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Posted on Aug. 29: Welcome Week helps students feel at home

You can feel it in the air. September, it's just around the corner and that means students are about to begin classes for another year. Students will be welcomed back to McMaster next week, and many activities have been planned by the University's new First Year Experience Office to make them feel as at home as possible. "In the First Year Experience Office, we are frantically trying to nail down the plans the various groups are making for Welcome Week 2003, answer calls from first-year students and process for our orientation kits called the 'MacPac'," says First Year Experience co-ordinator Danielle Stayzer. To find out more about Welcome Week, visit www.mcmaster.ca/ww to view pictures from past years, a general schedule of this year's events and information about the goals of Welcome Week at McMaster.

Posted on Aug. 28: McMaster gears up for move-in weekend

As you read this, countless first-year university students are packing their bags, anxiously wondering what their new digs are going to look like this year. This weekend, they'll find out when they move into residence at McMaster. As that time nears, Housing & Conference Services is busy preparing for move-in weekend Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. "We are gearing up to welcome the 'Class of 2007' as well as returning students who will be moving into University residences over the Labour Day weekend," says Cathie Miller, director of Housing and Conference Services. "Extensive planning has been dedicated to co-ordinate the student move-in to be effective for the students and their families."