Honors Hall Tour

  1. The Honors College Office – This is where Dr. Blemings, the Honors College Dean, and other Honors faculty and staff have offices. The Honors College Office should be a student’s first stop with any problems or questions.
  1. Residence Hall Front Desk – There is always someone manning the front desk to answer questions, help students with mail, and for security purposes.
  1. The Resident Faculty Leader (RFL) Apartment –. This is where a multitude of hall activities take place in the dining and living room and various organizations meet here – Book Club,Banned Books Week Activities, faculty dinners, Honors Hall Council, the Writing Workshop, and the Honors Hall Cooking Club to name only a few.
  1. The Media/Multipurpose Room – The Media Room (or Multipurpose Room) is our big space used for academic classes and events. We hold dances, meetings, movie and game nights, and the Honors College Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.
  1. The Conference Room/Library and Ms. Ashley Watts’ Office – Honors Hall is home to a small library comprised of books donated by our current class, previous honors classes, and distinguished professors. As one can see when they view the books in our library, Honors students are very eclectic in their interests and backgrounds.
  1. Mailboxes and the Laundry Room – Every resident has their own mailbox. If students receive packages, they will get a slip in their mailbox requesting that they pick up the package at the front desk. Mail is only delivered through the week to Honors Hall, but UPS and FEDEX will deliver on weekends if packages are urgent.

Honors Hall is a good spot for students doing laundry. The room is large and brightly lit. Students do not have to carry their laundry outside or to a basement. Washers and dryers are $1.25 per load. Student can pay with quarters or MountieBounty.

  1. Student ID Cards – Your student ID is a very important piece of plastic. As mentioned, you can use your ID card to pay for laundry. However, your ID has many uses; you will use your ID to get snacks out of the vending machines, ride the PRT, get into the Rec Center, check out library books, participate in WVU activities, as your room key, and as your pass to enter Honors Hall after 9 PM. Your first ID is free, however, replacement cards will have a fee.
  1. Floor Lounges and Study Rooms – Above the first floor of the building, each floor has an identical layout. The floors have an open lounge space with furniture and a television where students can hangout, play video games, watch movies, or study. Many floor activities and meetings are held in the lounges.

There is also a study room for students who prefer to study in quiet. Students may study here individually or in groups. During certain nights of the week, the Honors Learning Center meets here to provide tutoring for students seeking assistance.

There is wireless Internet throughout the building, so students can tote their laptop to class, the study room, or the laundry room.

  1. Resident Assistants and Tutors – Each floor above the first has three resident assistants – one for each wing and one in the center. RA’s are current upper-class Honors students or former Honors students in graduate school. Honors Hall is also home to between 18 – 22 upperclassmen who serve as peer tutors and leaders in the hall. Taking on one of these leadership roles is the only way to live in Honors Hall as an upperclassman. After their first year, students can move into another dorm or move off-campus. Honors students are permitted to live in Vandalia Apartments, which are reserved for graduate living.
  1. Showcase Room – Every room in Honors Hall has the same furniture, closet space, and bathroom facility. Students are permitted to arrange the furniture however they like. The mattresses may be raised to accommodate extra storage under the bed or they may be bunked to provide additional floor space. The bathroom area may be decorated however students decide so long as nothing is removed or damaged. Cable is available to residents, if they elect to purchase it, and there is an Ethernet cable for each resident. Microfridges may be rented from the University, but residents are not permitted to bring their own microwaves.
  1. Summit Hall Dining, Grab-N-Go, and Exercise Facility – On the way to the dining facilities, you’ll note the exercise facility where students can workout. Downstairs, students have two options. Students can get a quick meal and/or a Starbuck’s coffee at the Grab-N-Go, or they can get an all-you-can-eat meal in the dining hall. The dining hall has a variety of seating, a sunken lounge space, and even a fireplace.

Tour guides may get questions about meal plans, housing, and other areas of student living. Please only answer if you know exactly. If not, please refer them to the appropriate University department.