Eager to begin their Columbia journey, first-years from Columbia College and Columbia Engineering arrived on campus with their families and guests on August 27. Here’s a small selection of images from that joyful (and tearful!) day.

1. New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) volunteers welcome incoming Columbians...

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2. ...help Lion families unpack to move into dorms

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3. … and keep the energy high during the Convocation program.

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4. President Minouche Shafik making the scene on College Walk.

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5. Lunch with new friends!

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6. Decades of Columbia alumni get the Convocation program underway.

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7. On the podium (left to right): Engineering Dean Shih-Fu Chang, College Dean Josef Sorett, President Minouche Shafik, Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Amy Hungerford and interim University Provost Dennis A. Mitchell.

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8. Dean Sorett gives his first address to the Class of 2027.

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9. Time to say goodbye …

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10. … and kick off a week of Orientation

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