{"id":7347,"date":"2011-09-01T16:49:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T20:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2016-01-29T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T17:10:03","slug":"move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Move-in Day: Freshmen hit campus in a flurry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 1,600 freshman moved on to campus Thursday, September 1, in a flurry of activity that started at 7 a.m. and ended eight hot, sweaty hours later. 520 faculty, staff and student volunteers helped families and freshman move on campus with swift golf cart maneuvers and countless trips up and down dormitory staircases with arms full of all the essentials.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7340'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshman Rianna Davis gets some help from her brother J.D. and Kyle Peterson during Move-in Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-father-daughter-dorm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-father-daughter-dorm-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of freshman Tori Simms and her dad Robert Simms in her new dorm room.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7341\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7341'>\n\t\t\t\tMove-in Day created many father daughter moments for freshman Tori Simms and her dad Robert Simms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-golf-cart\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-golf-cart-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a volunteer and two parents on a golf cart during move-in day.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7342\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7342'>\n\t\t\t\tGolf carts were certainly the best way to get around and it wasn&#8217;t hard to get a ride on Move-in Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-mother-daughter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-mother-daughter-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of freshman McKenzie Henry and her mom Amy Hobler carrying a load into Henry&#039;s new college home.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7343\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7343'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshman McKenzie Henry and her mom Amy Hobler carry a load into Henry&#8217;s new college home.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-roomates\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-roomates-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of freshmen Talia Swelo and Natalee Banks showing off some dorm room essentials.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7344\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7344'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshmen Talia Swelo and Natalee Banks showed off some newly purchased, dorm room essentials.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-three-frosh-with-stuff\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-three-frosh-with-stuff-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Freshman Robert Lynd was one of many students who were thankful to have the help of volunteers for move-in day.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7345\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7345'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshman Robert Lynd was one of many students who were thankful to have the help of volunteers for Move-in Day last year.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/move-in-day-a-flurry-of-freshman-hit-campus\/move-in-volunteers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/09\/Move-in-volunteers-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of several student volunteers who helped move freshman into their new dorm rooms on move-in day.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7346\" 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