Welcome Week 2015

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Northeastern welcomes university’s new students

Campus leaders for­mally greeted Northeastern’s incoming freshmen and transfer stu­dents at the President’s Con­vo­ca­tion on Tuesday morning, urging them to chart their own paths.

Ambassador Aoun

The Husky Ambassadors are well known for their fun and informative tours our the Northeastern campus. President Aoun joined their ranks to provide his own version of the campus tour. You’ll want to see the results.

Read the full transcript of President Joseph E. Aoun’s remarks to new students at the President’s Convocation on Sept. 8, 2015.

Let me take a selfie

New stu­dents kicked off the fall semester with a series of North­eastern tra­di­tions on Sept. 8, from the President’s Con­vo­ca­tion and Taste of Boston recep­tion to the latest craze—selfies with Pres­i­dent Aoun. Here, we share a few of our favorite “selfie” moments.

Fall fun in the sun

Thousands of Northeastern students packed the campus quads on Monday for Fall Fest ’15, an annual festival celebrating the start of the new semester with music, food, dance performances, games, and giveaways. The campus-wide event also showcased the university’s more than 300 student-run clubs and organizations.

Periscope tour of Fall Fest

Part 1: Tour Centennial Common to see dance groups and artists	Part 2: Visit with cultural and spiritual student groups along the West Village Quad	Part 3: Singing with an a capella group, improv, and the obstacle course	Part 4: A visit to Cabot Quad with the soccer club team, cheerleaders, and even human bowling

Trash2Treasure

The Trash2Treasure program allows students to buy gently-used items, donated by other students, at a sale during Welcome Week.

nuSERVES kicks off fall semester with community service

Last week, dozens of new stu­dents par­tic­i­pated in Northeastern’s annual nuSERVES pro­gram, which gave stu­dents the chance to vol­un­teer in the com­mu­nity even before taking their first class.

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