Mountaineer Stories
Understanding Safety Behind the Wheel: Occupational Safety and Health, PhD Candidate Melanie Fowler’s Research at WVU
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Melanie Fowler’s experience investigating occupational fatalities inspired her doctoral research into law enforcement motor vehicle safety. At WVU, she’s turning questions from the field into research that can save lives while balancing a career, family, and life as a musician.
Read Article: Understanding Safety Behind the Wheel: Occupational Safety and Health, PhD Candidate Melanie Fowler’s Research at WVUWhat Do You Do When You’re Retired but Aren’t Done Making a Difference?
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Carole Cox never stopped looking for ways to learn and make a difference. Now, she’s using GIS to connect her interests in environmental research and conservation in West Virginia.
Read Article: What Do You Do When You’re Retired but Aren’t Done Making a Difference?From Trinidad and Tobago to WVU: Connecting Online Education, Research, and Caribbean Development
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Barry Parasram’s doctoral research into occupational safety and health risks among farmers in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana is helping bring new attention to an overlooked area of workplace safety across the Caribbean.
Read Article: From Trinidad and Tobago to WVU: Connecting Online Education, Research, and Caribbean DevelopmentBuild What’s Next: One Software Engineering Degree, a Decade of Possibilities
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From software engineering to product leadership and entrepreneurship, Ashley Tomblin has built a career across a rapidly changing technology landscape. Her Masters in Software Engineering helped provide the foundation for what came next.
Read Article: Build What’s Next: One Software Engineering Degree, a Decade of PossibilitiesWVU's Online Students Are Logging on From All Over the World
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From West Virginia to Trinidad and Tobago, WVU's online students are connecting with the Mountaineer community from 48 states and beyond.
Read Article: WVU's Online Students Are Logging on From All Over the WorldStaff Spotlight: Jarret Birch – Esports Business and Entertainment, B.A.
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What’s it really like to build a future in esports? WVU esports team captain-turned-staff member Jarret Birch shares how competing, leading a team and gaining hands-on experience shaped his path from player to esports professional.
Read Article: Staff Spotlight: Jarret Birch – Esports Business and Entertainment, B.A.How Commitment to Education and Community Shaped WVU Graduate James Merrill’s Journey
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James Merrill’s path to business ownership wasn’t a straight line. From growing up in a family of 11 to serving in the military, working in law enforcement and earning degrees from WVU while balancing a career, he built his success one step at a time.
Read Article: How Commitment to Education and Community Shaped WVU Graduate James Merrill’s JourneyOnline Graduates Reflect on the Journey Leading Up to Commencement 2026
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Online students from across WVU’s programs traveled to Morgantown for the 2026 commencement ceremonies, where years of balancing coursework, careers, and family responsibilities culminated in a shared celebration.
Read Article: Online Graduates Reflect on the Journey Leading Up to Commencement 2026Finishing What She Started: How WVU Helped One Student Turn Experience into Greater Impact for Children and Families
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After more than 20 years away from college, Jessica Costa returned to finish her degree. Now graduating from the online Child Development and Family Studies, B.S. program, she reflects on how the experience expanded her career opportunities and strengthened her work with children and families.
Read Article: Finishing What She Started: How WVU Helped One Student Turn Experience into Greater Impact for Children and FamiliesBalancing a Project Management Career with WVU’s Software Engineering, M.S.S.E.
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As a project manager, Wasiim Hosenbocus was already guiding engineering teams. Through WVU’s online Software Engineering, M.S.S.E., he strengthened the technical perspective behind his leadership.
Read Article: Balancing a Project Management Career with WVU’s Software Engineering, M.S.S.E.