MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — For the second year in row, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has named West Virginia University as a regional winner of the 2025 W.K. Kellogg FoundationCommunity Engagement Scholarship.

The university’s partnership with Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS) was selected for the award, which recognizes extraordinary community engagement initiatives between land-grant institutions and its community partners.

As a regional winner, WVU will compete for the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which will be announced in November. Other finalists for the award are Indiana University, Oregon State University, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

MARS has been integral in addressing persistent barriers to employme

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