Four West Liberty University students received the AT&T Scholarship for academic year 2012-2013, Leah Cyrus, Zachary Dillard, Adam Kenney and Tyler McGary. Recipients of the AT&T Scholarship must meet strict criteria established by the Elbin Scholar Program, which includes a 3.75 GPA and a 27 ACT score. “We are pleased with the growth in our [...]
Lary Loew Golf Scramble Continues to Support Topper Football Program
May 20, 2013 by
The Lary Loew Hilltopper Scramble is fast approaching and teams interested in supporting West Liberty University athletics can still get involved by contacting the office of Institutional Advancement. The golf scramble will take place at the Arnold Palmer Golf Course, Oglebay Resort, on Monday, June 24. Registration and lunch begins at 11 a.m. and the shotgun [...]
Summer Reading Suggestions
May 20, 2013 by
Wondering what to read this summer? Here are some suggestions from our students and faculty: Dr. Hastings, department chairperson: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig On the Road by Jack Kerouac Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins Dr. Criniti, English faculty member Never [...]
English Majors Receive Honors
May 20, 2013 by
Several of our English majors received honors at this year’s Honors Convocation. Ashley Zago, Francesca Miller, and Betsy Francis all received Academic Excellence Awards. Miss Miller also received the Jack Hattman English Liberal Arts Major of the Year Award, and Miss Francis was honored with the English Education Major of the Year Award. Having graduated, [...]
Professor Continues Environmental Work
May 20, 2013 by
Dr. Dave Thomas, Professor of English, continued his work to improve our environment this year. In addition to writing a grant proposal for the Coca Cola/Keep America Environmental Program, Dr. Thomas was named to the President’s Council of Sustainability. He was also the chairperson of the Green Initiatives Committee, which sponsored the WLU Environmental Education program on [...]
Philosophy Professor Presents at Conferences
May 20, 2013 by
Dr. Aaron Harper, Associate Professor of Philsophy and Religion, has presented his work at several conferences over the past academic year. This past December, he presented “Playing with Nietzsche: Play, Nihilism, and Value Creation” at a conference offered by both the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical [...]
Adjunct Instructor Presents Papers
May 20, 2013 by
Adjunct instructor Diane Reynolds has been busy presenting at several conferences. In June 2012 she presented “Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Thomas Kelly: Monastic Parallels” at the Friends Association of Higher Education Conference in Wilmington, Ohio. Her work on Bonhoeffer and Kelly was also published in Quaker Higher Education last fall in an article titled “Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Thomas Kelly [...]
Department of Humanities Alum Receives Award
May 20, 2013 by
Alum Jacqueline (Bartels) Yahn recently received the 2013 Innovative Secondary Technology Teacher of the Year Award in the Lancaster (Ohio) City Schools System. In addition to teaching English classes in Lancaster, she is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Ohio University.
Recent Graduate Takes “Absolute Dream Job”
May 20, 2013 by
Betsy Francis, who graduated with an English Education degree this May, applied for and received a teaching position at Wheeling Central Catholic High School. An honor student and member of Sigma Tau Delta, Miss Francis impressed the hiring committee so much that she has been offered the opportunity to take over several of the school’s [...]
New $27,000 Router Provides Campus with Faster, More Secure Internet
May 16, 2013 by
West Liberty University is now operating on a new Cisco router that greatly increases its broadband service, thanks to a $27,000 opportunity with the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Funding for the router was part of a nationwide effort to expand broadband service across the United States. “This means a more efficient level of bandwidth [...]
