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Fall Family Weekend

All events are open to all WVU families and students. Events that you must have a ticket for are designated with a plus sign +.

Friday, October 2

Class with your WVU Student
All Day
Do you want to sit in a classroom with your student? How about experiencing class without all the work. Attend class with your student and see first-hand who’s teaching them! Please have your WVU student check with his or her instructor in advance.

Student Recreation Center Open to Families
6:00 am—Midnight
Enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities through the Student Recreation Center during this weekend. Enjoy swimming, basketball, the climbing wall or choose a group fitness class such as yoga, spinning or Zumba. Families will be permitted to use the facilities FREE of charge during Fall Family Weekend. http://studentreccenter.wvu.edu/

WVU Bookstore Opportunities
8:00 am—6:00 pm
Shop at the downtown WVU Bookstore beside the Mountainlair for your official Mountaineer Parents Club and WVU merchandise. Remember to show your Mountaineer Parents Club membership card for your 10% discount. http://wvu.bncollege.com/

Hall of Traditions
9:00 am-5:00 pm
The WVU Hall of Traditions houses trophies, memorabilia and tributes to some of WVU’s greatest players. There is also a room to view the greatest moments in Mountaineer Football history. Stop by the Milan Puskar Center on the Evansdale campus and check it out.
http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?section=11102

WVU Visitors Resource Center
10:30 am
Are you interested in touring campus? Call the Visitors Resource Center to set up your official tour today at 304-293-3489 or http://visit.wvu.edu. Reservations required please.

Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism Open House
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
All current School of Journalism (SOJ) students and their families are invited to our Fall Family Weekend Open House in Martin Hall. Tours of the building will be offered, and there will be opportunities to meet SOJ faculty and staff. For more information, visit. http://journalism.wvu.edu

WVU College of Business & Economics Open House
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
College of Business and Economics students and their families are invited to the stop by the college for an Open House The Office of Academic Programs and Advising will provide tours to parents and guests and answer questions about our admission process, degree programs, majors, careers, etc.

WVU Visitors Resource Center
2:00 pm
Are you interested in touring campus? Call the Visitors Resource Center to set up your official tour today at 304-293-3489 or http://visit.wvu.edu. Reservations required please.

College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Reception and Tours
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Families and students are invited to meet faculty, tour labs and other facilities in the college, and join us for a reception in the Atrium at the Engineering Sciences Building Annex. Professor Jack Byrd will give a brief presentation about the freshman program. For more information, email cemr-freshman@mail.wvu.edu. Please register for this event at http://simpleforms.scripts.wvu.edu/sf/ffw2009

WVU Career Services Center Open House
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Join the WVU Career Service Center in their Mountainlair location for “Chocolate Covered Careers” an open house for students and parents. The open house will include tours of their newly renovated facilities and demonstrations of MountaineerTRAK, the new employment assistance software as well as the new “Job Kiosk” program, both being introduced for the fall semester.
The entire event will be sponsored by Hershey Foods. Please plan to come and join us for information and “sweet treats” while you learn about these new and exciting career initiatives at West Virginia University. Visit the website at http://careerservices.wvu.edu/

College of Human Resources and Education: Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives Opening
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Stop by the 4th floor lobby of Allen Hall, home of the College of Human Resources and Education, and catch a performance by the WVU African Dance Ensemble. Families will enjoy authentic African music and dance, view photos and videos of international educational experiences, and hear about the College’s new Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, e-mail janey.cink@mail.wvu.edu.

Fall Family Weekend Welcome Reception
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Vandalia Lounge at the Mountainlair. This is a great place to meet your WVU student, mingle with WVU administrators, meet the WVU president, pick up commemoratives and grab a Flying WV cookie!

