New Sewanee Students Arrive On Campus Aug. 13–27

Orientation for new college students at the University of the South begins Aug. 27, and classes begin Aug. 31—but more than 800 students will arrive on campus during the next two weeks before orientation starts.
Student-athletes will begin arriving Aug. 13, as more than 200 members of the football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, cross country, volleyball and equestrian teams start pre-season practice.
About 150 first-year students who are participating in the “Finding Your Place” (FYP) program arrive and move into their dorms on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The interdisciplinary immersion program runs through Aug. 26.
Sewanee Outing Program’s PRE-Orientation (PRE) will offer more than 200 incoming Sewanee freshmen the opportunity to get to know Sewanee in a unique and exciting atmosphere. PRE students arrive Aug.24.
In addition, about 200 returning Sewanee students will come back to campus early to serve in leadership positions, including proctors, PRE staff, FYP mentors and orientation leaders. Members of these groups and other campus leaders will generally arrive between Aug. 15 and Aug. 22.
The University of the South will welcome all 525 members of the Class of 2020 and other new students to the University with orientation beginning Aug. 27, following Finding Your Place and PRE.