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With the annual caravan of vehicles and a parade of fresh faces, another school year gets underway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-August, thousands of first-year and transfer students and their families converged on the Hill for the start of the fall semester. And while rain was forecast\u2014and made several unwanted appearances early in the week\u2014the energy and excitement of the annual rite of passage shone through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A former department store space at the nearby Ithaca Mall was once again transformed into a colorful welcome and-check-in center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There, new Cornellians received their ID cards and room keys, and ecstatic families posed for photos amid festive balloons, decorative backdrops, and large video screens displaying Cornell student stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, there was also an additional family lounge space, housed in another nearby storefront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the mall, streams of cars, SUVs, and minivans\u2014as well as Ubers ferrying solo students and their belongings\u2014headed to the North and West campus residence halls, program houses, and co-ops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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En route to the residences, an army of volunteers\u2014plus professional movers wielding wheeled bins\u2014helped direct students and their families in unloading their cars and moving into rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newest Cornellians include 520 transfer students as well as the 3,574 members of the Class of 2028<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those first-years come from every U.S. state and 57 countries, and 16.3% of them are first-generation college students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the new arrivals: 20 veterans of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a number of first-years, the official Move-In and New Student Orientation<\/a> activities weren\u2019t their first taste of Cornell, since they\u2019d attended summer programs, pre-Orientation outdoor adventures, or service trips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interim President Mike Kotlikoff poses for a selfie with a parent in Willard Straight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The week\u2019s festivities also included a Big Red Welcome Party for new Cornell families in the Straight\u2014where they were greeted by Interim President Mike Kotlikoff\u2014and a bevy of receptions, socials, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: A family photo in Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall on North Campus. All images by Cornell University photographers Alex Bayer, Lindsay France, No\u00ebl Heaney, Sreang Hok, and Jason Koski.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published August 22, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you remember about your arrival at Cornell?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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