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WVU announces plans for spring 2022 semester
West Virginia University’s spring 2022 semester will begin Monday, Jan. 10, with many of the current COVID-19 campus health and safety protocols remaining in place as health officials monitor the emerging omicron variant.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Managing Finals Stress"
The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Seth Haxel offers a few tips to help manage some of the stress associated with finals.
WVU commencement ceremonies return to Coliseum
A sea of decorated mortarboards and the sounds of cheers from family and friends and tapping of the University mace will once again fill the West Virginia University Coliseum as December and August graduates gather on Saturday, Dec.18, for two commencement ceremonies, marking a return to Mountaineer tradition.
Elective rotation “Medical Students as Educators” available for WVU Schools of Medicine and Nursing students
In a new partnership, West Virginia University School of Medicine and School of Nursing Charleston campus are providing an educational opportunity for both nursing and medical students.
Parcell named chair for WVU School of Nursing, WVU Tech campus
Hillary Parcell MSN, RN, will lead the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on the Beckley campus starting January 1, 2022. Working under the direction of Dean Tara Hulsey, Parcell will be responsible for the administrative day-to-day operations of the program, curriculum, committee assignments, teaching assignments, budgeting and programming, as well as faculty reviews and evaluations.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Movement for Mood"
The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Layne Hitchcock discusses how movement can improve our mood. It doesn't have to be rigorous exercise — it can be creative and fun.
Virtual play on Freud and Jung highlights contributions to field of behavioral medicine
Drs. Clay Marsh and Patrice Harris host virtual roundtable ahead of Nov. 28 world premiere of “Vienna,” a new, critically acclaimed play which depicts the fraught relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and highlights their different approaches to psychotherapy and treatment of behavioral and mental health disorders.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Surviving Breaks"
The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Seth Haxel discusses surviving breaks and offers some strategies for those who may be anticipating a troublesome visit at home.
HSCommunity: ENGAGE / Let's Learn from One Another
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