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New year begins with month-long celebration of students returning to campus

Throughout the month of August, Hiram College will celebrate the return of its upper class students and welcome its new students to campus.

First Wave Welcome begins the week of August 9^th as resident assistants, athletic trainers, dining services assistants, and football players arrive to campus. International students, orientation leaders, and players for volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and cross country will move into their residence halls the week of August 15^th. In total, over 300 Hiram students will be on campus prior to the start of New Student Institute on Saturday, August 20^th.

New Student Institute Week 2005 kicks off on August 20^th with a welcome by Hiram President Thomas V. Chema, Student Senate President Brad Cromes and staff from student life offices. Familes will have their final farewells that afternoon and our new students will engage in five days of orientation activities. During the orientation, new students complete placement examinations and academic advising as well as participate in many social activities to allow them to interact with their classmates. Among some of the most popular events will be a square dance, Variety Show, canoeing at Camp Hi, and “Teamwork and Team Play” at the new Coleman Sports Center.

Adult students new to Hiram College will also be on campus for orientation this month. New students in the Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies will be on campus Friday, August 12^th through Saturday, August 13^th. The new MAIS students will combine social interaction with serious conversations about the liberal arts. Similarly, new students to the Weekend College program will be on campus Saturday, August 20^th for their orientation.

Fall semester classes begin on Thursday, August 25, 2005.

For more information, please contact Mike Corr, Associate Dean of Students and Co-Director of New Student Institute at 330.569.5239 or Cathy Mansor, Assistant Dean of the Center for Adult Studies at 330.569.5957.