Fall Welcome Begins as New Students Arrive
First-year students began moving into on-campus housing at Saint Louis University Aug. 17, signaling the start of Fall Welcome at SLU for the 2016-17 academic year.
As SLU’s newest Billikens and their families began arriving, they were met by Oriflamme student leaders — clad in their signature orange T-shirts — who were on hand once again to help them with moving into the residence halls.
Some of SLU’s newest students will call Spring Hall home this year.
The new $44 million facility was completed earlier this month and will house more than 450 first- and second-year students.
Students moving into SLU’s largest residential facility, the Griesedieck Complex, got an up-close look at the University’s newest building project, Grand Hall. The $71 million new residence hall is being constructed directly behind Griesedieck and is set to open next year.
Move-in for first-year students continues Thursday, Aug. 18, with returning students scheduled to begin moving in Friday, Aug. 19, and throughout the weekend. Undergraduate classes officially begin Monday, Aug. 22.
Click above for a slideshow of images from the first day of move-in. Photos by Michelle
Peltier
Fall Welcome at SLU includes a number of special events, including the New Student Convocation and Family Welcome, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 18, and the Mass of the Holy Spirit, which will be celebrated Thursday, Aug 25, in St. Francis Xavier College Church.