Fall Family Weekend Info Station

9 a.m. to noon | Mountainlair, 1st Floor 

If you missed us Friday night, stop by the Mountainlair Saturday morning.  This is where you can check in, get your brunch and Rec Center passes and 'Proud Parent' buttons, and ask any questions regarding the weekend. 


Conversation Sessions

9:30 a.m. - noon | Mountainlair

Conversation sessions are a great way to learn about the various resources WVU offers. Each session will be offered four times. We will be offering sessions about how to get involved, how to sign a lease, caring about your student from afar, and the WVU Purpose Center. Below, you can find more information:  

/ Student Success

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

The REACH Student Success Office provides free academic support for students, including FirstGen, BIOPIC, and Pell recipients.  

/ Getting Involved & Project 168

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Student Engagement and Leadership (SEL) is committed to providing student-centered activities, educational experiences, and inclusive leadership development. At WVU, what students learn outside the classroom is just as important as what they learn during class. Project 168 is a way to formally recognize this and provide credentials for extracurricular activities.  

/ Off-Campus Housing & Signing a Lease

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Student Legal Services is available to educate students about their legal rights, responsibilities, and obligations. They provide services to all students with legal issues. 

/ Purpose and Strengths 

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Parents and students are invited to join Purpose Center Staff to create a purpose focused vision board for what they hope the upcoming semester, or beyond, holds for the student. Supplies will be provided, but come ready to reflect, envision, and be creative!

/ FAFSA and Aid for Continuing Students 

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Join the WVU Hub for a session about FAFSA and aid for continuing students. 

/ Global Affairs/Study Abroad

9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Education Abroad will present the study abroad options WVU offers undergraduate students, including how to get started, how to pick a program and funding. 

/ Caring from A Far 

11:30 a.m.

The college experience is a fun but also stressful time for both students and family. This session explores ways to manage the necessary balance between supporting your student while providing the independence that is critical for their success in college. An expert from our Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services will be presenting the information.

/ Hazing Prevention

11:30 a.m.

Come learn how to identify and report acts of hazing at WVU.  


Self-Guided Building Tour

Noon to 4 p.m.

Want to see where your student attends classes? Now you can! The following buildings will be open from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for you to explore. Representatives from our schools and colleges will be present to guide you and answer questions. 

Downtown Campus 

/ Reynolds Hall- Tours will be offered by the staff of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics.  

/ E. Moore Hall- Staff from Campus and Community Life will be available from noon to 2 p.m. 


Evansdale Campus 

/ Creative Arts Center- There will be a show with zero-waste fashion design in the Paul Mesaros Gallery and Hot Mess, an exhibition of drawings directly on the gallery wall, in the Laura Mesaros Gallery. 

/ Applied Human Sciences Building  

/ Allen Hall 

/ Percival Hall 

/ Mineral Resources Building  

/ Engineering Sciences Building 

/ Evansdale Greenhouse 

/ Agricultural Sciences Building 

/ Media Innovation Center *only open until 3 p.m. 


Health Sciences Campus 

/ STEPS Lab 


Eberly College - Donuts with the Dean

10 a.m. to noon | Woodburn, 1st Floor 

Parents are invited to stop by Woodburn Hall and meet Dean Dunaway and members of Eberly College of Arts and Sciences’ leadership team.  Ask questions, share stories, and learn more about the Eberly College and all it has to offer your students. 


Statler College Cookout 


11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Engineering Sciences Building Atrium

All Statler College WVU students and their families are welcome to join staff and faculty at the Statler College for a cookout. *This event is Rain or Shine. We will move indoors if needed. 


"Pop In" and Meet with CAHS

Noon to 4 p.m. | Applied Human Sciences Building Main Hallway or REC Field  


School of Nursing - STEPS Simulation Lab

Noon to 4 p.m. | Health Sciences Center South


Honors College Trivia

Noon to 4 p.m. | Blue and Gold Room within the Towers Complex

The Honors College is hosting a Fall themed Trivia at the Blue and Gold Room within the Towers Complex. It will begin at 12:30pm and go until 1:30pm. We hope to see you there! 

