Returning Student Move-In
Summer is beginning to wind down, and many people on campus are busy preparing for your return. In this message, you will find some important information associated with your return to campus and the start of a new academic year. Some of you will return in just a few weeks for various college programs, so we wanted to ensure that this information reaches you in a timely manner.
You will not be able to check into your fall housing before Saturday, August 29, 2026, unless you are working for a college office or department that has made prior arrangements with Residence Life & Housing for your early return. Please check your Housing Self-Service to confirm your arrival date.
Early Arrivals
All returning students have received an email with access to the Early Arrival Request Form.
This form closes at the end of the day on Friday, July 31 - all requests must be submitted by then. If you are working for a college office or department that made prior arrangements for you to arrive early, please have that staff or faculty member send us your updated arrival date.
Returning Student Move-In - Saturday & Sunday, August 29-30, 2026
Returning students can check in to their residential spaces starting Saturday, August 29 at 9am. Students will pick up their residential key on Dwalk near the ATS parking lot.
Check-in locations are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Keys will not be available for pickup between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. Sunday to Monday unless prior arrangements are made with Residence Life & Housing. Please contact Residence Life & Housing directly at reslife@dickinson.edu with any questions.
Room Condition and Inventory Report
All students must review their room condition and inventory report upon moving into their fall housing assignment. Information on how to access the inventory report will be posted on your door when you move in. You should find your room condition and inventory report on the Housing portal through Gateway. Updates must be made by Friday, September 11.
We realize that some students may want to change rooms within their suite, small house, or apartment. If you do this, you must email reslife@dickinson.edu to let us know who is in which rooms. We must have an accurate housing roster, and we must also know who has which keys to which rooms. You may not make changes outside of your individual suite, small house, or apartment without permission from Residence Life & Housing. There is a freeze on any room changes for the first two weeks of classes and ends on Friday, September 11.
Green Move-In
The Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) would like to remind you to reduce waste during move-in and keep as much as possible out of the landfill. There will be recycling stations throughout campus. Please break down all cardboard boxes so that there is space for others to recycle their boxes, and place them on flat piles at collection sites. As you pack, please consider reducing waste and purchasing recycled & reusable materials as much as possible. If you have any questions on sorting recycling, please contact CSE directly at sustainability@dickinson.edu.