College students at Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian University and South Plains College are settling in to their new digs while Lubbockites are getting used to a busier city as summer winds down.
Monday marks the first day of fall classes for most area universities, with thousands of students having moved into residence halls, apartments and other dwellings around Lubbock, Levelland and Plainview.
Texas Tech phased its residence hall move-in over the last week and a half, welcoming thousands of students back to live on a campus that’s served as the hub for more than 40,000 students in recent years. Lubbock Christian University opened its campus to a record-setting group of first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 21, greeting them with LCU’s traditional move-in assistance and celebration. Plainview’s return to college life started earlier this month when Wayland Baptist Univeristy classes started Aug. 11.
LCU welcomes record freshman class
LCU faculty, staff, alumni, and returning students joined together in assisting first-year students as they moved into residence halls, creating an encouraging and celebratory start to the college experience, according to a news release from LCU…