A place to call home: ASU students move into residence halls

Members of Sparky's Welcome Team cheer as freshmen arrive to get their keys at Wells Fargo Arena during fall move-in, Aug. 16, at ASU's Tempe campus.

Chelsea Smith, a freshman chemistry major from Corpus Christi, Texas, registers during fall move-in at Wells Fargo Arena.

Sparky's Welcome Team member Walter Sims, a junior in computer systems engineering, leads a freshman to pick up her key during fall move-in at the Tempe campus.

A Sparky's Welcome Team member gives directions to parents during fall move-in. The Welcome Team members are on hand to help new students and their families get acclimated during campus move-in.

Students line up at Wells Fargo Arena ready to get their keys during fall move-in, Aug. 16.

Members of the ASU move-in team help unload cars in front of Barrett, the Honors College. The service is offered as a way to help families stay out of the heat and simplify the move-in experience.

Ashley Ungor, a biomedical engineering freshman from Yuma, Arizona, moves into her room at Barrett, the Honors College.

Cereus Hall community assistants Carly Bates (center), a junior in music, and Josh Greene (right), a sophomore in architecture, chat with new resident Emily Nash, a graphic design freshman from North Logan, Utah.

Students move into Taylor Place residence hall on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, Aug. 16.

Blakely McHugh (left), a freshman communications major, and William Yoon, a sophomore majoring in nursing, show their school spirit during move-in on the Downtown Phoenix campus.

Desiree Thomas, a freshman kinesiology major, takes a break from move-in activities. Her career goal is to earn a medical degree and become a family and general practitioner.

Proving that move-in day wasn’t all hard work, a student takes a break to enjoy a ride in one of the carts.

Elizabeth Kennedy of Mission Viejo, California, was there to help her son, Trenton Kennedy, move into Taylor Place. Trenton is a freshman majoring in criminology, with career plans of becoming a police officer.