The University of Findlay is bustling with activity as faculty and staff prepare to welcome students to the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 23.

Katherine Fell, Ph.D., president of UF, officially opened the new academic year with a welcome breakfast and information sessions Tuesday, Aug. 17.

“It is a delight to become part of your community,” said Fell as she began her first welcome address as president. “I look forward to getting to know you better.”

Dr. Katherine Fell addresses faculty and staff at the start of the academic year.

Fell discussed three main principles that will guide the University into the new academic year: focusing on the mission and vision of the institution; achieving participation in broad-based decision making; and giving attention to and respect for individuals. All of these principles, Fell stressed, will help UF educate students and give them the tools they need to be successful alumni.

“The most important evaluation we can get is from students and alumni,” Fell said. 

Donna Gruber, director of undergraduate admissions offers some positive comments following Fell’s address.

Click here to read Fell’s full address.

The University’s final New Student Registration day was Thursday, Aug. 19, and new students began moving in to residence halls Friday, Aug. 20.

Students, with help from family members, get moved in to their new rooms.

Dr. Fell visits with a new student and a parent near Henderson Dining Hall.

Orientation Weekend will include a full schedule, and community members will see many groups of students, faculty and staff completing service projects at local nonprofit agencies, organizations and churches in the surrounding area.

The traditional Arch Ceremony is scheduled for approximately 5:15 p.m. on the Front Lawn of Old Main, followed by a picnic for students and their families.

Classes for the standard fall session begin Monday, Aug. 23.