New beginnings

First-year students arrive on campus for Move-In Day, a sure sign that the fall semester is about to begin.

 

The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Students and their families haul bags and boxes down McAlister Place on Move-in Day, the annual rite of passage for all first-year students.
The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Dana Mattson, left, mother of Lydia Mattson, right, explains the benefits of underpacking as they hang Lydia’s clothes in her closet in Paterson Residence Hall.
The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Wave Leaders give an enthusiastic welcome as families enter campus near Sharp Residence Hall. Wave Leader teams work closely with incoming students to familiarize them with life at Tulane and offer guidance and support throughout their transition to college.
The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
At Wall Residence Hall, Tulane first-year students Adam Mathura from Texas, left, and roommate Jack Whelan from New Jersey prepare to enter their room for the first time.
 The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Green Wave basketball players Kevin Zhang, left, and Kaleb Daniels assist first-year students and families with their belongings near the corner of Freret Street and McAlister Place.
The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Roommates Abby Wuebbeling, left, from St. Louis and Kathryn Salem from Anniston, Alabama, work on their organization skills in their room in the Wall Residence Hall.
The Tulane community welcomes the Class of 2022.
Paige Magee from New Orleans poses for her mother Monica Magee outside her new address: Josephine Louise Residence Hall on the uptown campus.