With a flurry of boxes, hangers and paraphernalia essential to making a dorm room a home, MTSU welcomed students into their residence halls Aug. 24, day one of the annual “We-Haul” move-in effort.
Volunteers from the Division of Student Affairs, Enrollment and Academic Services and fraternities and sororities, as well as local community organizations, were on hand to provide dollies and physical assistance as parents off-loaded their youngsters’ items and found places to park.
“It is always an exciting beginning to the new school year,” said Dr. Deb Sells, vice president for student affairs and vice provost for enrollment and academic services. “We love to see the new students coming, and their parents are always so excited, as well.”
As members of the MTSU Band of Blue played, President Sidney A. McPhee welcomed visitors under a tent across the street from Corlew Hall. Among the many We-Haul volunteers hauling students’ belongings nearby were MTSU athletic coaches Nick McDevitt and Rick Insell.
“The thing that is really special is the gratitude I hear from parents,” McPhee said. “They’re blown away! The excitement and the willingness of the community to be a part of this has been fantastic.”
