Upper Courts, Student Rec Center

Paperwork check, fitness, height/weight.

Multipurpose Room A, Student Rec Center

• Welcome and Opening Remarks - Ret. Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, WVU Vice President for Economic Innovation
• Soldier and Scholar: ROTC Overview – LTC Jonathan Slottje and John Dowling
• A week in the Life of a Cadet – ROTC Cadet(s)

While your student is attending morning activities, we’ll have information sessions just for you:

• What it Means to be a Parent of a Soldier
• How We Support Parents - WVU Parents Club
• How We Support Veteran Students - WVU Center for Veteran, Military and Family Programs
• ROTC Scholarship Opportunities (how to qualify and apply) - WVU ROTC Staff

Turf Field and Plaza, Student Rec Center

• Fitness Standards and Test
• Interactive Military Displays
• Team Problem Solving

Lower Main Hallway, Student Rec Center

Lunch is on us! Use the meal ticket you receive at check-in to enjoy lunch in a variety of locations on campus.

After lunch, you can take a bus or the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) to the Mountainlair and join Discover WVU Open House activities from 1-4 p.m.

Leaving from Mountainlair, Vandalia Lounge, 1st Floor

Join one of our tour leaders for a short walk around the Downtown area of campus. You’ll be able to see the buildings you'll be learning in while also getting key information.

Join one of our tour leaders and see campus from the unique perspective of our Personal Rapid Transit system! Learn how to navigate campus and see firsthand how the PRT connects the Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences areas of campus. You’ll get to hear facts, stories, and trivia from our very own one-of-a-kind transportation.

Find answers to your questions and more! Apply to WVU, pay your academic deposit, learn more about cost, payment and aid, etc.

In front of the Mountainlair (rain location: Inside the Mountainlair, Vandalia Lounge, 1st floor)

Our campus is pretty spectacular in the fall. Celebrate the season in the busiest place on campus, in front of the Mountainlair! Get ready to take some photos, grab a snack, pick up your event giveaway, and mingle with current students while enjoying the fall scenery.

Showrooms will be available in most of our residence halls for you to get a sneak peek of what it is like to live on campus. Stop by any of the available halls during this time to view the available rooms and ask questions about the space.

Mountainlair Ballrooms, 2nd Floor

Stop by the Mountainlair Ballrooms to talk with representatives from academic majors, student support services, campus activities, and student (and parent) organizations. This is a great place for more information on majors, double majors, minors, tutoring, and other support offices across campus. Parents, we have a table for you too!

Academic representatives will be grouped by school or college. To find the school or college for your major, visit the major's page on WVU Admissions. View list of majors.