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As many students can attest, good academic advising can make all the difference to a college experience. A good adviser does more than just tell students what classes to take. A good adviser works with students to map out the intellectual journey they want to take over the course of their college career's and beyond. A great adviser does this work so thoughtfully and with such dedication that they motivate and inspire hundreds of students every year.

It's not uncommon to hear about siblings following in each other's footsteps by enrolling at the same university. But the Belyadi siblings didn't just choose West Virginia University - they all chose the same major. Today, they are making a substantial mark on the natural gas industry and the school that they consider home.

At a time when Greek organizations across the nation are taking a hit for bad behavior, a new fraternity at West Virginia University is hoping to change that stigma.

Jason Davis isn't an engineer but that doesn't stop him from writing about it. The Fairmont native spent many years in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, first as a student, then as a student worker, before embarking on a career that would eventually lead him back to the engineering industry.

While three-time West Virginia University alumna Kerri Phillips is busy with her own career, she's never too busy to return to her alma mater to encourage future generations of girls interested in engineering. She did just that this summer, visiting the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources' All-Female Engineering Challenge Camp