{"id":2960,"date":"2018-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/inside-nova-marymount-welcomes-new-arrivals-as-academic-year-approaches\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:06:47","slug":"inside-nova-marymount-welcomes-new-arrivals-as-academic-year-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/inside-nova-marymount-welcomes-new-arrivals-as-academic-year-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside NOVA: Marymount welcomes new arrivals as academic year approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"
More than 400 students who are first-time arrivals at Marymount University for the 2018-19 school year are being welcomed to campus, representing 27 states and 21 countries, university officials announced.<\/p>\n
Move-in day for incoming students was set for Aug. 22, with students and their families being welcomed with a special dinner. Move-in for returning students was slated for Aug. 25-26.<\/p>\n
According to university officials:<\/p>\n
\u0095 A total of 69 percent of the new students are female, 31 percent male.<\/p>\n
\u0095 Nine percent of new students are from outside the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u0095 Among American students, 52 percent come from Virginia, 18 percent from Maryland, nine percent from the District of Columbia and 21 percent from other states.<\/p>\n
The new students have something in common with Irma Becerra, who herself is new to Marymount, having arrived as president in July.<\/p>\n