Students

Academic Day: Fall 2025

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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 2025 will be held in person on Tuesday, August 19. 

  • Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  
  • Location: WVU Health Sciences Center--South, Room 3701 (located on the third floor)

Schedule

  • 10:05 - 10:10 a.m.: Welcome from the Dean
  • 10:10 - 10:35 a.m.: Meet your Classmates
  • 10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.: Current Student Panel Q&A
  • 11:05 - 11:25 a.m.: Scavenger Hunt
    • Explore the School of Public Health and the rest of the Health Sciences Center! Grab your smartphone or camera and follow the list provided at the session to "start collecting" as you explore your new home.
      • Be sure to follow School of Public Health on Instagram (@wvusph), Facebook (@WVUPublicHealth) and/or X (@WVUPublicHealth), 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!
  • 11:25 - 11:30 a.m.: Intro to Career Services
  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Meet your Success Team, Speed-style
  • 12:30 - 1 p.m.: Lunch with Instructors, Staff and Student Organizations

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