{"id":160976,"date":"2025-08-19T14:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=160976"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:57:29","slug":"2400-wright-state-students-move-in-to-on-campus-housing-for-start-of-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/08\/19\/2400-wright-state-students-move-in-to-on-campus-housing-for-start-of-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"2,400 Wright State students move in to on-campus housing for start of Fall Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wright State University welcomed nearly 2,400 new and returning residential students to its Dayton Campus for the start of the 2025 Fall Semester \u2014 the highest number of on-campus residents in more than a decade. This year\u2019s total surpasses last fall\u2019s 2,304 students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is the most residential students we\u2019ve had living on campus in over 10 years,\u201d said Jennifer Attenweiller, director of Residence Life and Housing. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to see such strong interest in campus living, which supports student engagement and success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The move-in experience was supported by almost 400 volunteers, including faculty, staff and current students who assisted with traffic, parking and carrying belongings to residence hall rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attenweiller attributes the growth in residential housing to a record-high student retention rate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLiving on campus is convenient and cost-effective,\u201d she said. \u201cIt reduces commuting expenses, offers easy access to dining and resources and enhances the overall student experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fall Semester launches with Weeks of Welcome<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wright State will help new and transfer students transition into college life with Weeks of Welcome, a six-week program designed to build community and support student success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><strong>Kick-Off Celebration, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m., Dunbar Library<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst-year students will hear from campus leaders and celebrate the start of their college journey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WOW Class Photo, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 11:15 a.m., North Lawn<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst-year students will gather in a W shape for a traditional class photo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clap-In and Cookout with President Edwards, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 12:15\u20131:30 p.m., Alumni Circle<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty and staff will clap in new students, followed by a free cookout hosted by President Sue Edwards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat for Humanity Service Project, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 9:30\u201311:30 a.m., Lot 4<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst-year students will participate in a build to benefit a local family and learn about the impact of community service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information about Weeks of Welcome activities is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/wright.edu\/WOW\">wright.edu\/WOW<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/wright.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=13932\">Engage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wright State University welcomed nearly 2,400 new and returning residential students to its Dayton Campus for the start of the 2025 Fall Semester  <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/08\/19\/2400-wright-state-students-move-in-to-on-campus-housing-for-start-of-fall-semester\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":160977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,2048,725,727,715,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-enrollment-management","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-news","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160976"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160985,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160976\/revisions\/160985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}