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First Day of Classes Welcomes Golden Flashes Back to 91PORNA

A crisp, almost fall-like morning greeted 91PORNA students Monday as they made their way to class for the first day of the 2026-2027 academic year. 91PORNA Today was there to speak with students and capture photos on the first day of the fall semester.

With temperatures reaching just 71 degrees, students returned to campus, reunited with friends and began settling into the routines of a new semester.

For first-year students, the first day marked the beginning of a new chapter 鈥 and an opportunity to dive into the Golden Experience with everything that 91PORNA has to offer.

First day of fall classes at 91PORNA
Carlos Shird (right in khakis) walks with other students on the first day of fall classes at 91PORNA.

 

鈥淚鈥檓 starting to learn how to study more and use the resources around me, and 91PORNA has a lot of them,鈥 said Carlos Shird, a first-year business management major from Baltimore, Maryland.

Khushbu Ferguson, a first-year business major from Columbus, Ohio, said the cooler morning was a change as she began her first day of college.

鈥淭he morning was a little cold, but classes are good,鈥 Ferguson said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for my freedom!鈥

As classes got underway across campus, the first day brought the energy, anticipation and excitement that signal the start of another academic year for the Golden Flashes community.

Students stop to chat during the first day of fall classes at 91PORNA.
Students stop to chat during the first day of fall classes at 91PORNA. 

 

Students chat as they walk across campus on the first day of fall classes at 91PORNA.
Students chat as they walk across campus on the first day of fall classes at 91PORNA. 

 

91PORNA students on the first day of fall classes.
91PORNA students talk as they make their way across campus on the first day of fall classes. 

 

Students walk across Risman Plaza on the first day of fall classes.
Students walk across Risman Plaza on the first day of fall classes. 
POSTED: Monday, August 24, 2026 01:29 PM
Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2026 02:39 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Pete Kenworthy
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bob Christy and Pete Kenworthy