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Families listen to the speakers during the Goodbye Blessing. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Gallery: Wildcat Week ushers in class of 2026 during move-in day, Goodbye Blessing

August 25, 2022 by Sydney Varner

Wildcat Week welcomed the new freshman class Tuesday by starting the week with moving into the dorms and the annual Goodbye Blessing. 944 freshmen are enrolled for the coming semester and many will be participating in Wildcat Week, learning ACU tradition and how to be a Wildcat.

Junior child and family services major Zoe McMillen and other Wildcat Week mentors unload cars outside of Mabee. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Admissions counselor Macy McAlister gives directions to a parent outside of Mabee Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Wildcat Week volunteer unloads a box from a car in front of Bullock Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Trevon Hardy, senior management major from Houston, helps direct traffic in front of Bullock Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Freshman unpacks in Bullock Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Wildcat Week leaders chest bump outside of Nelson Hall waiting to unload cars. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Alex Nguyen, senior psychology from Mart, helps two students unload a box from the back of a truck. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Women’s basketball head coach Julie Goodenough assists with freshmen move in at Bullock Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Families listen to the speakers during the Goodbye Blessing. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Dr. Phil Schubert, President of the University, speaks to parents and students of the incoming class. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
An incoming freshman rests her head on her father during the Goodbye Blessing. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Rachel Riley, associate professor of psychology, speaks to and prays over the families and the incoming students. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Students and families pray at the end of the Goodbye Blessing. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
ACU A Cappella students sing the traditional song, Lord Bless and Keep You (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Wildcat Week Student Directors take a picture under the Wildcat Week logo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Families walk across campus arm in arm. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Families of incoming students hug the freshmen. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

 

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  • Gallery: Smith ties Division I career high as ACU falls to CBU

  • Gallery: 24-hour musical returns with ‘Bye Bye Birdie’

  • Gallery: Abilene community gathers for Martin Luther King Jr. Day march

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