West Virginia University will highlight the outstanding achievements and awards of members of the University community during the annual Weekend of Honors, April 10-13.

Activities include awards ceremonies held by many of WVU s colleges and schools. The individualized events provide an opportunity for the contributions and accomplishments of each programs students, faculty and staff to be formally recognized in front of peers and family members.

Other events include guest lectures, receptions and open houses hosted by the schools and colleges; musical performances; and the Ring Day ceremony.

Several key student and faculty awards traditionally presented during the Weekend of Honors will now be part of Commencement weekend programming in May. The change will enable WVU to highlight those honors in front of a larger, University-wide audience during the Honors Convocation on May 16.

Weekend of Honors events include:

Thursday, April 10

• School of Nursing Awards and Honors Celebration7 p.m., Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Auditorium

  Friday, April 11

• Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism Senior Awards Banquet and Kappa Tau Alpha Induction11 a.m., Historic Clarion Hotel Morgan, 127 High St., Morgantown

• Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences 49th Annual Honors Convocation1 p.m., 1021 South Agricultural Sciences, Evansdale Campus

• College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Honors Ceremony and Reception1 p.m., Erickson Alumni Center, Evansdale Campus

• College of Human Resources and Education Weekend of Honors reception1 p.m., third floor lobby, Percival Hall

• College of Human Resources and Education, Child Development and Family Studies Student Recognition2 p.m., WVU Nursery School

• College of Human Resources and Education, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Undergraduate Recognition Ceremony2 p.m., Room 334, Percival Hall

• College of Human Resources and Education, The Benedum Collaborative, Five Year Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony2 p.m., rooms 315 and 316, Percival Hall

• Helvetia, Chimes and Mortar Board induction and picnic5 p.m., Blaney House (This event is by invitation only)

• School of Dentistry Awards and Honors Presentation5:30 p.m., Historic Clarion Hotel Morgan

  Saturday, April 12

• Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Awards and Honors Recognition Ceremony and brunch10:30 a.m., Mountainlair ballrooms

• Center for Womens Studies Honors Reception7 p.m., Blue Ballroom, Mountainlair

The University also has several musical performances planned for students and their families. Students in the Community Music Program will perform a recital at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and again at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall (Room 200A) of the Creative Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 304-293-4841 ext. 3168.

The WVU Choir will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in the Creative Arts Center. For tickets, contact the WVU Box Office at 304-293-7469.

In addition, weekend festivities include the Ring Day ceremony and reception at 1 p.m. Sunday in Durrett Hall at Erickson Alumni Center. Students, of at least junior status, who ordered a WVU class ring will receive this symbol of pride from WVU administrators. For more information, visithttp://classring.wvu.eduor call 304-293-2506.

Families may ride WVU s Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) for free throughout the Weekend of Honors. Hours of operation will be Friday from 6:30 a.m.-10:15 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Guests with special needs are invited to contact the WVU Office of Event Management at 304-293-7132 or the Office of Disability Services at 304-293-5496.

For more information about the Weekend of Honors, visithttp://weekendofhonors.wvu.edu. For a schedule of May Commencement activities, go tohttp://commencement.wvu.edu.