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BIDDEFORD, Maine

On move-in day, Class of 2021 begins their Â鶹´«Ã½journey

Â鶹´«Ã½Class of 2021

Student volunteers, athletes and alumni turned out to help the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s newest Nor’easters settle in to their new homes on August 27, 2017.

New students and their families had plenty of help, with the largest move-in day volunteer base in UNE’s history. For the third year, students participated in the Storm the Front volunteer program. In addition to resident assistants and orientation leaders, there were 82 student volunteers. Â鶹´«Ã½athlete also pitched in, including members of the women and men’s soccer, volleyball, golf, women’s rugby and hockey teams.

Move-in was followed by the First Night event on the lawn of the Alfond Forum with a 90's themed dance party where students celebrated their first day on campus with President James Herbert, who also took part in the festivities.

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Â鶹´«Ã½athletes have a proud tradition of helping with move-in day.
Â鶹´«Ã½athletes have a proud tradition of helping with move-in day.
A plane flew overhead welcoming new students as they moved in.
A plane flew overhead welcoming new students as they moved in.
The Storm the Front program set a record for student volunteers
The Storm the Front program set a record for student volunteers.

About the Â鶹´«Ã½

The Â鶹´«Ã½ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.