The WVU School of Nursing’s Beckley Campus has announced a new opportunity for southern West Virginia high school students: complete your first year of nursing coursework before graduation and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing in just three years after high school.
WVU’s School of Nursing is collaborating with Johns Hopkins University to offer a clinical track for students interested in community health.
The WVU School of Nursing has teamed up with Suncrest United Methodist Church to launch a community initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable populations. Together, they are building and stocking “Blessing Boxes,” which are supply boxes placed in accessible community settings to provide free food and hygiene items to those in need.
Through a new pathway established with LevelUpWV, the WVU School of Nursing’s Beckley Campus will soon allow high school students to complete the first year of the nursing major during their junior and senior years.
Nineteen-year-old Baylee Jarrett has a lot on her plate from attending nursing school at WVU Potomac State College, running on their cross country team and being Miss West Virginia Teen USA® 2025.
The WVU School of Nursing will welcome Dr. Devon Noonan as the keynote speaker for the Kandzari Lectureship, set for Thursday, April 23, 2026. The lectureship, “Rural Health Nursing: Grounded in Community Based Solutions,” will be held at the WVU Health Sciences Center, Okey Patteson Auditorium.
Hillary Parcell, WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus Chair, has been named one of WVU Tech’s Alumni of the Year. A 2008 graduate from WVU Tech, Parcell earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has since earned her Master of Science in Nursing in 2011, and she is currently working toward her Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies.
Peggy Fink, an associate professor at the WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus, has been selected as one of five 2025 Professor of the Year finalists by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.
Kaelyn Wright, a WVU School of Nursing junior, has been selected for a study abroad scholarship by the Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
The WVU School of Nursing has received one of the top 100 rankings in the country by U.S. News & World Report for the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs for 2026.