MSU holds summer orientation

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- It may be June, but a flood of new students are pouring into Starkville.

Mississippi State is hosting the last of its two day Summer Orientation sessions.

New students and their families are touring campus and scheduling classes.

For the past two years, the city of Starkville has partnered with the university to introduce students to city as well as the university.

“In the past we’ve done everything on campus for students and parents but we decided a couple years ago that we really wanted them to experience the city as well because they’re going to be living here so we partnered with the city and we give parents and students of voucher and I can go eat dinner at Albert as a painting locations in Starkville and just kind of an experience our town as well,” said Kyle Forrester, Director of Orientation and Events.

Around a thousand people attend each orientation. That’s roughly about 450 students along with their parents and siblings.