{"id":14329,"date":"2021-08-18T16:21:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T21:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=14329"},"modified":"2021-09-01T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T21:02:40","slug":"welcome-back-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/welcome-back-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back, Saints!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maryville is excited to welcome all students back to campus for Fall 2021! We extend an extra special welcome to new Maryville Saints and their families. 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