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What separates the program is its focus on practical experience and adaptability. It’s not just about learning concepts, it’s about applying them. The ability to customize my education allowed me to tailor my education to fit a rapidly growing industry.

Ethan Waugh

Class: 2026 Hometown: Morgantown, WV

B.A., Sport Leadership

The faculty within the program actively make time for you and want to get to know you as a person. They don’t see you as just another body going through their program, but as an equal. They make the program what it is, and you feel every day like you matter.

Noah Miller

Class: 2026 Hometown: Winchester, VA

M.S., Physical Education Teacher Education B.S., Physical Education and Kinesiology

Health and Well-Being has prepared me for my next chapter by opening so many new doors and opportunities. What separates this program from others is the professors and staff, and the variety of classes offered.

Kylie Dempsey

Class: 2026 Hometown: Harpers Ferry, WV

B.A., Health and Well-Being; B.A. Dance

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Ethan Waugh competes in a WVU esports jersey, wearing a headset and glasses, focused on a monitor in a dimly lit gaming arena with green ambient lighting.

Waugh uses Sports Leadership degree to chart a course in esports

Saturday, May 02, 2026

Ethan Waugh grew up in Morgantown, which made choosing WVU easy. What took more thought, though, was figuring out how to turn his passion for esports into a career. The Sport Leadership program gave him that framework, and he further molded his path with minors in Esports Management and Strategic Social Media. While completing his degree fully online, Waugh worked full-time at a sports complex and competed on the WVU Esports team, making multiple NACE playoff runs along the way. He graduates this spring with his sights set on a full-time role in esports operations.

Noah Miller leans forward to engage with a young child during a physical activity exercise in an early childhood classroom setting, with colorful equipment on the floor between them.

Lifelong Mountaineer Miller earns dual degrees in physical education

Friday, May 01, 2026

Noah Miller grew up surrounded by the gold and blue. His father has worked for WVU Medicine since before Miller was born, so choosing WVU felt less like a decision and more like a given. What wasn't predetermined was his path once he arrived. Miller started in exercise physiology before finding his footing in physical education, ultimately earning both a bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Kinesiology and a master's in Physical Education Teacher Education. Along the way, he logged more than 1,000 hours of hands-on teaching experience and was named the SHAPE America Major of the Year.

A group of WVU College of Applied Human Sciences student award recipients pose with their plaques and certificates in front of a CAHS step-and-repeat banner, with WVU's campus visible through the windows behind them.

CAHS honors top students at awards ceremony

Thursday, April 30, 2026

The College of Applied Human Sciences recognized outstanding students from across its two academic schools during its annual Student Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, at the Mountainlair on the WVU campus.

WVU Esports players compete at their stations during the NACE Orlando Grand Finals 2026, with WVU Esports branded podiums visible on the lit stage.

WVU Esports lands three top-3 finishes at NACE Grand Finals

Thursday, April 30, 2026

West Virginia University's varsity esports program wrapped up its best NACE Grand Finals performance to date last weekend, with all three teams finishing in the top three nationally at the Spring 2026 championships held at Full Sail University in Orlando, FL.

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