Approximately 1,600 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ freshmen will experience one of their most memorable college days when they move into the University dormitories on Aug. 23. Residence halls for new students will open at 8 a.m. In addition, a series of orientation events is scheduled for the next several days to help smooth the transition to college life for the new students and their parents. Here are a few of the planned activities:
∑Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ñ Freshmen move into dorms with assistance from upperclassmen and staff move-in crew.
∑Aug. 24 at 4:30 p.m. ñ Freshmen board buses for night out at Nashville Sounds game where Chancellor Gordon Gee will throw out the first pitch and the Dodecaphonics, a group of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ male students who perform a cappella, will sing the national anthem.
∑Aug. 27 at 4:30 p.m. ñ Founders Walk starting at the University’s main gate on West End Avenue. Freshmen will walk with upper-class students, faculty and staff to Curry Field, where Undergraduate Dean of Admissions Bill Shain presents the Class of 2007 to the chair of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Faculty Senate. Three ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ students will describe the seven values that comprise the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Creed and tell what it means to them. Chancellor Gordon Gee will make brief remarks and invite the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ community to a picnic on Alumni Lawn immediately afterward.
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