{"id":4310,"date":"2015-08-25T11:54:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=4310"},"modified":"2015-08-26T09:56:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T13:56:11","slug":"welcome-class-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/25\/welcome-class-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Class of 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It w\"DSC_0933\"<\/a>as just after 9:00 a.m. when cars, SUVs and trucks began to line up on the side of Glenwood Avenue on Saturday, August 22. Trunks began to unlock and open, revealing cases and cardboard boxes filled with clothes, notebooks, fans and array of other items. The Peacock Flock, a group of student volunteers, could be seen helping families and friends unload vehicles and carting belongings to either Millennium or Whelan Hall.<\/p>\n

It was Freshmen Move-in Day, where Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s welcomed the Class of 2019 as well as transfer students to the University\u2019s residence halls. The day was the kickoff for Orientation, a \u00a0two-day event, in which the students became acquainted with the University\u2019s\u00a0resources and began to build\u00a0new relationships on campus.<\/p>\n

Joining Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s this year are approximately 650 freshmen and transfer students. The University is also anticipating a total of more than 2,000 full-time undergraduates \u2014 the largest number in 20 years \u2014along with an estimated 1,200 adult undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\t\t