WVSU Hosts Inaugural Engineering Day WVSU hosted its inaugural Engineering Day on campus in April. The free event featured hands-on educational activities for middle and high school students. Participants engaged in activities on topics such as aerospace engineering, automotive engineering, marine engineering, computer science, electronics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and virtual engineering. The event served as an introduction and celebration of WVSU’s new Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree program, which launched in January.
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Dr. Charlotte Giles Creates Lasting Impact with Piano Lab, Creation of Scholarship A significant financial gift from longtime WVSU professor Dr. Charlotte Emma Giles has established a piano lab and scholarship to support students majoring in music or music education. Giles, who had retired from the University after more than 36 years of service, passed away in February 2019. During her time at WVSU she served as Professor of Music, Department Chair, and Coordinator of Commencements, convocations and special programs. The lab has been renamed in her honor, the Dr. Charlotte E. Giles Piano Lab. Her bequest has also enabled the creation of the Dr. C.E. Giles Memorial Scholarship, which beginning in 20202021, will be awarded to students who are majoring in music or music education, or who demonstrate exceptional artistic potential as selected by the music faculty.
University Commercial Wins National Telly Awards The 2019 WVSU television commercial, produced by the Barnes Agency, has been recognized by the 40th Annual Telly Awards, the premier awards program honoring video and television. The University’s “It Starts at STATE” commercial was awarded a bronze Telly in the local television and local cable, schools/colleges/universities category in both the 30-second commercial category and the 60-second commercial category. Filmed on the WVSU campus during fall 2018, both the 30 and 60 second versions of the “It Starts at STATE” commercial feature University students, faculty and staff.