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Through applied learning and research, our students gain the skills and experience to lead, teach, and support others in educational and counseling settings.

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Our students are making a difference in their communities and beyond. Read about their experiences and how they are applying their knowledge in real-world settings.

WVU’s Elementary Education program has prepared me to step into my own classroom by providing a supportive learning environment, brilliant professors, and administrators who help guide us through our classes and in-school placements. I have always had the support I have needed.

Kimberly Manning

Class: 2026 Hometown: Oakland, N.J.

Elementary Education

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This program has allowed me to learn time management, organization, self-discipline, and courage. I was also able to gain hands-on experiences and practical training opportunities. I learned so much during my time at WVU, and I will never forget these years.

Selasi Asamoah

Class: 2025 Hometown: Charles Town, WV

B.M.D.S., Multidisciplinary Studies; B.S.N., Nursing

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I love how this program gets us into the field in the fall of our junior year. It allows us to observe two different classrooms – one from the lower grades and one from the upper grades – and this helps us decide where we would like our grade residency to be.

Hope Wright

Class: 2025 Hometown: Franklin Park, Pa.

B.A., Elementary Education

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News and notes from around the School of Education and Counseling.

WVU students and faculty pose in front of a rainbow backdrop, holding a “Back to School” photo frame and oversized pencil during a welcome event.

From WVU Today Radio: WVU Counseling interns support students across the region

Monday, February 16, 2026

Each school day, University school counseling interns are taking their training into more than 18 public schools in nine counties and districts in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, serving close to 10,000 students.

Read More: From WVU Today Radio: WVU Counseling interns support students across the region
Courtney Shimek leads a classroom discussion on literature circles while students collaborate in small groups.

Shimek advances literacy education through play and teacher preparation

Thursday, February 12, 2026

In classrooms where instruction is increasingly structured, Courtney Shimek’s work makes a case for the value of play, conversation, and curiosity in how young children develop literacy. Shimek, the 2024-25 CAHS Research of the Year, studies early childhood literacy and teacher preparation that focuses on how children develop understanding through authentic classroom experiences and how teachers can be prepared to support that process. Through her research and teaching, she encourages educators to remain flexible and reflective as they respond to how students engage with language in the classroom.

Read More: Shimek advances literacy education through play and teacher preparation
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Bulger, Rexroad earn Outstanding Mountaineer Awards

Friday, January 23, 2026

Sean Bulger and Liz Rexroad from CAHS were among the 10 exceptional employees recognized at the inaugural Outstanding Mountaineer Awards.

Read More: Bulger, Rexroad earn Outstanding Mountaineer Awards
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Manning inspired by hands-on learning and global experience

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Kimberly Manning always aspired to be the kind of teacher that would not just support the academic goals of children, but also their social and and emotional development. She came to WVU from Oakland, N.J., and has continued to nurture that aspiration along with balancing her fieldwork, classwork, and campus life. She also added a transformative study abroad experience in South Africa in the summer of 2025 that helped expand her understanding of teaching and learning.

Read More: Manning inspired by hands-on learning and global experience

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