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- Alumni Association welcomes new board member
- Alumni recognized as 'Most Loyals'
- The Erickson Alumni Center receives prestigious awards
- MountaineerTRAK offers networking/mentoring opportunities
- Game Day celebrations to take place in Mountaineer Courtyard
- WVU Alumni Association seeking photos
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Upcoming events
- The administrative office of the WVU Alumni Association will be closed
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
in observation of Thanksgiving Recess - The administrative office of the WVU Alumni Association will be closed
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
in observation of Thanksgiving Recess - The administrative office of the WVU Alumni Association will be closed
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
in observation of Thanksgiving Recess - Alumni Game Day Pre Game Celebration
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Erickson Alumni Center - One Ray Ln., Morgantown, WV - Liberty Bell Chapter - WVU vs. Pitt Game Watch
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
McFadden's Ballpark, One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA - Tidewater Chapter - WVU vs. Rutgers Game Watch
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Firkin & Frigate, Oyster Center, Newport News, VA - Baltimore Chapter - WVU vs. Rutgers Bus Trip
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Rutgers Stadium - 1 Scarlet Knight Way, Piscataway, NJ - Complete Calendar of Events
What's going on...
This new alumni center will be a place where you feel like you do when you hear the Alma Mater sung.
The WVU Alumni Association, in partnership with the WVU Foundation, Inc., is embarking upon a $12 million capital campaign to build a new home for Mountaineers. Learn how you can support the new alumni center.
Alumni and friends will take pride in finding a unique, new home - one that evokes the history, tradition and character of the downtown campus, including a landmark bell tower, reminiscent of Woodburn Hall. It also will provide a spacious and warm environment for visiting and reminiscing with old friends and classmates, for celebrating special events, watching ballgames, or attending meetings, conferences and reunions.
Alumni spotlight
From Mountaineer to Mouseketeer By: Mandy Cutright
Heather Keechel has never dreaded waking up and going to work. Why would she? She gets to wear shorts and flip flops to work every day! She describes her job as an advertising copywriter at Disney’s Yellow Shoes Creative Group in Florida as a complete fantasy.
Born in Fairmont and raised in Westover, WVU was the only university Heather applied to or even considered. She graduated magna cum laude in 1997, majoring in journalism and focusing on advertising.
After graduating from WVU, Heather attended a specialty school in Atlanta, Ga., that would further her skills in copywriting. During her last quarter of the two-year program, she was recruited to work for Disney’s in-house ad agency.
Being a copywriter gives Heather the opportunity to work on all aspects of the Disney brand, including individual attractions, the _Disney Cruise Line_, special events and other unique offerings. She helps come up with ideas for everything from magazine ads and billboards to TV spots, brochures and other marketing communications. She writes the words and her partner designs the art for the various pieces.