{"id":7181,"date":"2012-08-24T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=7181"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:43","slug":"kicking-off-fall-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/kicking-off-fall-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking off Fall 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Megan Davis, UTC University Relations Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s more fun to be social without linking to media.\u00a0 This week at UTC, students came out by the hundreds to meet new friends at special campus events.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"7208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/kicking-off-fall-2012\/freshmanmovein2012_141-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jaimie Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1345130635&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FreshmanMoveIn2012_141\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7208\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/FreshmanMoveIn2012_1412.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Fall semester kicked off with Welcome Week on Thursday, August 16, as freshmen \u201cstormed the dorms\u201d on Move-In Day.\u00a0 More than 2,000 new students said \u201cgood-bye\u201d to their families and \u201chello\u201d to the college life. Over the next few days, the freshmen mingled with the upperclassmen at events including the Infamous 100-ft Banana Split, Campus Meet &amp; Greet Breakfast, and the ever-popular Oak Street Roast.<\/p>\n<p>To an outsider Welcome Week may seem like nothing more than an ongoing party, but the vision behind the activities and programs is to be exactly what the title says \u2013 a welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. John Delaney knows that coming to college brings with it the realization for students that \u201cHey, I\u2019m on my own.\u201d But Delaney, Vice Chancellor of Student Development, wants all students, not just freshmen, to know that being on your own does not equal being alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to have a \u2018come on in\u2019 atmosphere for all students,\u201d Delaney said.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome Week is the key, with events hosted by a wide range of student groups to attract different types of people. As Delaney said, \u201cthere is no event that draws everybody in,\u201d but the wide array of events offers students the chance to dip their feet into many different pools. This simple idea has been, and continues to be, a great way to get students engaged at UTC, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Delaney encourages students to build their own relationships and enjoy college, but he knows this begins with a student\u2019s first experience on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want that transition [from high school to college] to be as smooth and successful as possible,\u201d Delaney said. \u201cWe want to put many opportunities in front of students so they can pick and choose and start creating their own community, their own connections, and to make this place their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[slickr-flickr search=&#8221;sets&#8221; set=&#8221;72157631226397992&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Megan Davis, UTC University Relations Intern Sometimes it\u2019s more fun to be social without linking to media.\u00a0 This week at UTC, students came out by the hundreds to meet new friends at special campus events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/kicking-off-fall-2012\/\">Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[661],"tags":[8295],"class_list":{"0":"post-7181","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-students","7":"tag-welcome-week","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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