After several days of move-in, thousands of Penn State students returned to campuses across Pennsylvania for the start of a new academic year.
Move-In at University Park
First-year students and their families push cartloads of their belongings to residence halls across Penn State's University Park campus.
IMAGE: Michelle BixbyUnloading Carts
Dwight Riley, left, and Allison Riley, right, unload their daughter's belongings during early move-in Thursday at Penn State's University Park campus. Their daughter, Jane Riley, center, is a first-year student planning to major in pre-medicine.
IMAGE: Michelle BixbyGetting Settled In
Penn State first-year student Jane Riley, 17, left, and her sister Jana Riley, 16, set up photos in her new room in South Halls during early move-in Thursday at University Park. Riley, originally from Stafford, Virginia, is attending Penn State to study pre-medicine.
IMAGE: Michelle BixbyMove-In at Penn State Harrisburg
Dr. John M. Mason Jr., who was recently appointed chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg, poses with his wife, Michelle, daughter, Meghan, and the Nittany Lion during move-in.
IMAGE: Sharon SiegfriedA Helping Hand
Members of the “PSU Welcome Crew” at Penn State Mont Alto get a helping hand from a campus police officer during move-in.
IMAGE: Debra CollinsMove-In at Penn State Brandywine
New student orientation leader, Tammy Katz, helps a first-year student to his new room in Orchard Hall at Penn State Brandywine.
IMAGE: Mike McDadeMove-in Volunteers at Penn State Brandywine
Plenty of Penn State Brandywine student volunteers were on hand last week to greet the more than 200 students moving into Orchard Hall, which opened last August.
IMAGE: Mike McDadeMove In Day at Penn State Abington
Penn State Abington Chancellor Damian J. Fernandez welcomes a family to the Lions Gate residence hall.
IMAGE: Jim HopfMove In Day at Penn State Abington
This first-year student at Penn State Abington has her hands full during move in day at the Lions Gate residence hall.
IMAGE: Penn StateMove-In at Penn State Beaver
Stephanie Sosa of New York City gets help from her family carrying her belongings through the lobby of Penn State Beaver's Harmony Hall. Sosa is a first-year student and biology major.
IMAGE: Cathy BenscoterPenn State Behrend move-in volunteers
Penn State Behrend's Class of 2022 traveled to Erie from 31 states, districts and territories, and from 20 foreign countries.
IMAGE: Penn State BehrendPenn State Berks Family Photo
A Penn State Berks move-in volunteer snaps a photo of an incoming student, her family, and the Nittany Lion.
IMAGE: Jacqueline M. CozmaAltoona Move-In Volunteers
Penn State Altoona move-in volunteers lend their muscles to incoming students.
IMAGE: Marissa Carney