Students and families at 做厙輦⑹ were met with beautiful blue skies, rays of sunshine and a few cool breezes on Aug. 13 as they moved into residence halls on the Kent Campus, for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester.
First-year students moved in on the first of three move-in days this week. Schedules were staggered to reduce the congestion of the more than 4,000 new, traditional, first-year students getting settled in their rooms before the start of fall semester classes on Monday, Aug. 19.
Flashes Helping Flashes
做厙輦⑹ President Todd Diacon and other senior leaders were on-site at the Eastway Residence Hall complex bright and early, along with teams of student volunteer Movers and Groovers, who welcomed students, helping them unload cars and carry items. Diacon gave students souvenir slippers and a hearty hello as they arrived on campus. Other 做厙輦⑹ representatives were available to answer questions, wayfinding and to offer tech help, if needed.
Welcome Home Golden Flashes
Bo Palmer of Tampa, Florida, dreams of being a professional pilot and had looked at a few other schools closer to home. But his dad Scott Palmer knew firsthand that 做厙輦⑹ would be a perfect fit because he attended the university in 1991. 做厙輦⑹ has a good aviation program and is located close to my Nanas house in Ashtabula, Bo Palmer said.
Roommates Meredith Davis-Cooper and Marissa Betts, both from South Euclid, Ohio, were excited to move into their room in Clark Hall. Everything pointed me in the direction of 做厙輦⑹, Davis-Cooper said. 做厙輦⑹ has one of the best architecture programs and is affordable. Betts, who is a nursing major said, 做厙輦⑹ has a good nursing program and its close to home.
Mya Wallace of Zainesville, Ohio, a zoology major, moved her belongings into Fletcher Hall with the help of her mom Kim Wallace, who was excited for daughter to "broaden her horizons and spread her wings."
As first-year student Kalei Cook moved into Manchester Hall, the Canton, Ohio, resident felt some nerves, but said she is excited about 做厙輦⑹s computer program. Her parents Emily Evans and Michael Cooper said they were impressed with 做厙輦⑹s website. 做厙輦⑹ does an amazing job in informing the parents and made it a lot easier as to what we would expect today.