MURFREESBORO — Dylan
Curry’s “ready to move in” to his new home at MTSU Abbie Coco found moving away
from home and moving in on campus “sad, emotional and exciting.” Austin
Norman’s “been excited for a long time” to be a part of the university’s
College of Media and Entertainment.
Weathering a two-hour morning rain, traffic congestion and a
few other hiccups, students arrived at campus housing Friday (Aug. 19) as the fall
2016 academic year approaches.
The two-day event called We-Haul is an annual tradition
where volunteers assist new and returning students and their accompanying
family members with the moving in process.
“We’ve got volunteers helping to keep traffic and things
flowing, assisting families with getting things inside — in the rain — campus
housing,” said Jackie Victory, director of Student Organizations and Service,
who began her day outside at 7:30 and said her day will end around 5 p.m.
“Moving’s tough (any time),” she added. “Whenever you see
help (from volunteers), it gives you a sigh of relief.”
Curry, 18, of Memphis, Tennessee, and a May graduate of
Southwind High School, said he’s “ready to meet new people and get planted (at
MTSU).”He called all the move-in commotion in the lobby of seven-story
high-rise Corlew Hall “nice. It’s a good experience.”
All of the volunteer assistance “has been very helpful,
helping me get adjusted and I appreciate it,” added Curry, who was accompanied
by his mother, Kissten Harris. He plans to be an aerospace professional pilot
major.
“It’s emotional for me,” said Coco, 18, of Mt. Juliet,
Tennessee, and spring graduate of Mt. Juliet High School. “I love animals, and
it’s sad to leave them, my family and my boyfriend back home.
“I know good’s going to come from it (leaving home),” added
Coco, who plans to study athletic training and brought to campus by parents
Angela and Brett Coco.
Norman, 18, a freshman from Cleveland, Tennessee, and Walker
Valley High School graduate, recalled how “people were grabbing boxes and
things,” making the move-in less stressful. He plans to study multimedia
journalism. Mom and dad Jamie and Bryan Norman accompanied him to campus.
Many campus organizations and members from Belle Aire Baptist
Church helped move in and feed the newcomers and their families.
Campus organizers were working to move a scheduled dinner
and move (“Finding Nemo”) indoors and the same for Saturday’s dinner and
carnival because of the potential for more rain.
University classes will begin Monday, Aug. 22. The move-in,
dinners and other events and Sunday, Aug. 23, University Convocation signal the
start of Week of Welcome activities sponsored by New Student and Family
Programs and other campus departments. To learn more, visit http://mtsu.edu/nsfp/welcome.php.
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