WVU Parkersburg Professional Studies Division announces Fall 2025 clinical students

Parkersburg, W.Va. (Nov. 10, 2025) — WVU Parkersburg is proud to announce its Fall 2025 clinical students.

“The yearlong residency model is now a statewide requirement, and it truly strengthens teacher preparation,” said Dr. Megan McKnight, Director of Teacher Education. “Our residents spend the entire school year with the same cooperating teacher and the same K-6 students, experiencing the full cycle of teaching and learning. Our program is intentionally designed to prepare them for this level of engagement and responsibility. This immersive approach allows candidates to develop the practical skills, professional judgment and confidence needed to successfully step into their own classrooms after graduation.”

The Elementary Education Program provides field experience in the classroom as early as the freshman year. Under the traditional student-teaching model, teacher candidates spend a semester in two classrooms and quickly assume teaching responsibilities under the mentorship of an experienced teacher until they are teaching full time. The new residency model places teacher candidates in one classroom for their entire senior year, and they assume responsibilities more gradually.

The Fall 2025 class of students in Education 401 includes:

WOOD COUNTY — Shaley Hughes, Natalie Slusher, Sarah Hill, Savannah Knowlton, Abigail Offenberger, Hannah Parsons, Sam Schuler, James Voutour, Caleb Akers and Ashlynn Taylor

DODDRIDGE COUNTY — Vanessa Patton and Haley Martin

TYLER COUNTY — Aleeha Fletcher, Kaci Shanabarger and Kashia Brown

JACKSON COUNTY — Abigail Roberts, Kyanah Baldwin and Madison Hatcher

Visit https://www.wvup.edu/academics/programs/elementary-education/ to learn more about WVU Parkersburg’s Elementary Education program.