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<\/a>Mary Thompson is an incoming Jackson State University freshman who will major in English. Like more than 1,000 others, she was welcomed to campus this weekend and began her assimilation into college life.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, my welcome week has been beneficial in that I networked with officials in the university and had questions answered all at once, versus having to locate certain people,\u201d said the Jackson, native.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s mother, Evelyn Thompson, joined her daughter at the 2011 Welcome Week convocation on Sunday. Thompson and her husband, Robert, Sr. are both JSU graduates and son, Robert, Jr. is a JSU sophomore.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought President Meyers was concise and that the convocation was informative; short and sweet,\u201d said Thompson, as she toured various tables during the Information Fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the place I wanted (Mary) to come. I felt Jackson State would take care of her; prepare her for corporate America or any where else she wants to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bria King from Jackson, Miss., said she will be excited to live on campus.\u00a0 \u201cWelcome week is a great experience for me. I got a lot of useful information and met a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arekia Bennett also is excited about the welcome she has received.\u00a0 \u201cThis has been amazing. I\u2019m excited about all that Jackson State has to offer.\u201d\u00a0 She added: \u201cI chose Jackson State because of the wonderful science and engineering program and my wonderful previous encounters with the college.\u201d<\/p>\n
James Booth, who plans to major in mass communications, said he already feels at home at JSU.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI chose Jackson State because I wanted to support my heritage of being and African American. I wanted to attend an HBCU, and JSU just felt like a home away from home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erin Deen from Moss Point, Miss., said meeting new people has been a highlight of the weekend.\u00a0 \u201cI got to meet a lot of new people, and all together, it was a great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victoreea Harris from Las Vegas, Nevada, was not having such a great time at Sunday\u2019s information fair.\u00a0 \u201cI feel like it\u2019s a terrible welcome. I don\u2019t like it because no one is helping me, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
JSU will continue orientation and welcome week activities through Sunday. Upperclassmen return on August 17 and classes begin August 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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