Applications for the 2007 West Virginia University Homecoming court are now available from the Student Organization Services office in the Mountainlair.

Members of the court will be selected by a panel of WVU faculty and staff judges based on leadership, activities and campus involvement. Applicants must also submit an essay explaining how they have faced adversity in the past and why that qualifies them to represent the court.

Voting for the court will take place on line from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct 16-18 via the MIX (Mountaineers Information Xpress) system athttp://www.mix.wvu.edu. Winners will be announced during halftime of the Oct. 20 WVU football game against Mississippi State.

Interested applicants must be enrolled at the WVU main campus as full-time students, have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average and completed a minimum of 89 credit hours. Former WVU Homecoming candidates are ineligible.

Applications are due back to the Student Organization Services office by 4 p.m. Sept 10 along with a $10 application fee.