About 495 new college students are arriving on the University of the South campus for the start of this semester—almost 480 first-year students and 17 transfer students.
More than 140 first-year students who are participating in the Finding Your Place program arrived and moved into their dorms on Aug. 12. During this year’s program and its associated first-year course, students, faculty and visiting contributors will be reflecting together on the theme of “Imaginative Education: Learning to Know a Place, Care for a Place.” The 10-day interdisciplinary immersion ends the afternoon of Aug. 21.
Sewanee Outing Program’s PRE-Orientation (PRE) will offer about 200 incoming Sewanee freshmen the opportunity to get to know Sewanee in a unique and exciting atmosphere. Students arrive at Elliott Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 19. While familiarizing themselves with the 13,000-acre Domain during the three-day experience, new students meet other freshmen and upperclassmen in an environment that creates trust and establishes new friendships. Whether rock climbing for the first time, crawling through winding passages in a local cave, or building a house with Sewanee Outreach, PRE provides memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.
The University welcomes the entire Class of 2019 and other new students with orientation beginning Saturday, Aug. 22, following Finding Your Place and PRE. In addition to residence hall meetings and numerous information sessions, the week includes meetings with academic advisors, a class photo, a welcome address by Vice-Chancellor John McCardell and the solemn signing of the Honor Code. All students will be back on campus by Wednesday, Aug. 26, the first day of classes in the College.
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