Homecoming 2017 Includes Candidates, Elections and Alumni Honorees Maureen Zambito October 12, 2017 West Liberty University celebrates Homecoming 2017 with a variety of student, alumni and community events but none is more important than the selection of the Homecoming King and Queen. “We have nine candida...
WLU 48 Hour Film Fest Set for Next Week Maureen Zambito September 8, 2017 Plans are underway for the annual West Liberty University 48-Hour Film Festival presented by The Highlands to be held Sept. 15 – 17 and ending with a screening and awards ceremony at Marquee Cinemas, locate...
A Light in our Valley Maureen Zambito August 16, 2017 Dr. Dan Joseph receives the Dr. Lee Jones Patron of Youth award at the annual J.B. Chambers YMCA Light of the Valley luncheon set for noon, today at Wheeling Park's White Palace. Daniel Irwin Joseph has been a...
WLU Biology Professor Digs New Species Maureen Zambito July 31, 2017 Summer can be a busy time for faculty as they dig into research and dig in is exactly what Dr. Zachary Loughman is known for. Selected as West Virginia’s 2014 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Found...
Hear Mozart’s Requiem Today! Maureen Zambito May 7, 2017 West Liberty University Singers will join the College Community Choir to present the classic choral work, Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for the public’s enjoyment this May. Under the direction of WLU As...
WLU Professors Named President, Editor of the West Virginia Academy of Science Maureen Zambito April 13, 2017 West Liberty University is now the workplace of both the president and editor of the West Virginia Academy of Science. Dr. Zachary Loughman was selected president and Dr. Joseph Horzempa is the new editor of th...
MadFest is April 7 Maureen Zambito April 1, 2017 West Liberty University’s Media Arts and Design Festival (MADFest) continues its job of inspiring creative high school students this spring with a chance to participate in a variety of media arts activities on ...
WLU’s Great Gala: A Night in Hawaii Maureen Zambito March 20, 2017 West Liberty University and its title sponsor, WesBanco, invite guests to enjoy a Night in Hawaii this April as the Great Gala takes on a tropical theme. Discussing plans for the Great...
Inspirational Commencement for Brave Graduate, Kylie Clark Maureen Zambito December 20, 2016 Commencement is always an emotional moment but for 2016 West Liberty University graduate Kylie Clark, who died yesterday, it was a touching tribute to her unusual strength and positive attitude. The Nov. 28 ...
Scrooge and Marley Maureen Zambito December 6, 2016 Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 Christmas story will come alive this December as the West Liberty University Theatre Department presents “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley.” Curtain time is 7:30 ...
WLU Makes a Move Downtown Maureen Zambito November 19, 2016 West Liberty University is bringing the Hilltop to Wheeling as it seeks to assist in the downtown renaissance presently taking place. “We are pleased to support the efforts of the City of Wheeling and its le...
Poe: Master of the Macabre Comes to Kelly Theatre Maureen Zambito October 12, 2016 West Liberty University's Kelly Theatre will get spooky as WLU students present a new production Poe: Master of the Macabre. The play opens at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20. “It is not standard storytelling. ...
Photography Exhibition Opens Nutting Gallery Season at WLU Maureen Zambito August 30, 2016 An exhibition of striking black and white nature photography by Busan National University arts professor Won-il Chung opens at West Liberty University’s Nutting Gallery from 5:30 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31. ...
WLU Design Students Share Skills with Community Maureen Zambito August 29, 2016 Feature graphic by WLU graduate Jesse Lenz for the OCWeekly. West Liberty University senior graphic design students are now offering their skills to non-profit groups and startup companies in the Ohio Valley...
From Turkmenistan with Love Maureen Zambito June 23, 2016 Why would a young woman from Central Asia go through the trouble of learning English, getting a passport, saving her money, and traveling to a country more than 6,000 miles away to attend West Liberty Universit...
Capes and Tiaras Wins Pitch Contest Maureen Zambito May 18, 2016 West Liberty University’s seventh Entrepreneur Pitch Contest resulted in a winning new business, Capes and Tiaras, taking home a prize of $2,500. Capes and Tiaras was pitched by Tricia Goode and Jod...
Relay for Life Comes to Hilltop Maureen Zambito April 7, 2016 Relay for Life comes to the Hilltop as West Liberty University’s sorority Beta Rho Epsilon (BPE) organizes its second annual Relay for Life from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the Academic, Sports...
Weelunk Contributor Honored as “History Hero” Maureen Zambito February 4, 2016 1 West Liberty University Associate Professor and Weelunk.com contributor Earl Nicodemus was honored recently when he was named an official West Virginia History Hero by the West Virginia Division of Cu...
WLU and Good Zoo Partner for New Science Major Maureen Zambito January 26, 2016 Students interested in wildlife and science now have a new option at West Liberty University. In partnership with the Good Zoo at Oglebay, WLU’s College of Sciences has developed an innovative curriculum for zo...
New WLU President Wants to Listen, Learn Maureen Zambito January 7, 2016 West Liberty University’s new President, Dr. Stephen Greiner, took office this week and began his official duties as the leader of the oldest institution of higher learning in the Mountain State. “I’m please...
WV Business Plan Competition Comes to WLU Maureen Zambito November 10, 2015 West Liberty University is hosting the semi-final round of the West Virginia Business Plan Competition on Nov. 13. It is the first time that the annual entrepreneurial contest has visited the Hilltop. The co...
Only In Dr. Criniti’s Class: Mayor Pays A Visit Maureen Zambito November 4, 2015 Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie visited West Liberty University recently to share his knowledge with Professor Stephen Criniti’s class called "Writing Wheeling." McKenzie spoke to the 18 students in the honors ...
Pitch Contest Fuels Downtown Businesses Maureen Zambito October 7, 2015 The last two West Liberty University Entrepreneurs Pitch Contest winners have since opened Downtown Wheeling businesses. Today, the two establishments are thriving and inspiring others to do the same. Sept...
Community University Kicks Off its New Class Maureen Zambito September 28, 2015 West Liberty University’s Community University is ready to begin a new slate of classes for students ages 50 and over. The casual classes meet mostly at the Highlands Center campus and offer a variety of topics...
Inaugural Student Film Festival Ready to Roll Maureen Zambito September 17, 2015 The public is invited to attend the inaugural West Liberty University 48-Hour Film Festival screening and awards ceremony, to be held this Sunday, Sept. 20 at Marquee Cinemas, located at the Highlands Shopping ...
Design Class Helps Charities Stand Out With Graphics Maureen Zambito August 25, 2015 1 Senior graphic design majors at West Liberty University are once again offering their skills as a service to non-profit groups and startup companies in the Ohio Valley. “We’ve done this for the past 17 years...
Amanda Carney Gets Creative with Cat’s Paw Studio Maureen Zambito August 11, 2015 West Liberty University alumni are making a big difference in Wheeling. One recent graduate working to improve Wheeling in a creative way is Amanda Carney, the new manager of Cat’s Paw Art Studio, located at...
A Bit of Magic in Wheeling Maureen Zambito August 4, 2015 Another New Business Opens in Downtown Wheeling A new store, Clutch Gaming, opened in downtown Wheeling recently and is the brainchild of recent West Liberty University graduate Devin Harrison of Valley Grov...
