It's A Presidential Move

It's A Presidential Move

President Kermit L. Hall, university administrators, faculty and staff will once again roll up their sleeves and help students do the heavy lifting when freshmen begin showing up this weekend (Aug. 23-24) to move into campus housing at Utah State University.

The new academic year begins Aug. 25 and the transition to campus living can be overwhelming. Not to worry — this year the welcome includes the helpful hands and smiling faces of university administrators and staff.

For three days, Aug. 15, 23 and 24, members of the university's Executive Committee, college deans and staff will join residence life staff to welcome students in a variety of ways. Vice President for Student Services Juan N. Franco and President Kermit L. Hall have encouraged all members of the Executive Committee, along with the staff, to participate.

"This provides an occasion for us to offer words of encouragement to our new students and thanks to our very important Utah State parents," said Kermit L. Hall during last year's move in.

Whether helping students move into dorm rooms, offering advice and directions or staffing refreshment tables, campus executives, administrators and staff will be on hand to help students adjust to campus life. President Hall and other members of the Executive Committee participated last year, taking many students and parents by surprise.

Housing options at Utah State are diverse, with room options that vary from private to group settings. Amenities include high-speed Internet access, study lounges and laundry facilities in all residence halls. New this year are Freshmen Interest Groups or FIGS, where like-minded freshmen live on theme floors in the residence halls. Among the themes for 2003–04 are appreciating the arts, elementary education, healthy living, outdoor adventures and science and society