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Reprinted from: Green Bay Press-Gazette
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September 1, 2006

UWGB freshmen move in, move on

Incoming students get acquainted with university

By Kelly McBride
kmcbride@greenbaypressgazette.com

With twin sons attending two different area colleges, parent Geraldine Flowers has done a lot of moving this week.

Son Scottie, 18, recently moved into the dorms at St. Norbert College in De Pere. On Thursday, his twin brother, Cameo, got settled into Roy E. Downham Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

"It's going to be so much quieter," said Flowers, of Milwaukee, about returning home. "I'm going to miss 'em, but I'm happy they're gone."

Cameo was one of 766 freshmen to get their first taste of dorm life Thursday during freshmen move-in on the UWGB campus.

Families crowded into campus early, their vehicles snaking along South Circle Drive in a slow procession of minivans and pull-behind trailers.

Julia Stollfus of Fond du Lac got up at 6 a.m. Thursday for the trek to Green Bay with parents Doreen and Cory. Thanks to the help of volunteer movers, the trio quickly got settled into Julia's third-story dorm room.

Stollfus, 18, and a graduate of Fond du Lac High School, said move-in day wasn't too stressful. The nerves would come later, she said.

"Not really about move-in day," Stollfus said, standing near her yet-to-be made up bunk bed. "More about the classes."

The three-day orientation that began Thursday is designed to get students acclimated to life on campus, said UWGB professor Scott Furlong, co-director of First-year Opportunities and Connections for UWGB Students.

Dubbed FOCUS, the program is designed to ease the transition from high school to college, Furlong said. Student ambassadors work with UWGB faculty and staff to give freshmen an idea of what to expect — and, on move-in day, to lug boxes.

More than 100 volunteers helped out Thursday, carrying appliances or hefting futon frames while doing their best to dodge fellow movers.

One of those helpers was Melanie Czypinski, a UWGB sophomore who said it wasn't tough to recall the jitters that come with starting college. Still, the transition often is easier for students — who are kept busy with orientation activities — than for parents, Czypinski said.

"I haven't seen any tears, yet," Czypinski said, taking a break around 10 a.m. "But it's still early. I'm sure there will be."

Move-in fast facts
• Seven hundred sixty-six freshmen moved into the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay residence halls Thursday. That's about 74 percent of the freshmen class.
• Freshmen enrollment at UWGB is expected to hit a new record this year. As of Thursday, 1,032 freshmen were registered, topping the previous record of 1,025 in 1998.
UWGB has room for more freshmen this year because students are moving through to graduation more quickly than in years past, according to officials. • As of Thursday, 532 transfer students were registered at UWGB.
• Of an overall enrollment of 5,582 students, 1,912 will live in the residence halls.
• The rest of the student body will move into residence halls Sunday and Monday.