Sign up at https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwMcIp5L6CMzj82. 


Eberly College - Forensic Crime Scene House Tours 

Noon to 4 p.m. | Crime Scene Houses, Evansdale Campus 


Public Health Trivia

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Health Sciences South Room G119 

The School of Public Health is happy to host an activity for Fall Family Weekend. Join us for a WVU themed trivia game over at the Health Sciences Center! 


Football Hall of Traditions 

2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Milan Puskar Stadium 

1 Rogers Drive Morgantown, WV 


The Robinson/Petroplus Hall of Traditions - Basketball

2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | 3450 Monongahela Blvd - Basketball Practice Facility 


FREE Family Photos

3:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. | Woodburn Circle 

Free family photos are back! Register for a family photo in Woodburn Circle. The rain location is Elizabeth Moore Hall. 

Register at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AF29AAF4C07-50390258-free. 


WV Pawpaw Festival at WVU Core Arboretum

Noon to 4 p.m. | Lawn Area at the Arboretum 

This annual event celebrating a native fall fruit of the forest is family-friendly, free, and open to the public, no registration needed. The festival will be in the Lawn Area at the Arboretum, and free parking is available in the adjacent WVU Coliseum parking lot. We will have Peterson Pawpaws select varieties of pawpaw fruit available to sample and purchase, samples of pawpaw dishes prepared by a chef, a talk by pawpaw book author Andrew Moore, the North American Pawpaw Growers Association booth, pawpaw trees and other native plants for sale, live music, food trucks, and more. Don't miss this special event and bring your friends! 


Yoga on the green 

4 p.m. | Student Recreation Center Greens

Join Campus Recreation for yoga on our Student Recreation Center greens. Class will be taught by a student instructor. Feel free to bring your own mat! Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AF29AAF4C07-51043044-yoga#/. 


Planetarium at WVU

6 p.m. (Sensory Friendly), 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. | White Hall

Join us for a tour of the Fall Night Sky, presented by Physics and Astronomy graduate students followed by one of our favorite full-dome films, "Dynamic Earth." Weather permitting, our Astronomy Club students will open our rooftop telescope for viewing after the show. Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s great life support system: the global climate. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes.  

Please arrive at the front basement door of White Hall nearest to the Book Exchange, i.e. do NOT go up the front stairs; the basement entrance is on the lower right of the front patio when facing the building. This entrance is handicapped accessible. A member of the planetarium staff will let you in approximately 10 minutes before the show. Please note that we aim to start each presentation promptly on time. Once the show starts and the doors are closed, we do not permit additional guests to enter for both safety concerns and to not interrupt the show in progress.  Thank you for your understanding.  

Registration: 

Sensory Friendly - 6 p.m. 

7:30 p.m. 

8:30 p.m. 

Password: FAMILY 


Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 

7:30 p.m. | WVU Creative Arts Center

Learn more at https://www.events.wvu.edu/uas-24-25/pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra. Save 50% (excluding fees) on select seats when you buy two tickets to the September 28 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. Offer valid with promo code FFW24 at the Arts & Entertainment Box Offices on campus, by phone at 304-293-SHOW (304-293-7469) and online through Ticketmaster.com. Learn more about the performance at events.wvu.edu. Offer valid now through September 28 at 7:30 p.m.


WVUp All Night

10 p.m. to 2 a.m. | Mountainlair 

Join your student for free activities and food at WVUp All Night. Come out and play Bingo with celebrity WVU callers. (We have some great prizes up for grabs!) You can also get a free caricature portrait and sing your favorite songs at DJ-hosted karaoke or make a craft.  Don’t forget about our PC gaming lounge, virtual reality gaming, free bowling and billiards, or our free food buffets.


Outdoor Options 

Our Fall Family Weekend site is up and running. Check out all our Outdoor Education Center programs, including our canopy tour and high rope experiences, which are open for registration.  

https://adventurewv.wvu.edu/programs/fall-family-weekend 


Morgantown Events 

/ Wine and Jazz 

/ West Virginia State Pickleball Championship  

/ Farmers Market

/ Moonlight Market