Welcoming HSU’s New Class
ABILENE, TX- August 23, 2023, New student move-in day at Hardin-Simmons University will take place on Wednesday, August 23, from 9:00 A.M. through 12:00 P.M.
First-year students and their families will have assistance from HSU’s various athletic teams, staff, and upperclassmen students to unload cars and carry items up to individual rooms.
Following move-in, new student orientation, called STAMPEDE, will commence and last through Sunday, with the new semester beginning Monday, August 28, 2023.
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