Approximately 1,600 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University freshmen will descend upon campus Saturday, Aug. 19, when residence halls open for all new students. A wide variety of activities are scheduled around the start of the school year including:
Saturday, Aug. 19
• Residence halls open for all new students at 7 a.m. The official Move Crew, which includes and the cookie patrol, will assist students and their families with the move-in, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Chancellor Gee’s Welcoming Address to Parents and Families – 4:45 to 5:15 p.m., Memorial Practice Gym.
• Founders Walk – Freshmen and transfer students walk together through the gates of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ with this annual tradition. For the first time, families will join the students for the procession and hear remarks from Chancellor Gee and others, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., West End Avenue at 24th Avenue South to Wilson Lawn (severe weather location — Memorial Practice Gym).
• Founders Walk Picnic – Students and their families enjoy picnic fare, Alumni Lawn, 7:30 p.m. (severe weather location — Sarratt Promenade and Rand Hall)
Sunday, Aug. 20
• Nashville @ Night – Freshmen board buses for a taste of Nashville’s culture, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., various Nashville locations.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
• Commodores in the Community – New students perform community service throughout the Nashville community, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Honor Code Ceremony and Signing, 7:30 to 10 p.m. All members of the freshman class will gather to sign their names as a pledge to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s honor code. The signatures will be hung later in the .
• Wednesday, Aug. 23
First day of classes.
Media contacts: Ann Marie Deer Owens, 615-322-NEWS
annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu
Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu