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BIDDEFORD, Maine

On move-in day, Class of 2021 begins their ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ journey

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Class of 2021

Student volunteers, athletes and alumni turned out to help the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s newest Nor’easters settle in to their new homes on August 27, 2017.

New students and their families had plenty of help, with the largest move-in day volunteer base in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s history. For the third year, students participated in the Storm the Front volunteer program. In addition to resident assistants and orientation leaders, there were 82 student volunteers. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ athlete also pitched in, including members of the women and men’s soccer, volleyball, golf, women’s rugby and hockey teams.

Move-in was followed by the First Night event on the lawn of the Alfond Forum with a 90's themed dance party where students celebrated their first day on campus with President James Herbert, who also took part in the festivities.

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ athletes have a proud tradition of helping with move-in day.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ athletes have a proud tradition of helping with move-in day.
A plane flew overhead welcoming new students as they moved in.
A plane flew overhead welcoming new students as they moved in.
The Storm the Front program set a record for student volunteers
The Storm the Front program set a record for student volunteers.

About the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.