{"id":4331,"date":"2011-08-19T11:18:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T17:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2018-06-01T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T17:26:19","slug":"freshman-bring-enthusiasm-and-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=4331","title":{"rendered":"Freshman bring enthusiasm and boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The SUV\u2019s, vans and pickups of UCCS freshmen and their families were lined up Tuesday morning as the newest members of the campus community moved into university housing.<\/p>\n

Greeted by the Office of Residence Life student resident assistant staff, legions of current students, staff from multiple campus offices, and the occasional faculty member or administrator, more than 500 members of the class of 2015 began the process of transitioning from high school to college, one box at a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do this every year,\u201d Bob Durham, professor, Psychology, said as he walked briskly to exchange room keys for a new freshman student. \u201cIt\u2019s fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Most freshmen were greeted by members of student clubs anxious to help and to recruit new members. One group offered free pancakes to students and family members who waited in line while others promoted their clubs by wearing t-shirts with the club\u2019s name and offering to haul televisions or boxes up as many as four flights of stairs. Student staff from the Parking Office kept vehicles on the north and south sides of housing moving, directing new vehicles into place as soon as an SUV was unloaded. Inside Monarch House, students learned about everything from parking regulations to vaccinations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have free meningitis vaccines,\u201d Stephanie Hanenberg, director, Student Health Center, shared before explaining that students who live in campus housing must have the vaccine or sign a waiver saying they understand the disease\u2019s risks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The process was efficient and reflects several years of fine tuning, according to Ralph Giese, director, Office of Residence Life. Music helped set a festive mood and more students and families seemed to pay heed to instructions that while doors opened at 9 a.m., there was no need to arrive early.<\/p>\n

About 900 students live on campus. Plans are underway to add space for an additional 200 students as student housing quickly reached capacity this year, according to Susan Szpyrka, senior associate vice chancellor, Administration and Finance.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s freshman class is expected to exceed 1,200 with total UCCS enrollment surpassing 9,000, according to Homer Wesley, vice chancellor, Student Success and Enrollment Management. An official student enrollment census is expected Sept. 8.<\/p>\n

— Photography by Tom Hutton<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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