About WVU and Morgantown

• Where is West Virginia University and how do I reach the campus?
• I would like more information about the campus and surrounding Morgantown area.
• I would like to know more about cultural diversity and minority studies on campus.
• Do you offer tours or visitation days?

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Where is West Virginia University and how do I reach the campus?

West Virginia University's main campus is located in Morgantown, a city of 29,000 in the Appalachian Mountains on West Virginia's northern border. While the state is rural and the community quiet, Morgantown is within easy traveling distance from Pittsburgh, which is 75 miles (115 kilometers) north, and Baltimore and Washington, both of which are 200 miles (325 kilometers) east. Two major four-lane highways, Interstate 79 and Interstate 68, pass through Morgantown. U.S. 19 and U.S. 119 also pass through Morgantown.

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I would like more information about the campus and surrounding Morgantown area.

• Morgantown - a city of 29,000 named the #1 small city in the east, has plenty of shopping, international restaurants, and recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, skiing, biking, boating, white water rafting, and canoeing available locally and in nearby state parks. Downtown Morgantown has numerous clothing stores, sports outfitters, restaurants, banks, and boutiques.
• For information about the Morgantown area, students can visit the Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau homepage at www.tourmorgantown.com or the City of Morgantown homepage at www.morgantown.com.

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I would like to know more about cultural diversity and minority studies on campus.

• WVU's student body is comprised of 27,115 students. These students hail from all West Virginia counties, nearly all 50 states, and 94 foreign lands. WVU's overall minority percentage is approximately 7%.
• Center for Black Culture and Research was established in 1987 to educate faculty, staff, students, and the community on the history and culture of African people and to insure student support and development. The Center sponsors a number of events throughout the year ranging from lecture series to a Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. For more information, visit www.wvu.edu/~cbcr.
• Center for Women's Studies - coordinates teaching and research on women and offers major and minor degrees in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, and a University-wide certificate program. The Center also sponsors lectures, films, colloquia, symposia, conferences, faculty development programs and scholarships. For more information, visit www.as.wvu.edu/wmst.

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Do you offer tours or visitation days?

• Yes we do have tours and special visitation days at WVU! We invite you to visit our beautiful campus. The Visitors Resource Center offers guided tours Monday through Friday at 10:30 and 2:00 and Saturday at 10:00 and 12:30 except on days of home football games. Feel free to give us a call at (304) 293-3489 or check out WVU Visitors Resource Center web site.
• We also offer special open house days called Mountaineer Visitation Days. You and your family will be our guests for the day. You'll tour the campus, meet faculty members, financial aid counselors, admissions counselors and current WVU students. You will have the opportunity to eat in a dining hall, ride the Personal Rapid Transit, attend a class with a student, and more.
• For dates and more information, please call (304) 293-2264 or visit the Campus Visitation Days web page. If you live too far away to visit, check out our virtual tour online at www.wvu.edu/virtualtour/index.html.