West Liberty University

Nursing Alumna MacKenzie Davis Enlists for COVID-19 Hotspot

Provided April 27, 2020

While many of us are working from home and avoiding contact with others during the pandemic, those who serve on...

West Liberty University Replaces Traditional Commencement Ceremony with Safe Virtual Event

Provided April 7, 2020

Because of social distancing and other restrictions in place while the world fights the coronavirus pandemic, West Liberty University is...

COVID-19: Teachers Continue to Encourage, Motivate and Educate

Christina Fisanick March 23, 2020

s the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the United States has had to take make some difficult...

Best-Selling Author and Historian Coming to West Liberty University

Provided March 7, 2020

Best-selling author, historian and social commentator Sarah Vowell will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s Hughes Lecture on...

WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Women Rewrite History Books

Christina Fisanick March 6, 2020

Editor’s note: Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and...

WLU Presidential Candidates Announced, Campus Visits Planned

Provided March 5, 2020

West Liberty University’s Presidential Search Committee has announced the names of candidates advancing to the next step in its search...

West Liberty University Expands Clinical Space in Hall of Health Sciences

Provided January 19, 2020

It was just a year ago that West Liberty University opened a Speech and Hearing Clinic that provides health care...

Human Trafficking Topic of January Program at WLU

Provided January 12, 2020

West Liberty University is sponsoring an informative program on human trafficking at 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17. Free and open...

2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead

Nora Edinger January 1, 2020

eelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the...

Wheeling University, West Liberty University, Bethany College Enter Consortium Agreement

Provided December 20, 2019

Wheeling University, West Liberty University and Bethany College are partnering through a formal consortium agreement that offers students from each...

West Virginia Higher Ed Chancellor to Address West Liberty Grads

Provided December 8, 2019

Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, interim chancellor of West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission and chancellor of the Community and Technical...

West Liberty University International Month Offers Events to the Public

Provided November 17, 2019

West Liberty University celebrates diversity with a month of events every November, and this year there are more active ways...

West Liberty University President Stephen Greiner Announces Retirement

Provided November 12, 2019

West Liberty University President Stephen Greiner announced his retirement today at a 10 a.m. press conference held in historic Shaw...

WLU’s Rare Book Returns Home 

Christina Fisanick November 11, 2019

e stood around the podium topped with a glass case like mythical giants peering down at tiny humans, and for...

West Liberty University Plans Picnic to Honor its Veterans 

Provided November 10, 2019

West Liberty University is honoring students and staff who are veterans, GI Bill recipients and their family members, from 3-5...

West Liberty University Updates Advancement, Alumni Roles

Provided October 11, 2019

New roles have been assigned to several West Liberty University employees. “One of my goals is to increase West Liberty’s...

Pittsburgh Artist to Make ‘Bold Impressions’ at West Liberty’s Nutting Gallery

Provided September 29, 2019

West Liberty University’s Nutting Gallery will welcome “Bold Impressions,” an exhibition of 38 paintings by Pittsburgh artist Stephen Haynes, with...

Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical Offices

Phyllis Sigal September 25, 2019

t’s a game of musical offices in downtown Wheeling. West Liberty University will soon be moving its Downtown Center to...

West Liberty Design Services Offered to Non-Profits

Provided September 21, 2019

West Liberity University senior visual communication design students are once again offering design services for the campus community and beyond,...

Topper Station — an Evolution in Broadcasting

Provided September 12, 2019

West Liberty University is going live with a new digital platform just in time for its first home football game...

Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia

Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019

owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...

West Liberty University Marks 10 Years of Operation at The Highlands

Provided August 17, 2019

West Liberty University invites the public to a celebration at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, marking the 10th anniversary of...

WISH YOU WERE HERE: The Robert Schramm Collection of Historic Postcards (Part 1)

Earl Nicodemus July 28, 2019

Writer’s note: This is the first of a short series of Weelunk pictorials from the collection of retired West Liberty...

Wee Asked Cheryl Harshman

Phyllis Sigal July 15, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

West Liberty University Welcomes Sheriffs’ Youth Leadership Academy 

Provided July 7, 2019

Approximately 150 young people considering a career in law enforcement are expected to join the West Liberty University campus this...

West Liberty University Graduate Honored With Surprise Ceremony

Provided June 30, 2019

Commencement is always a special day, but for one member of the Class of 2019, it was not only special...

