{"id":9208,"date":"2026-01-20T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:46:32","slug":"troy-universitys-campus-comes-to-life-as-spring-semester-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/01\/20\/troy-universitys-campus-comes-to-life-as-spring-semester-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy University&#8217;s campus comes to life as spring semester begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Wednesday\u00a0was the first day of class at Troy\u00a0University and although the spring semester usually marks\u00a0students&#8217;\u00a0return, some\u00a0students\u00a0are\u00a0beginning\u00a0their\u00a0very\u00a0first semester at college.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One first-semester student,\u00a0Hannah Chappell,\u00a0said her first college class experience\u00a0was more welcoming than she expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody was&nbsp;really nice&nbsp;and the professor was&nbsp;really nice&nbsp;and I&nbsp;kind of talked&nbsp;to her a little bit,&#8221; Chappell said. &#8220;She had told us ways that&nbsp;she\u2019ll&nbsp;help us with our studying and, you know, she knows that a lot of us are new so that meant a lot to me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chappell\u00a0said she is\u00a0particularly excited\u00a0for\u00a0an aspect of college life\u00a0she\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0yet had the chance to experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDefinitely&nbsp;the sports,&#8221; Chappell said.&nbsp;&#8220;I&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;do any sports&nbsp;anymore,&nbsp;but I&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;wait to go to the games.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LOOKING BACK: Check out last semester&#8217;s top stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/11\/21\/troy-university-chancellor-announces-his-retirement-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Troy University Chancellor announces his retirement plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/11\/21\/campus-kitchens-supports-community-amid-snap-uncertainty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campus Kitchens supports community amid SNAP uncertainty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/11\/12\/sga-passes-new-safety-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SGA passes new safety resolution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/10\/28\/tupd-identifies-person-behind-ai-generated-dorm-fire-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TUPD identifies person behind AI-generated dorm fire photo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/25\/troy-public-radio-reacts-to-federal-funding-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Troy Public Radio reacts to federal funding cuts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/19\/troy-announces-ache-approval-of-doctor-of-chiropractic-program\/\">TROY announces ACHE approval of Doctor of Chiropractic program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/10\/tupd-makes-safety-measure-suggestions-for-veterans-memorial-stadium\/\">TUPD makes safety suggestions for Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from new experiences and activities, many students are choosing to focus on self-improvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m looking forward to fulfilling my goals of maintaining a 4.0 and doing good in my classes, meeting new people and getting back&nbsp;into&nbsp;more clubs,&#8221; said second-semester freshman, Alex Barett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also hopes to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;upon&nbsp;some of his personal challenges from last semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOverworking myself, feeling like burnt out and putting too much on&nbsp;myself,&#8221; Barett said. &#8220;And I feel like the way I can like manage that is just taking breaks here and there, or just you, know, walking around, or go workout, or&nbsp;go do&nbsp;something I enjoy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another student, RJ Shamberger, is taking this semester to focus on growing his abilities&nbsp;on the football field, on top of&nbsp;his&nbsp;work in the classroom.&nbsp;One way he is doing that is by surrounding himself with support.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt feels great man,&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;blessed to have some people that love me, some coaches that love me, and my teammates that love me,&#8221; Shamberger said.&nbsp;&#8220;I\u2019m&nbsp;looking for a big spring on the field and trying to get me a spot [on the football team] during the fall.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can ease their way back into the swing of classes and college life via Spring Welcome Week activities.\u00a0You can find upcoming events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/troyuniversitywelcomeweek\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@troyuniversitywelcomeweek<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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