Students

Academic Day: Fall 2024

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Welcome to the School of Public Health!

From meeting your success team, as well as fellow students, to touring the WVU Health Sciences Center and seeing where your first class of the semester will take place, Academic Day with the School of Public Health will set you on the right path as you embark on the first steps of your college journey. 

Academic Day 2024 will be held in person on Tuesday, August 20. 

  • Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  
  • Location: WVU Health Sciences Center--North G252F (located on the ground floor, just across from the weight room) 

Schedule

  • 10 - 10:45 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions to Success Team
  • 10:45 - 11 a.m.: Get Connected: Meet the Student Associations
  • 11 - 11:45 a.m.: Getting to Know YOU!
  • 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Tour of Health Sciences Center (including classes and lab)
  • 12:15 - 1 p.m.: Qdoba Lunch and Q&A with Student Associations
  • 1 p.m.: Campus Scavenger Hunt
    • As Academic Day concludes, get to know the School of Public Health and the rest of the campus! Grab your smartphone or camera and follow the list provided at the session to "start collecting" as you explore your new home.
      • You'll report what you find during your First-year Seminar Class (PUBH 191), which meets in HSC-South 8606 from 10-10:50 a.m. on Wednesday. 
      • Be sure to follow School of Public Health on Instagram (@wvusph), Twitter (@WVUPublicHealth), Facebook (@WVUPublicHealth) and/or LinkedIn (WVU School of Public Health) and as you snap a photo of each item, share on one or more of the platforms above and give us a tag so we can reshare your finds!

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