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Welcome Week at Strong College, August 1998

Welcome week for the Class of 2002 at Strong College, August 1998. Check-in day was Thursday, August 13th, and the cookout for new students was on Saturday, August 15th. Photos are by Strong College Senior Tutor Dr. Robert O’Hara.

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Some friends and members of the Welcoming Committee. Left to right: Alice Womack, Brad Bishop, Ryan Kelly, Laura Poe, Amanda Minter.

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College staff and welcomers at the check-in table. Left to right: Heather Lloyd, Gwen Kovalak, Holli Bogle, Kelly Woodfin, Adam Cox, Cecilia Ruth Lance.

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The front entrance of the College decked out for the new arrivals.

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A casualty of check-in.

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Sidewalk artists (Heather Lloyd and Kim Fales) and their art in front of the College.

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More scenes of sidewalk art.

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More scenes of sidewalk art.

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The new students’ cookout.

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More scenes from the new students’ cookout.

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More scenes from the new students’ cookout. Left to right: Jonathan Cross, Anne Zahran, Chris Butler, Greg Shealy, Brad Bishop.

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An unauthorized expedition to the University fountain. The participants will remain anonymous. (Photo by C.J. Heidel.)

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Drying off back in the College.

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A (thankfully) failed suicide attempt by Tim the Lemur. (The pressures of check-in really get to him sometimes.) Tim was put back on his medication immediately following and was confined to his room.


© Robert J. O’Hara 2000–2021