GHA

On Saturday, July 9, Fairmont State University will welcome teachers from across the State of West Virginia to campus for the Governor’s Honors Academy Outstanding Educator Luncheon in the Falcon Center. Students participating in GHA were each given the opportunity to invite a K-12 educator of their choice to join them at the luncheon to be recognized for their efforts in the classroom and beyond.

On Saturday, June 25, Fairmont State University will welcome 85 top achieving rising high school seniors from across the State of West Virginia to campus for the 2022 Governor’s Honors Academy. GHA students will reside on the University’s campus for three weeks for the Academy, which aims to provide active learning, energetic classes, exciting, invigorating and intellectually compelling activities to prepare students to become forces in their communities.

State Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch announced Fairmont State University has been selected from a field of applicants to host the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy (GHA) in 2022 through 2024. The non-credit program for current high school juniors is scheduled for June 25 - July 15, 2022.