Slideshow Slideshow: Let the semester begin
Campus was bustling with activity as classes commenced Wednesday on the first day of UW–Madison’s Fall 2017 semester. This was the serious side of the start of the school year, while a wave of Wisconsin Welcome events, including Sunday Funday and continuing into the coming weeks, served as icebreakers. Photos by Jeff Miller and bryce richter
Students pass through the stately columns of Agricultural Hall on the first day of classes of the Fall 2017 semester. Photo by: Jeff Miller
For many, the first day of classes required the obligatory first hike up Bascom Hill. Photo by: Jeff Miller
But don't worry — it's all downhill from there. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Students walk past event notices chalked on the faces of the steps leading from Library Mall to Bascom Hill. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Forward Matthew Freytag and other members of the Wisconsin men's hockey team hand out free t-shirts and coffee as they welcome students walking through Library Mall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
On Sunday Funday, part of Wisconsin Welcome Week activities, Zach Thomas dives through an obstacle course station.
It's strictly discs as students play Ultimate Frisbee. Photo by: Bryce Richter
Ashley Neumann shows off her balancing skills on the log rolling station. Photo by: Bryce Richter
A soccer player gets a kick out of a shirts vs. skins game. Photo by: Bryce Richter
If you recognize this ball, you might be a rugby fan.
Members of the Shorin-Ryu Karate Club practice. Photo by: Bryce Richter
Connor Akers connects during the whiffle ball home run derby. Photo by: Bryce Richter
A sign encourages students to sign up for a Rec Sports club at one of the many club sports stations during the the Sunday Funday Wisconsin Welcome event. Photo by: Bryce Richter
Witte-bound Colin Haese bonds with UW-Madison mascot Bucky Badger during residence hall move-in days. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Badger Buddy volunteers welcome and help new students moving into the southeast residence halls on Aug. 26. In the background is Ogg Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Bucky stops for a photo with STEM Immersion mentors from the Wiscience program. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Countless Badger Buddy volunteers welcome and help new students moving into Sellery Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Bucky and Badger Buddy volunteers welcome new students moving into the southeast residence halls. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Badger Buddy volunteers help new students -- including, at center, undergraduate James Fischer of Columbus, Ohio -- moving into Witte Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Bucky helps Anders Rajka unload a boxed futon for his daughter, Emily Rajka of New Jersey. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Bucky helps new students moving into Witte Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
It's thumbs up for undergraduate Meghan Drahiem, from Mankato, Minnesota, as UW-Madison mascot Bucky welcomes the new students moving into Witte Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Hunter Hefti, at right, gets a welcome from Bucky as he moves into Witte Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Undergraduate roommates Ashlyn Mattes (left), from Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Madison Shell, of Franklin, Wisconsin, pose for a photo with Bucky. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Badger Buddy volunteers welcome and help new students moving into Sellery Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Becky Frielich high-fives Bucky as her son, Colin Haese, from Neenah, Wisconsin, is moving into Witte Residence Hall. Photo by: Jeff Miller
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