West Virginia University College of Law

Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience  

• Employment 
• Admissions  

The school’s nondiscrimination policy addresses discrimination on the basis of: 

• Sexual Orientation  
• Gender Identity 
• Gender Expression 

Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name) 

Name in use appears:  

• Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation) 
• Upon request on faculty class rosters 
• Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews 

Pronouns and Honorifics 

Faculty, administration, and staff are: 

• Allowed to include pronouns in email signatures 

Students can indicate pronouns: 

• When filling out enrollment information 
• In school’s student information system 

• During new student orientation 
• Upon request 

Students can indicate: 

• Honorifics when filling out enrollment information 
• Honorifics in school’s student information system 
• Honorifics during new student orientation 
• Honorifics upon request 

Resources and Opportunities  

• LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
• Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee that includes LGBTQ+ representation 
• Career counseling specifically for LGBTQ+ students 
• Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis 

Faculty 

• School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee 

Facilities  

This law school provides:  

• All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s) 
• Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify 

All-gender-inclusive restrooms: 

• Located in main law school building 
• All are ADA accessible  

Navigating West Virginia University College of Law

Questions about financial aid

Admissions
Maggie Slater
meaghan.slater@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.5301

Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus

WVU LGBTQ+ Center
lgbtq@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.9594

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Assistant Dean for Student Services and Engagement
Jennifer Powell
Jennifer.Powell@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.7250

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Assistant Dean for Student Services and Engagement
Jennifer Powell
Jennifer.Powell@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.7250

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Assistant Dean for Student Services and Engagement
Jennifer Powell
Jennifer.Powell@mail.wvu.edu
304.293.7250