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Move-In Day at Georgia Southern for Fall 2025 semester
Georgia Southern University President Dr. Kyle Marrero pitches in during Operation Move-In on Friday, Aug. 8.
- photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff
Georgia Southern began welcoming a projected record-breaking freshman class Friday with the return of students to its campuses – with an estimated enrollment of nearly 6,000.
Students began checking in at the RAC Friday at 8:30 a.m. and then proceeded to their assigned residence halls.
Tamya Brown of Fitzgerald, Ga., right, begins settling in to her new room at Centennial Place while mom Jade Brown, far left, helps roommate Tristan Daniels with her belongings during Operation Move-In at Georgia Southern University on Friday, Aug. 8. Brown and Daniels, both 18, have been best friends since Kindergarten.
- photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff
Brooklyn Danton, 18, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., right, walks and chats with mom Michelle as they begin the move-in process at Eagles Landing during Operation Move-In at Georgia Southern University on Friday, Aug. 8.
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Georgia Southern Operation Move-In volunteer Annabelle Mayes, a senior from Savannah, center, makes a beeline for the elevator at Centennial Place as students, parents and volunteers stream into university housing on Friday, Aug. 8.
- photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff
While Jeremiah Magdangal sets up shop in his new room at Centennial Place, mom Char Magdangal, right, dad Derek Cassier, and little sister Isabel Cassie, continue toting his belongings during Operation Move-In at Georgia Southern University on Friday, Aug. 8.
- photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff