Home away from home
Students unload boxes and settle in on campus
Kenneth Long
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
For freshman secondary education major Brittany Albers of Centralia, Friday was a day filled with mixed emotions as she made the move from her home to Bluff Hall.
"I'm excited to be leaving home, but I'm still a little sad," Albers said.
Albers is one of the many freshmen who moved into the residence halls Friday, filling the dorms to maximum capacity with the largest freshmen class in SIUE's history.
Scott Gluntz, associate director of Housing, said 1,417 freshmen occupied the residence halls, with 479 in Bluff Hall, 476 in Woodland Hall and 462 in Prairie Hall.
Gluntz also said about 12 of these freshmen are living in lounges converted into temporary rooms because of the large demand to live on campus.
"The lounges are only temporary (rooms)," Gluntz said. "We should be able to move them into permanent rooms within the first couple of weeks."
Albers' parents, Kirby and David Albers, helped their daughter settle into her new living space before they left her at her new home, 1-West, home of the Honor Scholars' Focused Interest Community.
Kirby Albers said it had been an emotional day for the family.
"We're proud of (Brittany)," Kirby Albers said. "We're sad, but she'll be fine."
Kirby Albers said one of her main concerns was her daughter's safety, but after attending school tours and Springboard sessions, her fears were put to rest.
"The school addressed our safety issues," Kirby Albers said. "We've visited enough that (Brittany)'s confident that she'll be fine."
David Albers said after three of his brothers had attended SIUE, he was able to leave his daughter at SIUE without worry.
"I'm happy with the SIUE campus," David Albers said. "The security here is great, and I'm very at ease (leaving her here)."
Though they were confident their daughter would stay safe, Kirby Albers said this was the first time they had sent one of their children off to college.
"A parent always worries," Kirby Albers said.
"I'm excited to be leaving home, but I'm still a little sad," Albers said.
Albers is one of the many freshmen who moved into the residence halls Friday, filling the dorms to maximum capacity with the largest freshmen class in SIUE's history.
Scott Gluntz, associate director of Housing, said 1,417 freshmen occupied the residence halls, with 479 in Bluff Hall, 476 in Woodland Hall and 462 in Prairie Hall.
Gluntz also said about 12 of these freshmen are living in lounges converted into temporary rooms because of the large demand to live on campus.
"The lounges are only temporary (rooms)," Gluntz said. "We should be able to move them into permanent rooms within the first couple of weeks."
Albers' parents, Kirby and David Albers, helped their daughter settle into her new living space before they left her at her new home, 1-West, home of the Honor Scholars' Focused Interest Community.
Kirby Albers said it had been an emotional day for the family.
"We're proud of (Brittany)," Kirby Albers said. "We're sad, but she'll be fine."
Kirby Albers said one of her main concerns was her daughter's safety, but after attending school tours and Springboard sessions, her fears were put to rest.
"The school addressed our safety issues," Kirby Albers said. "We've visited enough that (Brittany)'s confident that she'll be fine."
David Albers said after three of his brothers had attended SIUE, he was able to leave his daughter at SIUE without worry.
"I'm happy with the SIUE campus," David Albers said. "The security here is great, and I'm very at ease (leaving her here)."
Though they were confident their daughter would stay safe, Kirby Albers said this was the first time they had sent one of their children off to college.
"A parent always worries," Kirby Albers said.
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I've been going to school for 6 years and still haven't graduated yet because I've switched majors 3 times and was trying to do a million things other than school. (Continued…)
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