Second Annual Conference to Shed Light on Mental Illness

Laura Jackson Roberts May 31, 2019

f there’s one word that describes Amy Gamble, the executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater...

WVNCC, WLU Sign Reverse Transfer Agreement

Provided May 21, 2019

West Virginia Northern Community College and West Liberty University signed a reverse transfer agreement today, making degree completion easier for...

West Liberty University Signs Agreement With Chinese Investment Group

Provided April 29, 2019

West Liberty University has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Henan Yinji Investment Group (China) that may open up new...

Harshman, Villamagna Bring Attention to Wheeling Landmarks in New Children’s Book

Phyllis Sigal April 29, 2019

nce there was a mouse … it was paddling for dear life outside of Robert Villamagna’s art studio, trying to...

West Liberty University Spring Commencement Set for May 4

Provided April 28, 2019

West Liberty University will graduate 371 students at its spring commencement, to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4,...

David Sheff Shares ‘Beautiful’ Message of Hope

Ellen Brafford McCroskey March 25, 2019

Editor’s note: David Sheff, author of the New York Times bestseller, “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,”...

An Evening With David Sheff to Include Film at Towngate

Provided March 17, 2019

Best-selling author David Sheff, who wrote the memoir, “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” will be the...

Business Students Assist in Planning the Great Gala

Provided March 9, 2019

Every spring, the Wheeling area gathers to support higher education at West Liberty University’s annual Great Gala. This year the...

Mayor Presents Greiner With Key to City as Topper Takeover Is Announced

Provided March 4, 2019

West Liberty University announced a “Topper Takeover” of the City of Wheeling today at an 11 a.m. media event. Topper...

Regional Science & Engineering Fair Continues to Strengthen STEM Education

Provided February 28, 2019

On Saturday, March 9, the College of Science at West Liberty University will welcome hundreds of young students to the...

Saving Starfish: Physician Assistant Students Learn Through Service

Provided February 24, 2019

West Liberty University students enrolled in the physician assistant studies master degree program are changing lives. One of the ways...

New Crayfish Discovery Honors WLU Professor Loughman

Provided January 24, 2019

West Liberty University now has a unique honor thanks to some of its students and alumni from the College of...

New Online MBA Is Just What the Doctor Ordered

Provided January 20, 2019

West Liberty University has a new online master’s degree that is just what the doctored ordered for health care professionals....

Oglebay Institute Honors Student Artists

Provided January 19, 2019

The 30th annual Regional Student Art Exhibition opened earlier this month with a public reception and awards ceremony at OI’s...

West Liberty University Theatre Production Picked for Regional Honor

Provided January 7, 2019

West Liberty University’s Hilltop Players learned recently that its production of “The Secret in the Wings” was picked for competition...

WLU Looking for a Few Good Singers

Provided January 5, 2019

Community members who enjoy singing are invited to join the choir at West Liberty University this year. “The WLU Community Choir...

WLU Fall Commencement Set for Dec. 15

Provided December 9, 2018

West Liberty University will graduate 140 students at Fall Commencement 2018, which will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec....

WLU Foundation Receives $25,000 Check from AEP for STEM Lab

Provided November 14, 2018

West Liberty University Foundation received a gift of $25,000 from American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation today that will strengthen STEM...

WLU Goes International for the Month

Provided November 1, 2018

West Liberty University celebrates diversity during the month of November and the WLU International Center in conjunction with the International...

‘It’s Alive!’ Celebrations for Frankenstein’s 200th Anniversary Set to Electrify the Ohio Valley

Daniel Dorsch October 24, 2018

“Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein From the shadows of a young woman’s mind,...

Job Opportunities: Want to Move Back?

LeeRoy October 23, 2018

Imagine working in the peaceful rolling hills of Ohio County with great benefits and a friendly working environment only a...

WVNCC, WLU Sign Guaranteed Admission Agreement

Provided October 22, 2018

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) and West Liberty University (WLU) signed a guaranteed admission agreement today, making degree completion...

Distinguished Alumni To Be Named to WLU’s Wall of Honor

Provided October 16, 2018

West Liberty University’s Alumni Association will add the names of three distinguished alumni, Anissa Monseau Anderson, David Croft and Zachary Loughman, to...

WLU Marks Homecoming Week 2018

Provided October 14, 2018

West Liberty University celebrates Homecoming 2018 with a variety of student, alumni and community events the weekend of Oct. 20....