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UWL Eagle Guides pose with Stryker during a START program.
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UWL welcomes more than 2,100 students for freshmen registration.
[caption id="attachment_49163" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Where are you from? Incoming students note their hometowns on a whiteboard in The U during registration.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49161" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] UWL's Stryker greets parents and students as they enter the Student Union.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49164" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Parents and students wait for the general session to start in The Bluffs, Student Union.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49171" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Ana Daun accepts an honorary diploma from Chancellor Joe Gow during a mock graduation ceremony at a general session in the Student Union. The short and witty ceremony gave students a glimpse into their future: when they walk across the stage to shake the Chancellor's hand during commencement.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49160" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] UWL staff setup information tables in the Student Union while parents and students check-in.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49165" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] UWL Eagle Guides pose before leading students through campus during registration.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49166" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Students walk through campus near Hoeschler Tower on their way to small group sessions.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49167" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] UWL Eagle Guides introduce themselves during the "I am UWL" session in Graff Main Hall.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49168" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Eagle Guide Amanda Lettner leads a group of students to the pre advising sessions in Centennial Hall.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49169" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Parents take part in a real-time phone survey in Hesprich Auditorium, Graff Main Hall. Parents learn about the health, safety and wellness of the students from a variety of campus service providers.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_49170" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Dave Anderson, Archeology, provides one on one advising to archeology and anthropology majors.[/caption]