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The Purpose Center is a one-of-a-kind center that helps you explore your purpose, find meaningful work and create a greater impact on the world around you.

Why Purpose Is Important

Understanding yourself, where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going can help you take advantage of resources, opportunities and experiences that can help you pursue the things you're passionate about. Purpose is a journey that looks different for everyone, but exploring your purpose can help you create a more meaningful life and career that aligns with your personal and professional goals. Higher purpose leads to higher overall wellbeing.

How Purpose Can Help

Exploring your purpose and WVU resources can help you create the impact you want to see on the world around you while living a more meaningful life.

Why CliftonStrengths®?

Here at West Virginia University, we use CliftonStrengths® as a tool to help you learn more about how you show up for yourself and others in a variety of ways. Based on years of positive psychology research, the strengths assessment measures natural patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Learning your top strengths will give you insight into your unique talents, to help you learn more about what you’re naturally good at and how to apply those talents productively. Learn how to apply your strengths academically, in the career space, leadership and even wellbeing areas. By leaning into your strengths, you’ll be able to grow and develop your skills to help you continue to pursue the things you're passionate about as you build community.

How Strengths Can Help Holistically

Learning more about your strengths can help you create more self-awareness and build stronger essential skills and community.

Graduates who align their work with their interests, values and strengths are roughly 3x more likely to experience high purpose in work.
The odds of undergraduate student thriving in their wellbeing increase by 4.1x if they strongly agree: “At this school I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day.”
The odds of undergraduate student thriving in their wellbeing increase by 3.6x if they strongly agree: “I apply my strengths at school.”
The odds of undergraduate student thriving in their wellbeing increase by 3.3x if they strongly agree: “I use my strengths in many situations.”
The odds of undergraduate student thriving in their wellbeing increase by 3.0x if they strongly agree: “I know my strengths.”

How Do I Get Involved Now?

If you’re a prospective student and want to learn more about the WVU Purpose Center or meet with a Purpose Center coach before arriving on campus, you can email purpose@mail.wvu.edu to set up an appointment virtually or in-person during your campus visit. The WVU Purpose Center is open Monday through Friday 8:15am to 4:45pm.