On Friday, Aug. 21, The University of Findlay will welcome members of the Class of 2013 as they move into campus residence halls. UF faculty, staff and student volunteers will be ready to help students and their families get moved in.
   
New Student Orientation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday and continue through the evening of Sunday, Aug. 23.
   
Saturday orientation activities will include service projects within the community. Groups of new student will disperse into the community to complete a variety of projects at a variety of nonprofit agencies. Painting, cleaning and organizing will be among the projects completed.
   
Students not only help area agencies but they also meet new people and develop friendships while working together.
   
The University has a tradition of incorporating service into its learning environment. Earlier this year, UF was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. To read more about the honor and the other types of service projects UF students have completed, click here.
  
The annual Arch Ceremony will take place at approximately 5:20 p.m. on the Front Lawn of Old Main, following a welcome ceremony for students.

Following the Arch Ceremony will be a picnic for new and returning students, as well as for faculty and staff members.
   
Regular session classes begin Monday, Aug. 24.