{"id":152835,"date":"2019-08-18T16:34:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T20:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=152835"},"modified":"2019-08-22T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T20:54:03","slug":"umw-welcomes-class-of-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2019\/08\/18\/umw-welcomes-class-of-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Welcomes Class of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_152836\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152836\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152836\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/MoveIn079-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Move-In Day 2019. Photo by Suzanne Rossi. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/MoveIn079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/MoveIn079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/MoveIn079-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-152836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Move-In Day 2019. Photo by Suzanne Rossi.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For eagles, building a nest is a bonding activity. The same could be said for the 900-plus first-year students who on Wednesday made the University of Mary Washington their home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Move-In Day 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Residence halls opened their doors to the Class of 2023, who arrived with parents, siblings, pets and armloads of bedding and clothes, as well as furniture, mini-fridges, laptops and shower caddies. They immediately began making connections with fellow students, and\u00a0 President Troy Paino and wife Kelly, who \u2013 along with UMW staff \u2013 were on hand to help with the hauling. The freshmen strategically placed personal mementos and Mary Washington gear around their rooms, to remind them of the people who gave them their wings and those who\u2019ll help them take flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"site-container\">\n<div class=\"site-inner\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"content-sidebar-wrap\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article class=\"post-89640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-top-stories tag-class-of-2023 tag-move-in-day-2019 tag-residence-life-and-housing topic-news entry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The incoming students have a lot in common, especially their brains. Their average GPA is 3.63 and average SAT score is 1179. Nearly a quarter are the first in their families to attend college, and 102 have enrolled in UMW\u2019s Honors Program. But there are differences, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/22\/umw-welcomes-class-of-2023\/\">Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For eagles, building a nest is a bonding activity. The same could be said for the 900-plus first-year students who on Wednesday made the University of Mary Washington their home. Move-In Day 2019. 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