The Elon University class of 2029 moved into the Global Neighborhood on the morning of Aug. 22.
Reese Kimball, a freshman from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, said she enjoyed the welcoming environment of Elon.
“It just felt really friendly, very welcoming,” Kimball said. “It really felt like people wanted you to be there, and I think that kind of really stuck with me.”
Kimball is a Nursing Fellow and said she is excited to get nursing experience in her freshman year.
“I've been wanting to start nursing school for four years, and I get to do stuff with nursing students earlier than I was expecting to,” Kimball said.
Catherine Roberts moved into her room in the Creative Arts Living Learning Community. She is hoping to major in psychology or art and said her biggest surprise so far has been how positive everyone is.
“All the upper classmen have been super nice, and I'm impressed,” Roberts said. “In high school everyone hates you, and maybe you guys are annoyed at us too, but I can't tell yet.”
Student volunteers help parents and students find their dorms and transport their belongings. Ashlyn Duffy said she wanted to help this weekend because she enjoys engaging with the new students.
“Moving to college is a tough transition, so being there for those students is really important to me,” Duffy said. “I know that when I moved in, my RA was a great person. She was my mentor for a while and she really helped me with my adjustment to college, so if I could be that for someone else I know I would appreciate that.”
Max Lundqvist moved into the International LLC. He’s planning to major in computer science, and said he is excited to have something to do again after this summer.
“I wasn’t being the healthiest after school ended, so I’d like to just have a schedule again,” Lundqvist said. “I'm getting back on the horse with studying, clubs and just socializing, it’s a fresh wipe and I'm continuing on.”
Aliza Stern is a mother helping her daughter with moving in. She’s moved in another child at a different school, but says Elon’s move-in has been much easier.
“The organization and the way everybody helped to get everything here was perfect, a lot different than my other experience,” Stern said.
Stern said she hopes her daughter will experience a lot of new things.
“My advice is to take advantage of all the resources that the school offers and get involved with as many things as possible,” Stern said. “There are just so many things that she hasn't been exposed to, and college is a good time to do all that because then it's the real world, and then that's it.”