Shine "Sean" Tu, '08: Appointed Associate Dean for the West Virginia University College of Law

Tu says work as associate WVU Law dean means he can 'provide resources needed'

MORGANTOWN – Two professors at West Virginia University's recently were appointed to three-year terms as associate deans for the College of Law.

Shine "Sean" Tu is the associate dean for faculty research and development, while Elaine Wilson is the associate dean for academic affairs.

Tu said he is honored and excited about the opportunity.

"This position means that I can help provide the resources needed for our faculty to succeed in their endeavors to teach our students, help the state of West Virginia, and inform our citizens of current changes in the legal landscape," Tu said in an interview with The West Virginia Record.

Tu said he plans to build the school's current efforts of increasing its brand recognition so that others in the state and in the country recognize the contributions of the wonderful faculty, staff and students at the school.

"We are doing incredible work in the law school’s classes, clinics, public seminars and among the larger community," Tu said. "We have created leaders, changed government policies and actively maintained important conversations with the general public. We do all of this within the rubric of helping the state of West Virginia."

Tu said within the law school, he is looking forward to helping the faculty integrate new teaching techniques and technology from outside traditional legal education. 

"We’ve already planned an exciting symposium with representatives from law schools around the country focused on this theme," Tu said. "I am enthusiastic about the possibilities that lay ahead of us."

Read more at West Virginia Record