Freshman Priscilla Licari and her parents unload their car next to Rodney Complex after a long drive to UD from Connecticut.
Freshmen wait their turn to check in upon arriving at Louis Redding Hall on move-in day.
Representatives from UD’s Catholic Campus Ministry offer ice-cold water and lemonade to thirsty students just outside of Louis Redding Hall.
Resident assistants in Eliphalet Gilbert Hall eagerly await to help incoming freshmen check in and locate their rooms.
Students and their families unload vehicles outside the Russell Complex before checking in inside.
Resident assistants in Eliphalet Gilbert Hall eagerly await to help incoming freshmen check in and locate their rooms.
Blue Hen Helpers assist students by carrying their belongings to their rooms.
Students who have already moved in enjoy some time on the turf and in the volleyball court in front of Louis Redding Hall while their neighbors haul belongings inside.
Inside the dorms, "Parents Stations" are set up to allow parents to write their children a note before they leave which will be delivered the first week of school.
Hungry newcomers to UD purchase refreshments from a barbecue set up just outside the Rodney Complex for move-in day.
Freshman Maddie Stoll and her parents enjoy lunch in the Perkins Scrounge Cafe after moving into Russell E on Saturday.
Blue Hen Helpers assist students by carrying their belongings to their rooms.
In a flurry of colorful posters, butterfly chairs and nervous excitement, students from the University of Delaware’ Class of 2017 moved into their dorms on Saturday.
Greeting the students were two new residence halls, built at the site of the former Gilbert Complex on Haines Street. The five-story buildings – modeled after the popular Independence Complex on Laird Campus – will house a total of nearly 800 students.
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