Paul Kritschgau

As the Information Technology Coordinator for the College of Creative Arts and Media, Paul Kritschgau oversees the support, coordination, and planning of information technology needs for the college.  This covers faculty, staff, and students in eleven buildings across two campuses with four schools and Art Museum. 

Most recently, he served nearly 25 years with Benjamin M Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources as a Professional Technologist in the Information Technology group. He has completed bachelor ‘s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Virginia University; graduate certificate program in Computer Forensics at West Virginia University; Cisco Certified Network Associate. 

Notable accomplishments:
Theatre in Engineering Classes: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Bias in Student Engineering Teams; 2023 IEEE Frontier in Education Conference, Oct 2023.
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West Virginia University named eCampus Point of Contact of the Year in Apr 2014 by Academic Innovation and Information Technology. Attended Blackboard World 2014 Conference in Las Vegas.
http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2014/04/07/statler-college-recognizes-outstanding-teachers-researchers-and-advisors.html

Robotics mentor/coach for FIRST Lego League six years and FIRST Robotics Challenge more than six years with Mountaineer Area RoboticS.