BridgeValley Community & Technical College and WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals partnered to develop the Radiologic Technology laboratory.

Construction will begin in late fall 2026 and is expected to be finished in 2029.

The university has several mental and physical health resources in place on campus to support students throughout their education.

The university recently welcomed the largest freshman class in its history, with 2,288 students starting in the Fall 2026 semester.

The Paying It Forward Endowment will provide scholarship funds for full-time non-traditional students looking to complete their higher education journey.

The grant will create nine funded apprenticeship positions to help address teacher shortages.

The seven new undergraduate majors were created in response to the region’s workforce needs.

The university’s Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing is one of 10 institutions selected for the inaugural program to help shape the future of nursing.

The $106,481 grant will support health and wellness initiatives on campus and within the surrounding community.

The event took place on Friday, August 21, and was held in partnership with Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology - Hohenwald and Pulaski.