West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public university in Morgantown, West Virginia. The university has about 29,306 students. It was founded in 1867. The current president of the university is E. Gordon Gee, who is in his second stint as president.
Sports
The athletics teams of the university are called the Mountaineers. They have 17 varsity teams and now compete mainly in the Big 12 Conference, after leaving their longtime home, the Big East Conference, in July 2012. WVU has separate conference memberships in two sports. In men's soccer, a sport not sponsored by the Big 12, the Mountaineers play in the Mid-American Conference. In rifle shooting, also not sponsored by the Big 12, the Mountaineers are in the Great America Rifle Conference.
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A view of the Evansdale campus and many new facilities constructed around 1970, including the iconic WVU Coliseum
Woodburn Circle on the downtown campus – Martin Hall (top), Woodburn Hall (right), Chitwood Hall (bottom)
Stalnaker Hall is the oldest residence hall on campus.
The 2014 WVU Robotics Team won the NASA Centennial Challenge (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus and Ruby Memorial Hospital
Stewart Hall is home to university administration and is one of the multiple campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
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