45 baccalaureate degree, provides the student with an opportunity to participate in service to a needy, non-profit organization for a minimum of thirty hours in a semester. Students are expected to reflect upon this experience and consider its implications for their future lives with a faculty mentor. A Service Leadership Minor Program is available for students interested in more active involvement and application of their educational experience.
Co-Curricular Activities
Student activities and organizations are varied and rewarding. They complement the educational objectives of the University. Students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills through participation in co-curricular activities. In order to participate in co-curricular activities, students must be fulfilling their personal and institutional educational objectives. Minimum standards for grade point average are established as a prerequisite for involvement in co-curricular organizations. Cumulative Grade Point Average
1-18
1.75
19-35
1.85
36-52
1.93
Greater than 52
2.00
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Credit Hours Attempted
Credit hours attempted include all course for which a student receives a passing/ failing grade, “I,” “W,” “WF,” “WP,” or “NG” Any student who fails to meet these standards and is placed on either “Warning” or “Probation” is not eligible for participation. Transfer students desiring to participate during their first semester at Waynesburg University must have achieved the same prerequisite grade point average at all previous institutions.
Student Government
All students who are enrolled as full time students are members of the Waynesburg University student body. The Student Senate is elected by the student body and is its central representative and legislative organization. Senators are elected from each undergraduate class, and Senate officers are elected from the entire student body. The Student Senate has responsibility for many campus social events, for appointing students to faculty and institutional standing committees, and for providing for coordination among the various student organizations. The Student Senate also provides limited monetary allocations to represented student organizations.
Musical Activities and Theatre
Students who are interested in musical performance can participate in the Lamplighters choir, the Symphonic band and other vocal and instrumental ensembles in the Chamber Works program (listed under MUS 121 and 122). Students are not required to register for credit to allow participation, but they must be eligible to participate in co-curricular activities. The groups perform on campus and in surrounding communities, and may take concert tours each semester. Students will 2014-2015