Favede Named President of Wheeling UniversityProvided October 7, 2019The Board of Trustees of Wheeling University has announced the appointment of Ginny Favede as the institution’s 13th president. Favede...
Will Ryan Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wheeling JesuitProvided July 2, 2019Wheeling Jesuit University has tabbed Will Ryan as the 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history, announced today by...
Wheeling Jesuit to Honor Hall of Honor InducteesProvided June 16, 2019Wheeling Jesuit University alumni from the 2019 reunion classes have selected 12 of their peers or mentors for induction into...
Archbishop William Lori Announces Resignations, Changes in Chancery OfficialsProvided June 10, 2019Acting in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori today announced the following...
Wee Asked Sister Joanne GonterAnne Hazlett Foreman May 6, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit UniversityKelly Strautmann April 14, 2019Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive...
Film Society Offers Free Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ at TowngateProvided April 7, 2019“Rear Window,” Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1954 suspenseful thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, will be shown on the big...
Dona’e Albert Is Spreading the LoveAdelaide Estep April 3, 2019It’s a wonderful feeling when life is on track, and everything seems to be going your way. However, we sometimes...
Wheeling’s Human Rights CommissionEllen Brafford McCroskey February 13, 2019Recent social media posts would suggest that some local residents are unaware of the existence of the City of Wheeling’s...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Sledding in the Ohio Valley — A Family TraditionChristina Fisanick January 26, 2019It was the first snow of 2019. Two inches or so covered the lawns and sidewalks throughout Wheeling with a...
WJU to Host Volleyball Clinics for KidsProvided January 24, 2019The volleyball team at Wheeling Jesuit University will host a series of youth clinics during February. There will be three...
Cogan, Gross To Be Honored for Social Justice WorkNora Edinger January 18, 2019Editor’s note: Among the events in this weekend’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wheeling residents Tim Cogan and...
The Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J. Dead at 88Provided January 5, 2019The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) mourns the passing of the Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J., who died...
Soccer Team Getting a Kick Out of CulturePhyllis Sigal December 28, 2018“At the end of the day, we’re all the same — humans.” — Diego Gattesco That’s exactly why Diego Gattesco...
WJU Lacrosse Team Spreads Christmas CheerProvided December 9, 2018The Wheeling Jesuit University men’s lacrosse team held their sixth annual Christmas gift drive this past weekend, donating all gifts...
Iafrate Fighting for a Better ChurchNora Edinger November 29, 2018Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Ohio Valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk recently visited with...
Angela Was ‘More Than Her Addiction’Phyllis Sigal October 5, 2018There’s a line in the song “Wait for It” from the musical “Hamilton” — “Love doesn’t discriminate between the sinners...
Community Invited to Celebrate Mass of the Holy Spirit at WJUProvided September 16, 2018Wheeling Jesuit University will celebrate its annual Mass of the Holy Spirit at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the...
Largest Freshman Class in WJU’s History Welcomed to CampusProvided August 20, 2018Wheeling Jesuit University’s new president, Dr. Michael P. Mihalyo Jr., joined the campus community in welcoming the largest freshman class...
Scientist’s Award Is Out of This WorldNick Musgrave August 15, 2018While many industries award top leaders in their fields with lifetime achievement awards, these awards are almost always terrestrial. But...
WJU Names New PresidentProvided July 25, 2018Msgr. Kevin M. Quirk, chair of the Wheeling Jesuit University Board of Trustees, has announced that Dr. Michael P. Mihalyo...
Wheeling Jesuit University Announces Presidential SearchProvided June 4, 2018Wheeling Jesuit University’s Board of Trustees announced today, June 4, that they have begun the search for WJU’s next President....
Creating the Wheeling Feeling: How Design Helped a Mount Alumna Embrace Her HometownCassie Bendel May 16, 2018If we were ever to learn anything from the story of the phoenix, it’s that we sometimes have to use...
WJU Speaker: ‘Give Away Your Sneakers’Provided May 6, 2018 Chris Lowney offered graduates of Wheeling Jesuit University three lessons to success and happiness during his commencement talk — give...
‘Aaron the Animal’ Wins Manning Award for Academic ExcellenceProvided May 6, 2018Wheeling Jesuit graduate Aaron Fajerski did not allow his visible and invisible disabilities prevent him from earning a bachelor of...
Kate Hennessey, Granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to Speak at WJU April 25Provided April 22, 2018Wheeling Jesuit University will welcome Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to campus on Wednesday, April 25, when she will...
Bestselling Author to Speak at Wheeling Jesuit’s CommencementProvided April 21, 2018Chris Lowney, one-time Jesuit seminarian, the author of the bestselling book, Heroic Leadership, will give the Commencement address on Saturday,...
WJU Students To Be Recognized at Bishop’s DinnerProvided April 15, 2018The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will recognize three Wheeling Jesuit University seniors during the 24th Annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools...
WJU Students to Perform ‘Pippin’Provided April 11, 2018An ensemble cast of Wheeling Jesuit students will take to the stage inside the university’s Troy Theater this April to...
WJU Professor Receives Fulbright ScholarshipProvided April 10, 2018A member of Wheeling Jesuit University’s history department is one of 500 U.S. teachers – and the first WJU faculty...
Wine, Women & Song This WeekendWeelunk Staff March 8, 2018Take a wine tour of the Mosel Valley before heading off to see “Vertigo,” where Towngate Theatre is going to...
Commuter Tuition Rate Makes WJU More AffordableProvided March 7, 2018Attending college is no longer an uphill battle thanks to Wheeling Jesuit University’s new, affordable commuter tuition rate. The University...
Wheeling Jesuit’s Culture Fest Set for March 10Provided March 5, 2018Wheeling Jesuit University’s Culture Fest 2018 will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, in WJU’s Benedum Room inside...
Journalist, Author to Speak at WJU about Polish Complicity in the HolocaustProvided February 21, 2018Noted Polish newspaper journalist and author, Anna Bikont, will discuss “The Jews, The Poles and The Holocaust: How My Country...
Wheeling Jesuit to Hold Discussion on Combating Opioid CrisisKelly Klubert February 12, 2018Panelists from Wheeling Jesuit University and the community will address how to help those suffering from drug addiction during a...
Stahl Enjoys Working for WheelingSteve Novotney July 25, 2017He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...
WJU Graduate Presented With Manning AwardKelly Klubert May 23, 2017Overcoming Obstacles is Second Nature for WJU Graduate A Hillard, Ohio native overcame learning obstacles to not only earn a...
Toriseva Tees Off on Watchdog NetworkSteve Novotney February 3, 2017By day she is one of West Virginia’s most respected trial attorneys, and now, in the early evening during the...
