The College Class of 2017—expected to be 494 young people—will be on campus by Saturday, Aug. 24, for the official start of orientation. About 130 of them arrived on campus on Aug. 21, for the PRE-Orientation Outing Program, joining the 105 freshmen who participated in the Finding Your Place program.
Orientation will acquaint all new students with the school’s programs, services and faculty and staff, and help make the transition to Sewanee easier. It will conclude with a 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27 event in All Saints’ Chapel for the entire campus community to “launch the new year,” with remarks from Vice-Chancellor John McCardell and student leaders. College classes begin Aug. 28.
The Class of 2017 includes 10 students with dual citizenship, 73 first-generation college students, and almost 400 from outside Tennessee. Eighteen of the incoming students are already familiar with campus because they have participated in the Sewanee Environmental Institute, the Bridge Program, or the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference.
The new class represents a variety of interests and accomplishments including a student who has already published journal articles on herpetology; a beekeeper; traditional Scottish, Korean and Irish dancers; talented artists; a long-distance kayaker; an environmental award winner; and students who have taught and volunteered around the world.
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