Weekly Updates

December 12 – December 19, 2025

What’s inside this Update?

1. SSS Office Hours and Food During Finals Week
2. Finals Resources on Campus
3. Fall 2025 Final Exam Schedule
4. Math and Chemistry Final Exam Reviews in SSS office Monday, December 15th from 1 pm to 5 pm and Thursday, December 18th from 9 am to 5 pm
5. Important Dates
6. Additional FREE Academic Support
   

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1.   SSS Office Hours and Food During Finals Week

The SSS office will open next week during final exams.  Our office hours will be 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.  We’ll have lots of extra snacks and treats (like homemade cookies) available in the office for you to fuel up while you study.  We’ll also have coffee and hot chocolate available to help keep you warm!  We have lots of spaces available for studying or just relaxing between exams – come see us!

 2.       Finals Resources on Campus

Don’t stress – check out these finals resources available on campus next week:

 Fuel Up for Finals: Stop by the Mountainlair Commons on Monday, Dec. 15, from 10 p.m. to midnight for a FREE late-night breakfast.  Take a study break and recharge – you shouldn’t study on an empty stomach! All students are welcome; living in a residence hall or having a dining plan is not required.

 Study Hall at Serenity Place: Collegiate Recovery will be hosting a study hall at Serenity Place on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.! Free coffee, snacks, study spaces, and moral support.

 Carruth Center:  Counselors will be available all week; call 304-293-4431. Students experiencing an after-hours crisis or emergency can access an on-call counselor by calling 304-293-4431 and selecting option 1. The Crisis Text Line is available 24/7 and provides free, confidential assistance; text WVU to 741741.

 Rec and Recharge: During finals week, Campus Recreation is adding extra stress-relief options to support students. In addition to our usual drop-in basketball, group exercise classes, and wide range of cardio and weight equipment, we’re enhancing our study areas with relaxing activities.  In the Student Rec Center lobby next to the front desk, students can unwind with coloring sheets, puzzles, playing cards, and our Nintendo Switch. Stop by, recharge, and make it through the finals grind with a little more balance.

 3.       Fall 2025 Final Exam Schedule

One more week of classes and then it’s time for finals!  Do you know when your final exams are taking place?  Check out the full Fall 2025 final exam schedule here:  https://registrar.wvu.edu/calendars/final-examination-schedule

 4.       Math and Chemistry Final Exam Reviews in SSS office Monday, December 15th from 1 pm to 5 pm and Thursday, December 18th from 9 am to 5 pm

Our SSS drop-in tutors will be available in the office to do some last-minute final exam reviews for Chemistry and Math.  We’ll have staff available from 1 pm to 5 pm on Monday December 15th and from 9 am to 5 pm on Thursday December 18th.

 5.       Important Dates

December 12 - Prep Day for Finals

December 15-19 - Final Exams

December 20 – Commencement

December 22 - Final Grades Due Noon

 6.       Additional FREE Academic Support

WVU tutoring centers are offering both in-person and online tutoring options for Fall 2025.  For details about each tutoring center and instructions about how to receive support, go to:  https://tutoring.wvu.edu/.

 The Office of Student Success also offers assistance from Student Success Coaches.  These coaches will help you stay on track academically.  For more information about success coaching, go to https://studentsuccess.wvu.edu/services/student-success-coaching. 

 StudentLingo is an online platform that offers 20-minute, on-demand workshops focusing on a variety of skills needed to achieve at the college level.  You can choose from 50 different topics, and each workshop comes with an action plan that you can download to help put these new skills to work.  To access StudentLingo, go to https://studentlingo.com/wvu and use your WVU username and password to log in. 

                       The Student Support Services/TRIO (SSS) program supports WVU and Undergraduate Education as a student-centered environment by providing individualized services to students who are either first-generation, income eligible, or have a learning or physical disability. Based on their needs and goals, SSS assists them with academic accomplishments and social and cultural enrichment so they may successfully complete baccalaureate degrees.