WATERVILLE -- As many students head back to class this week, welcome activities are in full swing on college campuses.

At Thomas College, new students were busy with orientation and a welcome celebration.

The senior coordinator for student activities says as students take their first steps on campus it's important to ensure there's plenty of social opportunities, as it can be easy for some students to isolate themselves.

"Meeting new people is really important especially when you're coming to a campus and you might not know anybody and you have to get out there and find your team, is what we say here at Thomas," said Michael Sales, Senior Coordinator for student activities. "Team for us could be an athletic team, but if you're not an athlete who are those people that you're going to s

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