011.

A separate project announced Thursday includes a 12,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center for Olympic-sport athletes, a resurfacing of the indoor track and practice areas benefiting the golf and rowing teams.

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