Move-In Day at the University of Mary Washington welcomed hundreds of first-year students and lots of move-in volunteers to lighten their load. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.
Water bubbling from fountains and a light mist of rain set the stage for hundreds of first-year students who moved into their new homes at the University of Mary Washington this week.
Upperclassmen clad in yellow T-shirts helped brighten the scene as Move-In Day volunteers, hauling room essentials into residence halls that buzzed with nervous excitement. Students unpacked, while their families helped situate, decorate and punctuate spaces inside Custis, Randolph, Virginia and Willard Halls.
Even UMW President Troy Paino got in on the act, popping from room to room with wife Kelly to greet the 600 or so new arrivals who moved in this week – and the parents and friends who’d come to help settle them in.
In all, UMW welcomes more than 1,000 new students – 700-plus first-years and 300-plus transfers – to campus for the 2025-26 academic year. They come from 15 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 18 countries. Seventy-three graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in education and business administration became new Eagles, too. Read more.