The building was named for Daniel Purinton, WVU president from 1901 to 1911. Purinton House is home to the Office of Global Affairs, the home of Education Abroad and International Students and Scholar Services. Purinton House has a rich history, including being in an iconic photograph taken November 1969, when heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali visited Morgantown to speak at the WVU Festival of Ideas.
Purinton House
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Student Support
📖 Student Support
Students have a wide variety of academic resources at their fingertips, including some awesome study spaces like our libraries!
International Students and Scholars Services
International Students and Scholars Services helps all members of the international community who participate or will participate in international experiences at WVU. Located in Purinton House on the Downtown area of campus.
Center for Black Culture
The Center for Black Culture provides educational, social, and cultural support for African and African American students, faculty, staff, and community members. The Center also provides the University community with cultural and social events that are unique to the African World experience, creates a forum for the study, research and examination of African people and societies, and is an intellectual source for the study and research of African and African American culture and life.
