Molloy University students settle in for the fall 2023 semester

Students and their families unpacked cars, loaded up large moving bins and hauled their belongings to their new rooms, as Molloy University welcomed students back on campus for Move In Day, on Monday, Sept. 4.

“We have 338 resident students moving in, which is our biggest resident student population ever,” Janine Biscari, vice president of student affairs at Molloy, said. “Bogner Hall, our newest residence hall, opened in the fall of 2019 and we know what happened in 2020. So this is our first year having all three halls completely full. We’re really excited.”

Among the Class of 2027 are students from 18 different states. There are also six sets of twins, five of which moved to campus on Monday.

Students moving in also received a special branded bag as part of “Communiversity” — Molloy University’s newest initiative in collaboration with the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce.

“Communiversity” was created in order to find ways for Molloy University to support local businesses that may have suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission of “Communiversity” is to strengthen the community of Rockville Centre by supporting all local merchants, organizations, schools and Molloy University.

The move-in bags included products, coupons and gift cards from 96 local merchants and organizations throughout Rockville Centre, including Front Street Bakery, George Martin’s Burger Bar and Jeannine’s Gifts.

Molloy University currently serves a student population of approximately 4,800 undergraduate and graduate students, working towards earning degrees in a variety of outstanding academic programs, including nursing, business, education, social work, music therapy, computer studies and many more.