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Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, 505-277-5915, lmellas@unm.edu

July 19, 2007

UNM Hosts Freshman Family Day Aug. 19

freshman_family The University of New Mexico welcomes to campus incoming freshmen and their families during Freshman Family Day, Sunday, Aug. 19, at 4 p.m.

The event kicks off the 2007-08 academic year, providing students and parents with an opportunity to meet faculty, administrators and fellow students. Festivities include food, music, free tee shirts for freshmen, activities and entertainment for all ages, a class crawl and parent information table.

Due to renovation work in Popejoy Hall, in lieu of a formal convocation, festivities will be held at the UNM duck pond and at University House, where President David J. Schmidly will welcome attendees.

“UNM expects to partner with families from freshman day through graduation day. I look forward to meeting our talented incoming class on the eve of my first academic year as president. It’s a significant time for the university, students, parents and for me, personally,” Schmidly said.

Incoming students are asked to visit the Family Freshman Day Web site to register to participate by Thursday, Aug. 16, http://ffd.unm.edu/about.html. Check the site for parking and other event-related information.

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