When you join the Honors College, you become a part of the Honors community.
The Honors Living-Learning Community
All Honors College students are part of the
Honors College Living-Learning Community (LLC).
The Honors College LLC is a community that reaches across the West Virginia University
campus to provide opportunities for Honors Scholars to extend their learning beyond
the classroom through trips, dinners, and special events. Founded on the idea that
some of the most important interactions a student has with professors and fellow
students occur outside of the classroom, the LLC is committed to providing the
opportunities for these encounters to take place.
Honors College freshmen also have the opportunity to live in
Honors Housing
in one of our two residence halls:
Honors Hall
(Downtown Campus) and
Lincoln Hall
(Evansdale Campus).
Honors Student Organizations
Honors Student Association
Every Honors College student is a member of the
Honors Student Association (HSA)
. This due-free society is designed for Honors students to have a voice in the
Honors College, and works to keep Honors College students connected to the Honors
College as they progress through their time at WVU, regardless of what year they
are or where they live. HSA facilitates small/local community service projects,
engaging academic lectures, and fun social events such as the Honors Formal at
the end of each school year. Meetings are held biweekly, and students are encouraged
to participate.
Honors LGBTQ+ & Allies Affinity Group
Our LGBTQ+ and Allies Affinity Group was founded in the Fall 2019 semester to provide
a time and space for our LGBTQ+ students and allies to gather and support one another
and laugh and learn. In past monthly meetings, we have toured the WVU LGBTQ+ Center,
hosted a board game night and a "Dollar or DIY" holiday gift exchange. We are currently
working on connecting with similar groups around campus and establishing a book
club focused on LGBTQ+ authors. If you have questions or would like more information
about this group, email us at
Honors@mail.wvu.edu.
Honors Students of Color Affinity Group
At the Honors College we recognize that our students of color face challenges beyond
the usual concerns with classes and grades. Because of this, in the Fall 2019 semester
we established the Honors College Students of Color Affinity Group to help these
students connect with and support each other. In addition to setting aside time
in our bi-weekly gatherings to check in with each other, we also hear from guests
around the WVU campus and the larger Morgantown community who can help this group
of Honors scholars better navigate their time and be successful here at WVU. If
you have questions or would like more information about this group, email us at
Honors@mail.wvu.edu.
Honors First-Gen Affinity Group
Our Honors First-Generation Group was founded in the Fall 2022 semester to provide
a space for students who are the first in their family to attend and graduate
from college. A first-gen student is one who neither parent or guardian has earned
a four-year degree within the United States. We recognize that navigating the
University as a first-gen student can be challenging at times and we want to
celebrate your successes. WVU has an established
First-Generation Office and our Honors First-Gen Group helps connect our
Honors students to resources and other First-Gen students on campus. If you have
questions or would like more information about this group, email us at
Honors@mail.wvu.edu.
Honors College Lectures & Events
Each fall, the Honors Faculty Fellows give students and WVU community members the
opportunity to learn more about a topic related to their Honors Foundations Courses.
Read more about our Faculty Fellows.
Honors Leadership Opportunities
Honors College students have the opportunity to impact their fellow Honors students
by taking advantage of Honors leadership opportunities.
Hall Council
Any Honors student living on campus can get involved in organizing programming in
their hall community by joining Hall Council. Students living in Honors Hall or
Lincoln Hall can earn one Honors credit for Hall Council if they sign up for Honors
101 (HONR 101).
Becoming a Resident Assistant
After their freshmen year, Honors College students can apply to be a Resident Assistant
in Honors Housing at Honors Hall or Lincoln Hall, helping to mentor the next class
of Honors College students.
Tutoring & Mentoring Incoming Freshmen
Tutoring is available with the testWELL Learning Center. testWELL tutors are certified
members of the National Tutoring Association. Students may apply to become tutors
each spring. Free tutoring is available to all West Virginia University undergraduate
students virtually for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Read more about testWELL tutoring here
.
The Honors Mentoring Program fosters leadership skills in Honors students. Selected
Honors students take coursework in peer mentoring in the spring, and then serve
as mentors for new, incoming Honors students in the fall. Mentors are paired
together to teach incoming freshmen in the HONR 102: Introduction to Honors course.
Read more about the Honors Mentoring Program here.
Volunteering/Service
Honors College students love to get involved and help others through volunteering
and service. In the 2016-2017 academic year, Honors students logged 14,611.03 hours with
iServe
, an online system at WVU that helps students find volunteering opportunities and
track their volunteer hours.
Current students can find volunteering opportunities listed on
iServe
, and can sign up for
classes with Service Learning (SRVL).
Honors College specific opportunities can be found on the
Honors College iServe page
.
Are you a West Virginia University Alumni from the Honors College? Check out the
Honors Alumni page for information on giving back to the Honors
College and joining the William E. Collins Alumni Society.
Connect with Us
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