Welcome to Residential Life at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ!
- New first-year and transfer student move-in: Friday, Aug. 15 through Saturday, Aug. 16 at your scheduled time
- Returning student move-in: Saturday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 17 at your scheduled time
You must arrive at your scheduled move-in day/time. Contact Residential Life with any issues.
What to bring, what to share and what not to bring
It's easy to overestimate what you need to bring. Keep in mind there are items that are not allowed in the residence halls and other items that you may want to share with your roommates. Here's a list of what’s included in your room, what to bring, what not to bring and what’s prohibited.
Color & Shape-Coded Arrival Plans
As you arrive to campus you will see a variety of signage utilizing the following information:
Following this signage will allow us to quickly direct you to the correct area for unloading.
Additionally, given our move-in operations, traditional GPS systems will not be accurate to the on-campus traffic patterns for the weekend. We ask that you disable using GPS once entering campus and instead using this that will direct you to your residence hall.
Move-in process
The entire move-in process can take 1–2 hours. In order to provide our students and families the best service possible, students will select a move-in day and time between 9am and 3pm and must arrive during their designated time block.
Arrival
Have your Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University ID card or QR code for housing available.
If you don't have an ID card, login to this for a housing QR code you can use. Display this on your phone when you check in.
Lower campus residents (, , , , )
Use the main entrance at (off Vestal Parkway East/Route 434) and follow signs to check-in at your community building.
Apartments Community (Susquehanna and Hillside) residents
Enter campus at the Bunn Hill Road (West Access Rd) entrance and proceed to your community’s check-in location. Susquehanna residents check in at Choconut 102. Hillside residents check in at the Hillside Commons.
Use this that will direct you to your residence hall.
Arriving Late?
If you need to arrive after Aug. 17 for any reason, please contact your community area office and make an appointment with them to arrive during business hours (Monday – Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.). If you require an exception to that time frame, that will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the community area office.
Unloading your belongings
Once you have completed check-in, you will be instructed to unload belongings at a designated drop-off area and then move your car to a designated parking area. There will be big, green laundry carts available to load your belongings into. Ideally, the student will be checking in while someone is moving the car and a third person is staying with the belongings. We will have staff and volunteers on hand to help.
B-Welcome Crew
Look for our B-Welcome Crew in the bright green T-shirts who volunteer to assist students and families during move-in. The crew will help load your belongings into green laundry carts to transport to your room.
Parking and transportation
After you unload, vehicles must be moved. Family vehicles may temporarily park in . Due to lot closures for move-in, resident students must park in lots F1, F2, G1, Y5 or ZZ south overnight. All 24-hour lots will reopen at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. Residents must move their vehicles between 6 p.m. and midnight on Aug. 17 to a 24-hour lot.
blue buses will be transporting students/families between the parking lots and the residence halls. will offer service throughout the community. BC Transit will temporarily only be picking up and dropping off in parking lot C, in front of the Anderson Center, Friday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 17.
If you have a disability and need assistance traveling across campus, look for any Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University employee. They will direct you to the nearest assistance offering and resources. Use this that will direct you to your residence hall.
Don't forget to fill out a Room Condition Report!
Once you're in your room, you will need to submit an online as soon as possible. This documents the condition of the room and furniture at the time of move-in and is used to determine damage billing when a student moves out. It must be filled out correctly to ensure you will not be held responsible for a pre-existing condition in the room. Check with staff if you have problems submitting this report or need a computer.
B-Welcome events
Join us for events continuing through the end of August including University Fest, open houses,
academic programs, tours and fun activities! 
Stay connected for photos and info!
Check out our for photos of our families and residents moving in, and move-in information!