Published on August 21, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Returning Â鶹¹û¶³ students will arrive on campus Sunday (AUG. 24) in anticipation of fall semester classes starting on Monday.

Freshman and transfer students arrived Thursday and Friday for a series of final orientation events. Activities for the new Â鶹¹û¶³ students include an ice cream social at Â鶹¹û¶³ president Andrew Westmoreland's home on Sunday afternoon.

All students will enjoy a week of "Welcome Back" activities, including a tailgate party on Thursday prior to the season opening football game against the University of West Georgia.

The semester-opening convocation will be Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall. Â鶹¹û¶³ president Andrew Westmoreland will speak.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.