Welcoming a New Visiting Committee

The CPASS Visiting Committee is made up of 18 alumni from the College in multiple specialty areas over several decades. This year’s group hails from 10 states (West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, New Jersey and Texas), and are experts in their fields. They bring a wealth of knowledge to the table to support the dean, strengthen the College and further the primary goal of helping students succeed in their endeavors at WVU and beyond.

This fall, the committee will host a mentoring session for CPASS students. The committee has been in discussions with students and faculty to determine how this event can have the greatest impact and will finalize details so that faculty can start promoting the event and include it on their course syllabi.

A major portion of the fall agenda will include discussions dealing with the transformation committee report. Numerous people have continued this work since the review panel final report was made public during the last academic year. A common theme has focused on the positive aspects of CPASS and need to build on our strengths. As we look to the future, the central theme for all discussions must highlight students’ best interests.

Members look forward to the 2018 Hall of Fame reception and award ceremony, which is traditionally scheduled in conjunction with the fall meeting. If you have never attended, please try to do so. It is a great time to catch up with old friends and make new ones. The College will host this year’s induction ceremony on October 19 at the Erickson Alumni Center.

The committee is aiming to increase the number of nominees for possible induction into the CPASS Hall of Fame. You can submit your preferred CPASS graduate’s name for consideration to the 2019 CPASS Hall of Fame class at cpass.wvu.edu/alumni/hall-of-fame.