FARMINGTON — It was the first day for 567 students entering the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday.
After moving boxes bulging with necessary belongings, students and their families gathered in Dearborn Gymnasium for a traditional matriculation ceremony.
Matriculation is from the Latin word meaning list, UMF President Kathryn A. Foster told the Class of 2021. “Here, it means you are registered onto campus and added to the list,” she said.
Jared Cash, vice president for enrollment, said the 448 freshmen and 119 transfer students includes 19 from Spruce Mountain High School in Jay, 16 from Mt. Blue in Farmington, 16 from Leavitt Area High School in Turner and 14 from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris.
Others came from Tanzania and France, Texas, Colorado, California and Georgia, and every New England state.
“Six of you share a birth date and the same last name with another classmate,” he said. “There are three sets of twins in the Class of 2021 at UMF.”
The new students count among 1,850 undergraduates, Cash said. Adding graduate students, this year’s total count is 2,000 students.
An Academic Convocation ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. Monday prior to classes starting at 1:10 p.m.
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