- The Office of Student Living and Learning facilitates move-in and check-in for the three academic semesters: fall, spring and summer. Students will receive detailed information regarding check-in via their Rensselaer email account prior to moving in.
Fall Semester Opening
The anticipated move in schedule is below. Please note that some of these details may change.
Assigned Move-In Date and Time
Move-in for the fall 2023 semester is scheduled for Thursday, August 24, 2023. Please see below for your building's specific move-in time period:
Bray, Cary, Crockett, Davison, Warren, Quad (White III/White IV)
- 8:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Barton, Hall, Nason, Nugent, Sharp
- 12:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BARH
- 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Timeslots for your building are not available outside of the above timeframes. To ensure an efficient move-in process, you must sign up here for a specific time-slot for move-in. Under the Housing & Dining Forms tab of the housing portal, you will see the option to book a move-in appointment.
Residential Check-In
If arriving during normal move-in hours (Thursday, August 24, 2023, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.), you will proceed to the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) Click for directions to ECAV to retrieve your key.
Once you have received your room key, you will proceed to your assigned residential hall to move in your belongings. As our residence halls do not have large loading areas, you and any guests will be asked to unload your personal items outside of the building, park the car(s) in a designated parking lot near the hall, and proceed to move items to your room after the car has been parked.
Rensselaer does not provide any moving apparatus such as hand carts or dollies. Please consider purchasing or renting such apparatus to assist you with your move. Lastly, only one of the first year residence halls, Barton, has an elevator. As such, we encourage you to pack items in multiple, smaller boxes, thus making them easy to carry, than in a few, larger boxes. This should make move-in more pleasant. Move-in volunteers will be available to assist you with moving personal items into your room. Move-in volunteers are distributed across campus based on the number of volunteers, the size of the unloading area, and other considerations. You should always be prepared to move your items into the hall yourself.
Rensselaer is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access for students and guests with disabilities. For questions, or to discuss particular needs during move-in, students or their guests may contact Rensselaer’s Disability Services for Students Office at (518) 276-8197.
The anticipated move in schedule is below. Please note that some of these details may change.
Assigned Move-In Date and Time
Move-in for the fall 2023 semester is scheduled for Thursday, August 24, 2023. Please see below for your building's specific move-in time period:
Residential Check-In
If arriving during normal move-in hours (Thursday, August 24, 2023, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.), you will proceed to the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) Click for directions to ECAV to retrieve your key.
Once you have received your room key, you will proceed to your assigned residential hall to move in your belongings. As our residence halls do not have large loading areas, you and any guests will be asked to unload your personal items outside of the building, park the car(s) in a designated parking lot near the hall, and proceed to move items to your room after the car has been parked.
Rensselaer does not provide any moving apparatus such as hand carts or dollies. Please consider purchasing or renting such apparatus to assist you with your move. Lastly, only one of the first year residence halls, Barton, has an elevator. As such, we encourage you to pack items in multiple, smaller boxes, thus making them easy to carry, than in a few, larger boxes. This should make move-in more pleasant. Move-in volunteers will be available to assist you with moving personal items into your room. Move-in volunteers are distributed across campus based on the number of volunteers, the size of the unloading area, and other considerations. You should always be prepared to move your items into the hall yourself.
Rensselaer is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access for students and guests with disabilities. For questions, or to discuss particular needs during move-in, students or their guests may contact Rensselaer’s Disability Services for Students Office at (518) 276-8197.
Housing Transition Process Overall Process
Prior to Returning Your Summer 2023 Key, Please Ensure That in Your Summer 2023 Room You:
Key Return
Check-Out Fee
Please re-read this memo carefully, you are responsible for fully understanding the transition process from your Summer 2023 to Fall 2023 room assignment. If you have questions, contact the Office of Student Living and Learning at (518) 276-6284 or via email at reslife@rpi.edu. |
Move-in: August 26, 2023 and August 27, 2023
We cannot accommodate upperclass arrivals earlier than these dates.
Assigned Move-In Date and Time Move-in for the Fall 2023 semester is scheduled for Saturday, August 26, 2023, between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 27, 2023 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. To ensure an efficient move-in process, the Office of Student Living and Learning is requiring each student to select a move-in time in the Housing and Dining Portal. Under the Housing & Dining Forms tab of the housing portal, you will see the option to book a move-in appointment. You may not move in before August, 26, 2023, unless participating in campus sponsored events. We encourage you to adhere to your selected move-in time if at all possible. If, due to travel or other extenuating circumstances, you are unable to arrive during your selected move-in timeslot but can still arrive between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023 or between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2023, please go directly to ECAV upon arrival. If you are unable to arrive before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2023, please email our office (reslife@rpi.edu) with your intended move-in time and we will assist you as best as possible. Residential Check-In If arriving during normal move-in hours (Saturday, August 26, 2023, between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 27, 2023 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.), you will proceed to the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) Click for directions to ECAV to retrieve your key. Once you have received your room key, you will proceed to your assigned residential hall to move in your belongings. As our residence halls do not have large loading areas, you and any guests will be asked to unload your personal items outside of the building, park the car(s) in a designated parking lot/area near the hall, and proceed to move items to your room after the car has been parked. Rensselaer does not provide any moving apparatus such as hand carts or dollies. Please consider purchasing or renting such apparatus to assist you with your move. Lastly, only some of the upperclass residence halls (Polytechnic, City Station West, and Blitman) have an elevator. As such, we encourage you to pack items in multiple, smaller boxes, thus making them easy to carry, than in a few, larger boxes. This should make move-in more pleasant Lastly, Rensselaer is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access for students and guests with disabilities. For questions, or to discuss particular needs during move-in, students or their guests may contact Rensselaer’s Disability Services for Students Office at (518) 276-8197. |
Spring Semester
Check-in instructions will also be emailed to students via their Rensselaer email in January. Students will not be able to check-in/move-in prior to their residence hall designated check-in time.
Check-in instructions will also be emailed to students via their Rensselaer email in January. Students will not be able to check-in/move-in prior to their residence hall designated check-in time.
Check-in instructions will also be emailed to students via their Rensselaer email in January. Students will not be able to check-in/move-in prior to their residence hall designated check-in time.
Summer Semester
Students will move back to campus for the summer term on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Additional details regarding move-in will be shared in upcoming emails. Due to the timing of commencement, moving in before May 21, 2023 is not an option.
More information regarding the Arch 2023 housing process and move-in can be found here.
If moving in to live on-campus for classes that start on May 22, 2023, you will receive move-in information in the next few weeks. Your move-in day will be May 21, 2023.
If moving in at another time throughout the summer, you will receive information about moving in closer to that date.