Class Of 2024, New Transfer Students Move To The Hilltop, Start First In-Person Classes

Press release from Georgetown University:

June 7, 2021

More than 800 Hoyas start classes today as part of a five-week summer program of academic, experiential learning and social activities for the Class of 2024 and newly admitted transfer students – many of whom are living on campus for the first time.

The Summer Hilltop Immersion Program (SHIP) kicked off on Sunday after a day of orientation and a welcome event on Cooper Field, where students were greeted by university leaders.

“As our newest students, you had a different kind of immersion into academic life this past year – getting to know your peers and classmates, your faculty and the staff colleagues around our campus – under conditions of a global pandemic,” said Georgetown President John J. DeGioia. “This summer program is meant to deepen your sense of immersion, your sense of community, your sense of connection to this place – and to one another.”

The welcome event marked not only the beginning of SHIP, but a return to more normal on-campus operations as one of the first in-person events on the Hilltop since the university announced its preparations for a more robust return to campus this fall.

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