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Nazareth College Welcomes New Students for Move-In Day, August 26

Rochester, NY (08/25/2021) — President Beth Paul and the staff and faculty of Nazareth College are excited to welcome the Class of 2025 on Move-in Day Thursday, August 26. More than 600 first-year and transfer students will spend the day moving into their residence halls, attending a welcome barbeque with the president, and cap off their first night on campus with a special convocation and candlelight ceremony and a carnival-style Flyer Fest.

Undergraduates and graduate students total 800+ new students on campus!

Nazareth is thrilled to move forward with a robust, in-person experience for its entire community this fall. Two months after Naz announced a requirement for students, faculty, staff, and contracted employees to complete COVID-19 vaccination and provide documentation, 97 percent of students are vaccinated, and 3 percent received approved exemptions. Nazareth currently has an added layer of protection for its community by requiring face coverings inside campus buildings due to the COVID-19 transmission rates in the area, per federal and county public health recommendations.

Class of 2025:

519 new first-year students

86% of students are residents of NYS

25 states are represented

68 students are first-generation students

15% are from diverse populations

Returning students move in August 28-29, and students begin classes on Monday, August 30.

MEDIA: You are welcome to join us on campus to capture the Nazareth move-in experience! Please contact: Julie Long, Nazareth Public Relations, at (585) 781-8186 and she will meet you.

BEST VIDEO & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Students and families move in to residence halls (mid-morning is usually best)

PARKING: Pull in South Campus Drive off East Avenue (entrance with traffic light). Tell Campus Safety you are with the media and they will send you to the Arts Center ramp for close access to the residence halls and move-in.

Nazareth College

Julie Long, Chief Public Relations Officer | (585) 389-2456 | (585) 781-8186 (c) | jlong2@naz.edu

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