It's that time of year for us at Samford
it's move-in day, meaning it's time for
new students to settle into their home
away from home. "That's what it's all
about just making them feel like they're
welcome here making them feel like home
some people come from so far away that
we want them to feel like they belong
here Samford, which they do." "Samford
becomes home for our students and it
happens quickly and it begins up move in
we love to welcome our families and do
everything we can to make them
immediately feel like they've got a
place that they're part of the community
and that they're part of the family."
"I like the homey feeling and I like how
everyone actually genuinely cares for
you and they're all helping you with
move-in day and it just everyone's really
nice." "Orientation was awesome, I visited
here two Spring Breaks ago
everyone was friendly and yeah it feels
like home now." And that feeling of home
starts with the Samford family and on
move-in day it's a big one hundreds that
do curbside service taking students
belongings from their car all the way to
their rooms. No lifting, no fuss and for
a hot August day in Alabama that's a
huge help. "It's been really great kind of
been really easy i thought it was pretty
chaotic but it was actually nice just
kind of walking in and see my room, meeting my
roommates really good experience. I'm
excited." "There have been so many people
in the process that have helped us along
but I'm so impressed with all the
students that are here. They're just so polite
they're so helpful and they
seem to really enjoy what they're doing
"It's been a dream
we were here nine years ago hard to
believe and it was just such a welcoming
event. We didn't have to do a thing
and we're just so happy and thankful to
be back here. It's the same as it was
nine years ago, if not better and we're
just thrilled." And once you grab your
keys get checked in and start decorating
that room excitement starts to creep in
as a thousand new Samford stories are
set to begin. "I've never been away from
home for more than a week I think and so
it becomes a very brand new experience and I
never thought that I'd find a place that
was so comforting and felt like home and
so I'm excited just be somewhere besides
what I've known as home for 18 years now."
"I am so excited it's going to be like
such a good time I'm looking forward to
meeting people and just getting to know
campus better and studying which will be
fun, but yeah I'm so excited."
"I'm really excited I couldn't even sleep the
night before so I'm running on five
hours of sleep right now." "Really excited
it's a good change and ready to spread
my wings and see what's out here at
Samford. I feel like it's a good place to be
with all a good community and everybody
supportive." "I've been in Atlanta my
whole life so I'm trying to see what
Birmingham is all about and making new
friends around here I'm very excited see
what Samford has in store." For students
families there was excitement but a bit
of sadness too they have to say goodbye
for now but they know on this Alabama
hillside everything is going to be
alright. It is tough it's hard to let
them go but I mean like I said I just
have a peace about him being at Samford
from the faculty and all the staff they
just make you feel at ease and
comfortable leaving your child here."
"This was a big decision for us so we didn't I
enter into it quickly or without a lot
of thought and prayer and we're convinced
this is the right place for her, it's a great
institution. We're pleased now to be a
part of it." "This is our second home and
we know that he's going to be well taken
care of it's gonna have a great four
years. We're thrilled." Welcome to Samford and
welcome home I think Lucille wraps it up
perfectly Samford University we're all
moved in. For Samford, I'm Brad Radice.