All of the approximately 467 members of the Class of 2018 will be on the Sewanee campus by Saturday, Aug. 23, for the start of orientation in the College. The program will acquaint all new students with the school’s programs, services, and faculty and staff, and make the transition to Sewanee easier. It will conclude with an Aug. 26 event in All Saints’ Chapel for the campus community to “launch the new year,” with remarks from Vice-Chancellor John McCardell and from student leaders. College classes begin Aug. 27.
About 120 new Sewanee students arrived on campus on Aug. 13 to participate in “Finding Your Place.” The program, now in its second year, comprises both a full-credit course, Discovering a Sense of Place—Upon and Beyond the Domain, and co-curricular activities led by student life.
More than 150 students who are participating in field hockey, volleyball, football, and men’s and women’s soccer also arrived in Sewanee early to begin practicing for their fall sports. A third group of students began PRE-Orientation on Aug. 20. “PRE,” as it is more commonly known, offers new students the opportunity to get to know Sewanee through trips run by the Sewanee Outing Program and student leaders.
The incoming class includes 16 international students, 10 students with dual citizenship and four U.S. citizens who reside abroad.
There are 79 first-generation college students among this year’s new students. Twenty-four percent of the class hails from Tennessee, with the rest of the class coming from 39 other states, including Maine, Hawaii and Washington state. Fourteen of the incoming students participated in the Sewanee Environmental Institute, the Bridge Program or the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference.
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