NC State senior Angela Barnes loads up a Bowen Residence Hall elevator while helping friend Mary Wood move in.
Wood is a residence assistant and was getting set up before the rest of the residents arrive.
NC State opens its doors again on Aug. 19, welcoming one of the largest, most diverse and brightest freshman classes in the school's history. On the first official move-in day, Saturday, Aug. 19, some 3,400 students and their families are expected to arrive on campus at university residence halls. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 21 for more than 28,000 students, including an expected freshman class of 3,750. Dr. George Dixon, vice provost for enrollment management and director of admissions, said NC State again received more applications for admission from N.C. high school students than any other college or university in the state. This year's class will be larger, up 200 over the 1999 incoming class, Dixon says.