NEWS
New Students and Families Enjoy Food and Fun Before Farewells
Author: Mary Elizabeth DeAngelis; Photography Chris Record and Kaspars Golos ’27
Davidson College prides itself on gatherings that involve delicious treats (look for Cake Race coverage next week); and new students and their families experienced that Thursday.
Another beautiful North Carolina day served as the backdrop for a picnic lunch on the Chambers lawn.
Students and families socialized with other newcomers and lifelong friendships began.
Later, President Doug Hicks hosted everyone in his back yard for a sweet farewell gathering—of the cookie and cupcake variety—before students settled in and families returned home.
Davidson always goes big welcoming new students, but this year’s efforts were truly Olympian.
As dance music blared, orientation team leaders formed the traditional human tunnel to cheer and high-five new students and their families as they headed into the Baker Sports Complex Wednesday night.
President Doug Hicks and college leaders spoke briefly about the Davidson experience, and reassured students and families that they belong in this close-knit community.
Evy Leibfarth ’25 speaking to the class of 2028 and their families in Belk Arena.
The crowd cheered when he introduced another member of the college community, Evy Leibfarth ’25, the first Davidson student to win an Olympic medal. She earned a bronze in the women’s canoe slalom single final. (During the last summer Olympics in Tokyo, she entered the history books as the youngest U.S. athlete ever in canoe slalom.)