Georgia College & State University welcomes back students
About 450 freshmen moved into their West Campus apartments on Wednesday. The first group of students moved in for sorority recruitment days on August 10.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students attending Georgia College & State University have started moving into their home away from home as the school year begins.
About 450 freshmen moved into their West Campus apartments on Wednesday. The first group of students moved in for sorority recruitment days on August 10.
Central and West Campuses will each have their own move-in days, according to the school, so everyone can get the attention and experience they deserve.
The Executive Director of University Housing provided advice to families checking into the West Campus Apartments.
“We strongly encourage our parents to bring in what they basically minimally need, and then their students can go back home and get the things that they feel like they need for the rest of the year,” Larry Christenson said.
Welcome Week activities scheduled for first-year students will include a Barnes & Noble VIP Party, scavenger hunt, poster sale, block party with music and activities and Think Fast Trivia fun.
Other exciting happenings in the opening weeks of Georgia College’s academic year:
- Friday, Aug. 18 First-year Convocation, 9 a.m. in Centennial Center.
- Saturday, Aug. 19 GCSU Gives Day, a community-service event for all first-year students, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at various sites in Baldwin County. That’s followed by bingo from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Maxwell Student Center and a Silent Disco from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Centennial Center.
- Sunday, Aug. 20 A Welcome (Back) Brunch will be at 11 a.m., followed by Campus Prowl, a tour of campus classrooms, and a Coca-Cola Kickoff Toast with President Cathy Cox from 4 to 5 p.m. on the Front Campus.
- Monday, Aug. 21 Classes start.
- Tuesday, Aug. 22 Grand re-opening of the university’s dining hall, The Max, from 4 to 5 p.m. The space was newly renovated to include new dining seats and food stations. A RecFest will be from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Wellness & Recreation Center on the West Campus.
