Move-in day for freshmen and transfer students begins, Aug. 17 on North Campus.
Lily Cao, center, assists new and transfer students as they move into Mary Donlon Hall, Aug. 17.
Incoming College of Agriculture and Life Sciences freshman Joe Patterson, center in dark blue shirt, waits with his family who all came from Silver Springs, Md., to help him move into Mary Donlon Hall.
New residents and volunteers move belongings from a staging area at the loading dock of Clara Dickson Hall.
Move-in volunteers try to take advantage of any available space in the elevator in Mary Donlon Hall.
Sara Sanders unpacks her belongings, as her twin sister, Stephanie, sits on on a dresser in the background. Both women, from Endwell, N.Y., are enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Campus Life employee Niaz Husain breaks down a mountain of boxes for recycling in the basement of Clara Dickson Hall.
Orientation leaders show their enthusiasm.
President David Skorton and Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy assist incoming student Jae Kim and his family in trying to find the location of the North Campus shuttle bus stop.
New students are greeted by members of the Cornell Marching Band as they walk into New Student Registration in Bartels Hall, Aug. 17.
Cornell Police Officer George Sutfin hands out emergency contact information to Ericka Nichols, center, and Olga Bennett, left, mother of incoming freshman Tara Bennett (all from Reno, Nev.) at the university's information booths in Barton Hall.
In Bartels Hall Aug. 17, President David Skorton and Vice President Susan Murphy share a laugh with new students Naomi Mishkin, left, and Florence Williams, who were returning from their pre-orientation Cornell Outdoor Education Wilderness Reflections trip.
President David Skorton welcomes Branden Bryan and Nathaniel Baker to Cornell during a visit to Rawlings Green on Friday afternoon. The two were participants in Cornell's Pre-Orientation Service Trips program.
Students listen to President David Skorton during New Student Convocation, Aug. 18 in Schoellkopf Stadium.
