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Four students who are eager to represent West Virginia University and their home state as the 69th Mountaineer mascot will compete in a cheer-off competition during the men’s basketball game versus Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Monday (Feb. 20) in the WVU Coliseum.

For Valentine’s Day, a holiday when anxieties about choosing the wrong presents can be high, a West Virginia University gifting expert is sharing lessons learned from his gift-giving research.

“Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities for reflection designed to achieve desired learning outcomes.” 

As a part of BCOR 199, First-year Honors students at WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics take part in a unique opportunity to utilize their academic background and individual skills while doing something that allows them to experience community needs and make a real difference.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Most gift givers likely won’t choose a digital gift card over a physical gift card, even though many recipients would prefer the digital version.

That’s the key finding from new research by gifting expert Julian Givi, an assistant professor of marketing at West Virginia University’s Chambers College of Business and Economics. With Farnoush Reshadi and Gopal Das, Givi conducted five studies on givers’ and recipients’ reactions to scenarios involving digital and physical gift cards, analyzing the results in a paper forthcoming in Psychology and Marketing.

(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of news releases highlighting ways WVU is serving the Mountain State. Access photos, video and additional resources in a Media Toolkit from WVUToday.)

“There’s an elephant in the room,” says Dick Riley, chair of the Accounting department at the Chambers College. “I’m not afraid to look it in the eye and say, ‘I know you’re there, and you’re wrong!”

Time for a thought experiment: imagine an accountant.

Two accomplished West Virginia University alumni, Veronique Vernot and Rodney Williams, are the newest members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Elected during the November meeting, each will serve a six-year term expiring in 2028.

Attending events as a business student has its benefits. 

Aside from EY, other employers consisted of: ALKU, Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, Baker Tilly, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., FORVIS, KPMG LLP, MegaCorp Logistics LLC, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa, NVR / Ryan Homes, Summit Human Capital, Walgreens and more. 

New research from West Virginia University shows religiosity can help turn believers into entrepreneurs.