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Beautifully situated on the banks of the Kanawha River with a breathtaking view of the State Capitol, the University of Charleston is truly on the move. From national recognition of our outcomes based curriculum and new graduate programs to new state of the art facilities, UC is on its way to becoming known as an institution of excellence and distinction.
Our motto, Learning Your Way, describes an academic emphasis on demonstrating the skills and knowledge necessary for a life of productivity and involvement. Our students are required to show competence in ethical practice, communication, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship and science, and they have the opportunity to apply these skills in the context of their chosen fields. Over 10% of our students graduate in less than four years. In a pilot study sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and the Council for Aid to Education, UC students demonstrated more academic gain on the Collegiate Learning Assessment than students at any other participating institution. The Academic Profile showed that our students demonstrated more gain in two years than liberal arts schools nationally did in four. US News and World Report again ranked the University of Charleston 1st of all 14 comprehensive colleges in West Virginia and 21st across the entire South. These successes may also be attributed to a 11.49:1 student-faculty ratio and a built-in support system of no less than five people; including a peer mentor, faculty mentor and major advisor per student.  In August, the inaugural School of Pharmacy class of 79 students began their studies in the newly completed Robert C. Byrd Center for Pharmacy Education. The facility includes classrooms, laboratories and offices for 25 new faculty and staff members. This fall students moved into the recently completed residence wing of Middle Hall as well as New and Brotherton halls, all of which are less than six years old. In fact, six of the ten buildings that comprise our campus were built within the last ten years. Staff and students alike are anxiously awaiting the completion of the new, two-story Fitness Center that is currently under construction on the riverfront. Football fans may have noticed that a luxury skybox has been added to UC Stadium and Triana Field has been rejuvenated and serves a beautiful home to our men and women's soccer and baseball teams. UC's Board of Trustees agreed to accept a generous gift from Dow Chemical Company of an 11-story office tower and the surrounding 6½ acres in South Charleston. UC is currently studying all of its options for the space to determine how it will best meet the needs of our rapidly expanding community.
The University of Charleston's Golden Eagle Athletic teams are also setting a precedence of distinction. In June 2006, UC won the Commissioner's Cup, which honors all-around athletic excellence among members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Our women athletes led the charge, bringing home three conference tournament championships (volleyball, women's basketball, and women's tennis) and had a combined league record of 55-2. The Lady Golden Eagles basketball team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Division II Region and earned the right to serve as host for the tournament. This is an exciting time to be a part of the University of Charleston because…UC is on the move!
Founded: 1888
Enrollment: 1,398 2006-2007 Graduates: 188 Alumni: 12,736 Operating Budget: $26,902,000 Endowment: $30,406,286  Edwin H. WelchPresident Judy O'Neil, Assistant University of Charleston 2300 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: (304) 357-4713 Fax: (304) 357-4714 1-800-995-4682 http://www.ucwv.edu |