WVU Class Ring Information
Stop by the Herff-Jones table at the Welcome Reception to learn more about the official WVU Class Ring. Our WVU ring collection was created as a unique one-of-a-kind design to symbolize the spirit and academic excellence of West Virginia’s flagship institution of higher learning. To learn more about our rings, visit this website http://classring.wvu.edu/

+Family Night Dinner– Hatfields Diner
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for a family-fun menu with a Rock-n-Roll twist. Burgers, foot-long hot dogs, fries, onion rings, pie and rootbeer floats make this a treat you don’t want to miss. Step back in time and enjoy some good ole rock-n-roll on the juke box. Click here to view the menu Hatfields Diner Menu
No tickets will be sold the night of the event.

Experience Scuba Diving
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us at the Student Recreation Center for your chance to learn more about scuba diving from trained professionals. Just bring a bathing suit; all the equipment will be provided. This event is free and fun for the whole family

+ Women’s Soccer Game: WVU vs Notre Dame, Dick Dlesk Stadium.
6:00 pm
Have you seen the nationally ranked women’s soccer team in action? Don’t miss the WVU women’s soccer game against Notre Dame at the Dick Dlesk Stadium. Tickets are available at the gate on the night of the game, or at the WVU Ticket Office during the week of the game.
WVU students with a valid Mountaineer Card are admitted FREE. Visit the website for more information http://msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=wsoccer&show=102

ArtsWalk – Downtown Morgantown
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
A self-guided tour of Morgantown’s Arts, Entertainment and Dining District featuring galleries, street musicians and performance artists, unique shopping and dining. Over 40 participating businesses host local and regional artists, stay open late and have event specials all evening. Sponsored by Main Street Morgantown. Visit the website at http://www.downtownmorgantown.com/

College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Reception and Hall of Fame Induction.
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Families and students are invited to attend the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame. This is a special event when the college will induct three graduates into its 2009 Hall of Fame and name its 2009 Outstanding Alumnus. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.wvu.edu/~physed/alumni.htm

WVUp All Night – Mountainlair
7:00 pm – 2:00 am
Experience our nationally renowned program – WVUpAll Night. Come enjoy comedians, movies, carictures, bobbleheads, a family friendly game show called “Think Fast”, and much more. In addition, billiards and bowling are half-price and the food is free! For more information on what’s happening, visit http://mountainlair.wvu.edu/wvupallnight/10_1

+“And the World Goes ‘Round”
7:30 pm
Creative Arts Center
A cabaret-style show featuring the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb, performed by our very own WVU students from the College of Creative Arts and The Division of Theatre and Dance. Parents can get the in-house faculty and staff ticket price of $12.00 (instead of $15.00 for the general public) by identifying themselves for the “Fall Family Weekend” rate at the time of ticket purchase. For more on the show visit http://theatre.wvu.edu/our_season/

Mountaineer Idol
8:30 pm
Mountainlair Ballrooms
In conjunction with American Idol, FOX-46, and Coca-Cola, Mountaineer Idol features our very own WVU talented students. Mountaineer Idol Gives Back, on October 2th only, will partner with WVU Children’s Hospital and Jessi’s Pals. The mission of Jessi’s Pals is to provide every child at WVU Children’s Hospital with a stuffed animal. The program was launched by Jessica Lynch, a West Virginia soldier who became known to the world when she was injured and held as a prisoner of war in Iraq. We encourage each family to bring at least one stuffed animal with you to donate to Jessi’s Pals. Or bring an empty Coke bottle (or Coke product bottle) and Coke will donate $5.00 for each to Jessi’s Pals. Jessica Lynch will be a “celebrity judge” for Mountaineer Idol. A silent auction, featuring items from American Idol winners, judges, and finalists will also be held to provide additional dollars to Jessi’s Pals and WVU Children’s Hospital. For additional information on Mountaineer Idol, please email Sonja.Wilson@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-2702.

Mountaineer Idol After Party
10:00 pm
Mountainlair Ballrooms
After Mountaineer Idol, stick around to hear more Rock-n-Roll from Stone Road, a WV Rock Band featuring one of our very own WVU parents.

**The Student Recreation Center is open free of charge from 6:00 am – Midnight for families.

Last updated 9/23/09