Published August 22, 2023 by Bowdoin
On Arrival Day, Students and Parents Reflect on Their Hopes for College
As first-year students and families pulled into campus with their vehicles packed to the brim, they were swarmed by volunteers ready to help them haul luggage to dorm rooms.
A small team from Bowdoin's communications office also waded into the swirl of activity to ask several new students and parents what they most wished for during these next few years of college.
Thank you to those who shared their thoughts with us!
Photos by Andrew Estey.
![Students walking together in the sun](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1593.jpg)
![President Zaki mingles with arriving families](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1194.jpg)
![President Zaki mingles with arriving families](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1271.jpg)
![students mingle with the mascot](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0261.jpg)
![The mascot helps carry in luggage](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0284.jpg)
![Res life staff helps move in students](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0301.jpg)
![Students hang a sheet with "shyder hall" on it](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0495.jpg)
![A Res life staffer hauls luggage](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0536.jpg)
![A father with a son gives the peace sign](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0629.jpg)
![Res life staffers have a bit of a laugh](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0650.jpg)
![A group of students pose](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0740.jpg)
![A dad with a funny t-shirt walks with his son](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0865.jpg)
![Dad and son pose in funny t-shirts together](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0900.jpg)
![Res life crew poses on steps](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0942.jpg)
![Res life crew poses](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_0932.jpg)
![Final hugs](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1327.jpg)
![final hugs](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1292.jpg)
![final hugs](../images/bowdoin_mid_082223_1307.jpg)