STORM LAKE, IOWA (August 28, 2020) — On August 21, Max Mashek of Muscatine, Iowa, joined Buena Vista University (BVU)'s largest freshmen class in seven years in the Convocation celebration. More than 250 freshmen and transfer students were wecolmed by returning BVU students, staff members, and coaches, who donned masks and handed out water in a streamlined move-in process on the first day of Welcome Week on campus.
Each member of the incoming class visited with BVU Interim President Dr Brian Lenzmeier and his wife, Betsy, before proceeding through the University's famous Victory Arch, a Beavers tradition for decades. The next time each student will pass through the Victory Arch is on their graduation day as the class proceeds toward its Commencement ceremony.
"We cannot wait to see how these students grow and affect the world," said Lenzmeier. "We know they'll also change us for the better."
See BVU's Welcome Week video here.
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