University welcomes largest-yet undergrad 1st-year class
Students at the move in day, from left, Avery Snyder and Carly Vicenete.
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Community assistants at Misericordia, from left, TJ Serkiz and Rori Gum.
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Some of the community assistants help incoming students.
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Community assistants at Misericordia, from left, Sophia Manzalla, Olivia Jackson, Derek Wolf, and Sahara Perez.
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Sahara Perez hands a brochure to a fellow student.
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Orientation coordinators, from left, Riley Makausky and Molly Riott.
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The move-in crew, from left, Zach Reese, Colby Klinetob, Keith Henry, Clark Van Orden, Brody Dye, Casey Gerart, Sean Diken, Zach Williams (in back), Cameron Cole, Colin Owens, Ethan Felker, Darren Cline, Nolin Snider, Julien Lopez, and Christian Gutierrrez.
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DALLAS — Misericordia University welcomed the Class of 2030 — the largest undergraduate first-year class in the university’s history — during move-in day, which included a convocation ceremony on Thursday.
First-year students and their families began arriving on campus at approximately 8 a.m. to move into residence halls and prepare for the start of the academic year. Faculty, staff, student-athletes and other campus volunteers assisted families throughout the morning, reflecting Misericordia’s longstanding tradition of hospitality and community.
The day was set to culminate with the university’s annual convocation ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Center.
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