The fall 2023 semester officially starts when classes reconvene on Monday, Aug. 28, at Storrs and the regional campuses in Hartford, Stamford, Avery Point, and Waterbury.
Each campus will be abuzz with activity for several days beforehand, though, as thousands of students move into residence halls in Storrs and Stamford, and as faculty and staff prepare for the new semester.
The Class of 2027 will be welcomed with a formal Convocation ceremony on Friday night, which will be held in Gampel Pavilion instead of its usual Student Union Mall home, due to the forecast. The Husky WOW (Week of Welcome) will continue throughout the weekend as the rest of UConn Nation moves in.
The photographers of University Communications captured the excitement and bustle of move-in day, as students and families raced against inclement weather forecasts to get the job done.
Welcome back, Huskies. We missed you.
A circle of HuskyWOW leaders gather outside the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
Jonathan XV and some of his Alpha Phi Omega handlers first-year UConn students to campus during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
Jonathan XIV and some of his Alpha Phi Omega handlers first-year UConn students to campus during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their dorm rooms in the Towers Residence Halls complex during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their residence halls during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their residence halls during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their residence halls during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students move into their residence halls during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
UConn students walk through the Welcome Tents set up on Fairfield Way during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
The HuskyWOW sign sits next to the Welcome Tents set up on Fairfield Way during the first day of move-in for the Fall 2023 semester on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students enjoy the firepits and glo swings on the Founders Green lawn during the first-day of HuskyWOW events on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students enjoy the firepits and glo swings on the Founders Green lawn during the first-day of HuskyWOW events on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students enjoy the firepits and glo swings on the Founders Green lawn during the first-day of HuskyWOW events on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
First-year UConn students enjoy the firepits and glo swings on the Founders Green lawn during the first-day of HuskyWOW events on Aug. 24, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
Students hold candles as the Alma Mater is sung at the Convocation ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on Aug. 25, 2023. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
USG President Jon Heiden '24 (CLAS) lights the torch during the Convocation ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on Aug. 25, 2023. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Jamarl McLean, orientation leader, speaks during the Convocation ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on Aug. 25, 2023. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
