Community
We drive positive change through education, service and applying our research findings to transform the lives of West Virginians.
![Pick the Canner demonstration at the West Virginia State Fair](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/6Gwlrc6kKs0qMmYOYAUKOq/6226db2bb4db9acb37fdd7b10c3d7658/extension-service-33736-S-0095-JFS--.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
WVU Extension
We put the University鈥檚 expertise to work in all 55 West Virginia counties, reaching 624,000+ West Virginians each year.
![Music therapist interacts with child](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/5Vv9b47Z04QA0YayO6UIyk/d15b71f988c8d2c556331573744e026b/ced-music-therapy-33669-S-SNL-0010xx.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Center for Excellence in Disabilities
With 80 faculty and staff in 17 locations across the state, we support diverse, inclusive communities to improve the lives of West Virginians with disabilities.
![Disinfecting playground equipment](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/70u93E3aMM4EKuses44SWo/3f57fa8ff346c1078530b13d8fae1399/playground-cleanup-33683-S-BFP-0405-XX.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Center for Community Engagement
Through partnerships with 200+ community organizations and a statewide Million Hour Match initiative, we leverage the University鈥檚 strengths to better our state.
Resources
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The WVU Experience
Higher Education Administration graduate student Adalheid 鈥淗eidi鈥 Crum is one of 154 student civic leaders named to Campus Compact's 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellows class. For her Newman Civic Project, she will expand her work to bridge the gap between wardships and higher education.
![West Virginia mountains with fog in valley](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/2eftxqzHScC8Ei0IqGA8wE/103f6a5da12f2e6359c3b68e6fd49dd0/wvu-system-fn_0133-haze_valley.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=800)
WVU System
Enrolling 26,000+ students in Beckley, Keyser and Morgantown, the WVU System is a family of campuses, each with a unique identity, all united under a single mission.
Healthcare
![Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute building exterior](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/nQbLbBwI5Eu60GI0EIUAW/9c17d485dac3088bfebefda4f9c03639/36074-MGE0058--xx-1200-800.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
We develop innovative solutions for West Virginians and those across the world with neurological and psychiatric conditions.
![Health care team members accompany a patient as he walks down the hall](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/5gIhc2wlkWguQAwC46CEqg/f59ecfbb03bf0c8158097b7ff84241ba/heart-institute-32668-S-MGE01138.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Heart and Vascular Institute
We spearhead WVU Medicine鈥檚 statewide efforts in cardiovascular quality and research, clinical education, outreach and statewide program development.
![Oblong white tablets spill out of bottle](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/4hQWP56gowCquSwSGEmg2S/111ff209c37dd3306fd570817e8e8375/COAT-pills-wvutoday-image.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Addiction Treatment
We are committed to a broad approach to West Virginia鈥檚 opioid addiction crisis, including drug abuse prevention and better, more accessible addiction treatment.
![High school students practice dance steps as part of the 2017 Summer Dance Camp](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/5sfdGNYjfOIWa2uuwQYayU/5c7718ddf98bb6644c0b361230c5f21e/the-arts-33587-S-MGE00045-xx.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
The Arts
As a regional hub for the visual and performing arts, we offer a year-round slate of recitals, concerts, plays, musicals, exhibitions, lectures and classes.
![Visitors examine works of art from the University's collection on display in a gallery](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/1ymD2lxJsuJONUdvRN5qks/bf57c1913d249571250381774f215de6/museum-gallery-featurette-31096s3054-xx.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Museums and Galleries
Admission is free at WVU galleries and museums, making education and opportunity available to all. Current exhibit info, hours and directions are available on each facility鈥檚 website.
Visit the Art Museum website![Children examine a model of the solar system](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/73WYu9I2beiIQCmqsWwQOu/acb4c3c1b694a4614c187e0418fd5cfd/stem-education-33302-S-CGN0197-XX.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
STEM Education Center
Our vision is to break the cycle of poverty and improve health in West Virginia through education in the STEM disciplines.
![Erickson Alumni Center](http://images.ctfassets.net/udw4veezvy46/1VuD3mgk9OuwqywE6iKiCi/cc74a1ecc7c609de08152d15691b995a/erickson-alumni-center33983-S-0020-JFS-XX.jpg?&q=60&fl=progressive&w=540)
Alumni Association
Our 210,000 alumni carry the 51在线 spirit throughout 135 nations. The 57,000+ graduates living in West Virginia include 94% of the state鈥檚 agriculture educators, 80% of the state鈥檚 dentists and over 11,000 health sciences alumni.