NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani and student body president Eric McDaniel will greet incoming students during the President’s Welcome, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m. Bresciani and McDaniel will lead the students through the university gates and then address them from the steps of Putnam Hall.
Provost Beth Ingram also will deliver a brief, academically-focused message to the incoming class of 2019. All NDSU faculty and staff are invited to attend, as well.
"The President’s Welcome is our chance to invite our new students into the NDSU community of scholars," Ingram said. "It is especially fitting that this welcome occurs on the steps of Putnam Hall, our first library, and near Old Main, where NDSU’s first students – 123 total – took their first classes."
Bresciani will introduce incoming freshman Jamie Behymer, who will represent her classmates. The public relations and advertising major is the daughter of Chris and Tracy Behymer of Scottsdale, Arizona.
"The only thing my friends and family have heard for the past year is how happy I am to be part of NDSU. I am truly honored to have this opportunity to speak in front of the freshman class. We will strive for academic success, apply ourselves in classwork, engage in the community and learn about ourselves in the college process," Behymer said.
"I am excited to start my college career at NDSU because I feel I will gain a well-rounded education, experience and expertise to grow as a leader," she explained. "Not only will my classes guide me in my journey to be a public relations specialist, but I will be able to engage in a few of the more than 300 clubs offered on campus, enhance community connections – both locally and globally – and learn what defines me and my life."
The Gold Star Marching Band also is scheduled to participate in the President's Welcome, playing "The Yellow and Green” at the conclusion of the event. Students will then be dismissed to attend academic college-sponsored events.
Fall classes begin Aug. 24 at 4 p.m.
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