We're excited to welcome you to campus! If you've selected the first Fall 2025 arrival day, you will be expected to arrive to campus on this day and complete all the required check-in steps during open hours.
Your arrival day will consist of three required steps. You'll pick up your room key (if you're living on campus), your campus ID card, a few welcome items, and your textbooks and course materials. If your family members are with you, they can also attend Welcome Week check-in to pick up their own welcome item.
Required for residential students only
Time: your scheduled move-in time slot
Location: begins at either the Barbara J. Burger iZone or the Valentine Lot (depending on how you're arriving to campus)
Items to complete: pick up your room key and move into your room
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Required for all students
Open: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. (EDT)
Location: Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge
Items to complete: Pick up your campus ID card*, welcome items, and mailbox information
*All students are required to show a government-issued ID in order to pick up their campus ID card.
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Required for all students
Open: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (EDT)
Location: University Bookstore, 1305 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620
Items to complete: Pick up your textbooks and course materials (must have received confirmation from Barnes & Noble that they are ready for pick-up)
Learn moreArrival Day One (Monday)
Flying into Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport? A University shuttle bus will run from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. (EDT) to transport you directly to campus.
The last pick-up from the airport will be at 9:30 p.m. (EDT). Find the University of Rochester staff in baggage claim (on the lower level of the airport) to be directed to the shuttle bus pick-up location.
On your assigned arrival day, you'll begin your Residential Life check-in process at a specific location, based on what mode of transportation you're taking to campus.
Please find your planned arrival method for instructions on where to go on arrival day.
You will be dropped off at the entrance to the Barbara J. Burger iZone at the back of Rush Rhees Library, where staff will be waiting to greet you and begin the Residential Life check-in process.
Once your move-in time slot arrives, the Welcome Week team will help transport you and your luggage to your residence hall, where you will pick up your room key and move your belongings into your room.
At the beginning of your scheduled move-in time slot, direct your driver to the entrance to the Barbara J. Burger iZone at the back of Rush Rhees Library, located at 755 Library Road. Residential Life staff will be there to greet you and begin the Residential Life check-in process.
After you have been cleared, the Welcome Week team will help transport you and your luggage to your residence hall, where you will pick up your room key and move your belongings into your room.
View drop-off spot (Google Maps)
Only available from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (EDT)
At the beginning of your scheduled move-in time slot, drive to the Valentine Lot, located on Kendrick Road, just south of the Medical Center campus. Residential Life staff will be there to greet you and begin the check-in process.
Once your vehicle has been cleared, you will be directed to follow the signs to your residence hall, where you will pick up your room key and staff will help you move your belongings into your room.
View location (Google Maps)If you experience travel delays, contact your residential area office and the orientation team (orientation@rochester.edu) to let them know of your updated arrival time. Please expand the appropriate box below to view instructions for arrivals after 8 p.m. (EDT):
For Genesee, Gilbert, Hoeing, Lovejoy, Susan B. Anthony, and Tiernan Halls
Direct your driver to your residential area office to pick up your room key and Room Condition Form. Then, head to your residence hall to move into your room.
For all other residence halls
Direct your driver to your assigned residence hall and call the Department of Public Safety at 1-585-275-3333 to get access to your room for the night. (If you don't have a U.S. phone on you, look for a blue light phone outside of your residence hall in order to call the Department of Public Safety.)
On Tuesday, you will be required to complete the rest of your check-in steps.
Direct your driver to your residence hall. Once you've arrived, call the Resident Assistant (RA) on duty (find their phone number). The RA will meet you to unlock your room, so you can move your belongings into your room.
On Tuesday, you will be required to complete the rest of your check-in steps.
Direct your driver to your assigned residence hall and call the Department of Public Safety at 1-585-275-3333 to get access to your room for the night. (If you don't have a U.S. phone on you, look for a blue light phone outside of your residence hall in order to call the Department of Public Safety.)
On Tuesday, you will be required to complete the rest of your check-in steps.
Required for all students
9 a.m.–8 p.m. (EDT)
Check in for Welcome Week with the orientation team to pick up your campus ID card*, welcome bag, Welcome Week wristband, t-shirt, and mailbox information.
Family members are encouraged to stop by the Parent & Family Lounge on the fourth floor to pick up their own welcome item and learn more about Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's events.
Representatives from local banks and national cell phone companies will also be available on the fourth floor to help you set up a Rochester-area bank account or U.S. phone plan, if needed.
*All students are required to show a government-issued ID in order to pick up their campus ID card.
Required for all students
10 a.m.–8 p.m. (EDT)
If you received a confirmation email that your course materials are ready for pick-up, they will be available at the University bookstore.
We encourage you to utilize the University shuttles, as parking is limited. The bookstore is serviced by the Blue Line, which departs every 20 minutes from the back of Rush Rhees Library. The closest stop to the bookstore is the College Town (Texas de Brazil) stop. Please plan at least 1 hour to make the round trip.
For live tracking of the Blue Line, download the Passio Go! app from your device's app store.
Arrival Day One (Monday)
If you're driving to campus on Monday, make sure to follow the instructions listed above for the Residential Life check-in and move-in process, beginning at Valentine Lot on Kendrick Road.
If you are an upperclass residential student, please park in the assigned spot associated with your parking permit after you complete your move-in. Families: after completing the move-in process, please park in Intercampus Drive Lot.
Welcome Week App
After you've completed your required check-in steps, it's time to explore campus! You can find all arrival days events in the Welcome Week app. The app also features campus resources, recommendations and tips from your Orientation Leaders, and arrival day information. Learn how to download the app and use its features when it launches in mid-August.