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Welcome Week

President Gordon Gee is shown with two students. One is holding a phone and taking a selfie.
A crowd of students are shown in front of a performance stage flanked with FallFest banners.
Families use red carts to carry belongings during move-in weekend on the WVU Morgantown campus.

WVU welcomes home new, returning students with Welcome Week activities

Offering a mix of activities for all West Virginia University students — new and returning — Welcome Week will run from Aug. 15-23, providing ways for students to have fun, explore their strengths, connect with others and give back to the community ahead of the start of the fall semester.

WVU President Gordon Gee talks to new students moving on to the WVU Campus. He is standing between the two of them with his hands resting on a red move-in bin.
Monday Night Lights is shown in a graphic on the big screen at Milan Puskar Stadium against a cloudy sky while students congregate on the field.
The FallFest stage is shown against a night sky with hundreds of phones raised in the air.
WVU students move into residence halls during the fall semester. A male student wearing a blue T-shirt and blue jeans walks near residence halls holding multiple bags. A male WVU volunteer wearing a WVU Tshirt and khaki pants walks with him rolling a bag.

WVU Welcome Week launches new academic year with student-focused events

An event-packed Welcome Week at West Virginia University begins Thursday, Aug. 10, and continues into the start of the fall semester, Wednesday, Aug. 16, highlighting the many ways new and returning students can tap into their strengths, find their purpose and make a home on campus.

A big crowd with hundreds of people faces a stage with video screens on both sides and white lights. Blue sky is visible above the stage.
Vehicles parked outside of university dorms with people taking out bags and luggage

Service, semester preps, celebration intertwine for WVU’s Welcome Week

The return of FallFest highlights a packed Welcome Week at West Virginia University which begins Thursday, Aug. 11, and continues through the start of the fall semester Wednesday, Aug. 17. New events include a pool party for all students at the Student Rec Center Aug. 13 and a service project to benefit the West Virginia United Way Collaborative during Monday Night Lights for first-year students Aug. 15.

announcement for WVU's Monday Night Lights reschedule