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Lindsey Wilson University community welcomes Class of 2030 'One thing still brings us all together, and that's the fact that we are all Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders.' By Duane Bonifer Lindsey Wilson University freshman Maddi Helm likes to be early. Helm and her mother, Olivia Jackson, were the first in line to check in at Biggers Sports Center before it opened at 9:30amCT on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Helm's father, Jeff Jackson, and her sister, Mallorie Helm, were the first to pull up to the university's Campus Quadrangle, which had been converted into a temporary unloading zone for residential students. Helm is among more than 500 new undergraduate students enrolled this year at Lindsey Wilson. Although residential students started to return to campus in early August, it felt like more than half of them checked in on Saturday as a fleet of cars, sport utility vehicles and trucks pulled into Columbia all morning long. Helm, who is from Leitchfield, started packing for her Phillips Hall room more than two months ago. Her mother said she was "sad to watch her pack." "But we're excited for her," said Olivia Jackson. "We're excited that she will be branching out and making new friends outside of our little town." Helm said she's eager to make new friends while majoring in nursing. "I am looking forward to going to a smaller school where everyone knows you," she said. Fellow freshman Brison Nuckols of Tompkinsville, who said he did not start packing until this week, was equally excited about discovering new adventures at Lindsey Wilson while majoring in business administration and playing basketball. So were his parents, Randy and Julie, who helped him move into his Richardson Hall room, along with girlfriend, Jessie Cook. "We're very excited for him," said Randy Nuckols. "We're excited to see him grow and become independent." If there was an award for the earliest packer, it likely would have been presented to Jackie Mason, mother of Lindsey Wilson freshman Liz Mason of Louisville. She started packing "around Christmas, just to make sure we had everything we needed when we got here." Large residential population No matter when residential students started packing to move into Lindsey Wilson's residence halls, which will have close to 1,000 residents this school year, they received plenty of help when they arrived on campus on Saturday. The Blue Raider football team was on hand to carry students' items and luggage into residence halls (Elijah Clark '30 of Christiana, Tennessee, reported that he had carried eight mini refrigerators to residence hall rooms in less than an hour); the university's residence life staff was spread throughout campus to direct traffic and answer questions; and faculty and staff members manned tables in Biggers Sports Center to help students complete the check-in process. And the Blue Raider Band serenaded the campus with a special noon concert. One of those Lindsey Wilson employees who helped make move-in and check-in a smooth process was women's resident director Megan Sutton '26. Although this year marked her first move-in weekend as a university employee, Sutton was no stranger to the experience. Sutton, who graduated from Lindsey Wilson in May, worked for three years in residence life while an undergraduate. "It's definitely feeling like you are on the opposite side of history," said Sutton. "I get to see the excitement and anxiety of students and parents, and I get to be the one that fixes it rather than experiences it." This year's new Lindsey Wilson students, which include 42 legacy students, come from 35 counties and 29 U.S. states. And while the freshman class includes a fair number of students from the East and West coasts, few could say they hailed from the end of a trail. That honor belongs to freshman Josie Clark of Oregon City, Oregon, whose hometown near Portland is known as the End of the Oregon Trail. The most common birth month for members of the Class of 2030 is October, and the most popular name among new students is Addison. Business administration is the most popular major new students declared. But no matter where they came from or what they plan to study, Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association President Luke Popplewell '29 of Russell Springs, told his new classmates at the kickoff event in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center that they would find a lot in common at LWU. "I want you all to feel welcome here at L-Dub," said Popplewell, referring to the university's unofficial nickname. "One thing still brings us all together, and that's the fact that we are all Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders." Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr. urged members of the Class of 2030 to take advantage of their "incredible opportunity (and) to do more than just attend L-Dub." "Your class, the Class of 2030, will accomplish amazing things," he said. "You will travel across this country together, and other countries as well. You will sing and act and dance and make music together. You will feed the homeless, visit the elderly, and teach children together. You will laugh, you will cry, you will grieve, and you will celebrate together. You will win national championships together." This story was posted on 2026-08-23 22:04:39
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