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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.

I don't know about other programs, but I know that this one is very family-oriented. I know that all of the faculty here truly want to see the students here be successful.

Dominic Viani

Class: 2026 Hometown: Fairmont, WV

B.S., Physical Education and Kinesiology

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I was once that 17-year-old kid who had no clue where I wanted to go to college. I had never even been to the state of West Virginia until I applied to WVU. When I was researching schools that I think would be good short-term and long-term, I came across WVU, and now I love everything about it.

Ian Finegan

Class: 2026 (December) Hometown: Perry Hall, Md.

B.A. Mental Health and Addiction Studies; B.S. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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The sport management program prepared me for my next chapter by helping me discover who I am both professionally and personally. The hands-on experiences, internships, and support from my professors have given me the confidence to step into the sports industry knowing I have real skills to offer.

Emily Chittester

Class: 2025 Hometown: DuBois, PA

B.S., Sport Management

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Latest News

News and notes from around the School of Sport Sciences.

Group photo of participants at a Zimbabwe international sport event, most wearing matching black federation T-shirts, posed in front of a branded S.L.I.Z. and CUT Move banner.

CAHS faculty lead sport management workshop in Zimbabwe

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Gonzalo Bravo and Cindy Lee, professors in the sport management program at West Virginia University, recently delivered a one-day continuing education workshop for sport administrators, teachers, and coaches in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Dominic Viani referees a basketball game, wearing a striped official’s shirt and holding a whistle while watching the court.

Viani returns home to teach but calls his own game

Monday, March 09, 2026

Growing up 20 minutes from Morgantown, Dominic Viani always imagined himself as a Mountaineer. Now a senior in the Physical Education and Kinesiology program, he's preparing for a career in education inspired by a former coach and his grandfather, a longtime physical education teacher. At the same time, Viani is building his own reputation by logging up to seven nights a week as a basketball official while completing his student teaching residency at the very elementary school he once attended as a kid.

Read More: Viani returns home to teach but calls his own game
Kelly Ross stands smiling beside a large yellow “P” Pittsburgh Pirates sign at PNC Park, wearing a black dress and posing on a wooden deck near stadium seating.

From PRSA: Kelly Ross Spotlight

Sunday, March 01, 2026

West Virginia University alumna Kelly Ross has built a career in professional sports communications, now serving as manager of internal communications for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In this PRSA feature, she shares insight into how she approaches messaging, audience awareness, and storytelling at the highest level of sport.

Read More: From PRSA: Kelly Ross Spotlight
Gary Lhotsky smiles while wearing a navy WVU Mountaineers shirt in an indoor setting.

Faculty Feature: Gary Lhotsky

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Gary Lhotsky, a Bridgeport native who serves as a teaching associate professor for the  School of Sport Sciences in the College of Applied Human Sciences, has been selected for the February Faculty Feature. 

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