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The Benson Connection: Let’s be proud of what we’ve accomplished together!

With classes ending Friday (May 1), finals ahead next week and Commencement Weekend scheduled for May 15-17, President Michael T. Benson is celebrating the graduates and University faculty and staff as he closes his first academic year as a Mountaineer.

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WVU president reports stable financial outlook for University, introduces incoming CFO during BOG meeting

West Virginia University continues to operate on solid financial ground with a “stable outlook,” according to the three largest credit rating agencies.

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The Benson Connection: Let’s show our Mountaineer pride!

As we march through a month of rapidly changing weather conditions and toward the end of the semester, President Michael T. Benson is filled with Mountaineer spirit.

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WVU president teaches the past to inspire the future at Monongalia County middle school

Combining his extensive interests in education, history and recruitment, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson is taking what he’s learned about the Mountain State since becoming a resident directly to potential future WVU students.

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The Benson Connection: Let’s cross the halfway mark!

As we close in on the midpoint of the spring semester, President Michael T. Benson is checking in with faculty and staff across the WVU System.

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The Benson Connection: Let’s talk about impact!

Just more than two weeks into the start of the spring semester, President Michael T. Benson is promoting University priorities on campus, in Charleston and everywhere he goes, while getting the full Morgantown winter experience.

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A session of possibilities

President Michael T. Benson discusses the University’s priorities for the regular legislative session which runs through March 14 in Charleston.

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Benson picks up accolades to start new year

President Michael T. Benson has been named the WV News 2025 “Educator of the Year.”

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The Benson Connection: Let’s wrap up the semester!

As finals week begins, President Michael T. Benson is in the closing days of his first semester as the University’s 27th president and looking ahead with optimism to a new year and its many possibilities.

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Staff members invited to join President Benson to hear how feedback strengthened University’s Strategic Compass

Putting the focus on how we’re all charting the University’s future together, President Michael T. Benson is inviting staff members to join him for a discussion about the WVU Strategic Compass at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Mountainlair, Gluck Theater.

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