West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a clinical campus for the University's medical and dental schools at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston. Since 2001, WVU has been governed by the West Virginia University Board of Governors.
West Virginia University was founded in 1867 as a land-grant university with the help of the Morrill Act, and was originally known as the Agricultural College of West Virginia. The name was changed in 1868.
On April 13, 2007, the Board of Governors voted 16-1 to elect that Morgantown attorney Michael Garrison to succeed David Hardesty as the university's president. The Faculty Senate voted to work with Garrison, but approved a vote of no confidence in the search. Garrison began work in July; his appointment officially begins September 1, 2007.
Programs
Accounting, Administration, Advertising, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Science, Art, Art Education, Art History, Athletic Training, Athletic Training Education, Audiology, Biochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biometric Security, Broadcasting, Business, Business Administration, Business Management, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chemistry, Child Development, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Community Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Counseling, Creative Writing, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Curriculum and Instruction, Eastern Languages and Cultures, Economics, Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Elementary Education, Endodontics, Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Sciences, Exercise & Sport Science, Family Support Studies, Fashion Design, Finance, Food Science, Foreign Languages, Forensic Science, Forestry, Genetics, Geography, Geology, History, Horticulture, Human Development, Human Nutrition, Immunology, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Management, Instructional Technology, Interior Design, International Studies, Journalism, Kinesiology, Landscape Architecture, Law, Learning Skills, Legal Studies, Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Mining Engineering and Technology, Molecular Biology, Multidisciplinary Studies, Music, Music Education, Natural Resources, Neuroscience, Nursing, Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Therapy, Orthodontics, Pathology, Petroleum Engineering & Technology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Plant Sciences, Political Science, Professional Writing and Editing, Prosthodontics, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Relations, Reading, Recreation, Rehabilitation Studies, Religious Studies, Resource Management, Safety Technology, Science, Sciences, Secondary Education, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Special Education, Speech Pathology, Sport Management, Statistics, Theatre, Tourism Management, Toxicology, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Women and Gender Studies, Wood Technology
Campus type
Normal
Carnegie
Research Universities
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Address:
PO Box 9500
WV 26506 Morgantown
West Virginia
United States
Phone: (304) 293-0111
http://www.wvu.edu
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