{"id":11737,"date":"2023-09-18T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=11737"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:23:20","slug":"fall-semester-begins-at-saint-peters-university-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/fall-semester-begins-at-saint-peters-university-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Semester Begins at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s recently celebrated the beginning of the 2023 fall semester and the University was proud to welcome the new members of the community to campus. The new freshman and transfer students come from 22 different countries and the top majors among these students are business administration, biology, criminal justice and psychology.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The primary welcoming committee is the Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s Orientation Team, or O-Team. The members of this group are dedicated to providing new students with the guidance and support they need to thrive at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018I chose to be an O-Team leader because it is an opportunity for me to connect with the incoming students who may want to learn about the community and opportunities the Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s has to offer,\u201d said Jamie Troutman \u201925<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The O-Team spent their summer welcoming the Class of 2027 to campus during Peacock Prep days, which were held in July and August. These events served as a way for new students to acclimate themselves to campus and get to know their fellow classmates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Office of Residence Life also hosted new Welcome Weekend Programming, which provided new and returning students with the opportunity to explore all that Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s has to offer. Students took the PATH train together to explore Times Square and New York City, they gathered on campus for a tie-dye party and for a bingo game night. 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