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Move-In Day: What You Need to Know

Housing and Residence Life is excited to welcome students and families back to Mason soon! We will welcome our first-year residents to campus on Thursday, August 24 and our upperclass residents back on Saturday, August 26.

Since move-in is right around the corner, we want to make sure you understand Mason’s move-in day procedures. All students are assigned a move-in date, time, and campus entry point; students will receive this information in their Mason email. Move-in times are also posted on the Housing and Residence Life website. Be sure to arrive at the appropriate entrance and at your student’s assigned time to ensure you have access to move-in help from volunteers and the greatest availability of moving bins.

When can my student check in?

Freshmen & transfer students

  • All freshmen students may check in on Thursday, August 24 at or after their assigned check-in time.
  • All transfer students may check in on Saturday, August 26 at or after their assigned check-in time.
  • Please view assigned check-in times here. All check-in times are based on your student’s housing assignment.
  • Attending Orientation on Wednesday, August 23? All first-year and transfer students registered for orientation on Wednesday, August 23 may check-in on Wednesday, August 23 after orientation is completed. Please check in for move-in at your student’s neighborhood desk.

Returning residents

  • Returning students may check in on Saturday, August 26 at or after their assigned check-in time.
  • Please view assigned check-in times here. All check-in times are based on your student’s housing assignment.

Can my student check in early?
Freshman students are not allowed to check in early unless participating in a university-sponsored activity or registered and attending the August 23 orientation.

Any upperclass student who successfully volunteers for freshmen move-in as part of our Move Crew will be able to arrive early. Students who wish to sign up to be a Move Crew volunteer can do so here.

Where does my student check in?
Check-in for all freshmen on Thursday, August 24 is centralized via neighborhood until 4 p.m. It is important to follow directions and enter campus as instructed for your student’s assigned neighborhood. View and download move-in maps of each neighborhood here.

  • If your student is assigned to the Shenandoah Neighborhood (all Presidents Park buildings), you are to enter campus via Braddock Road onto Roanoke River Lane into Lot C. Look for signs and volunteers. You will remain in your car for check-in and then proceed to your area for unload.
  • If your student is assigned to the Rappahannock Neighborhood (Commons, Piedmont, Commonwealth, Dominion), you are to enter campus via University Drive and proceed to park in the Rappahannock parking deck. Your student will exit your vehicle and check-in will be in person at Hanover.

If you and your student arrive to campus for move-in after 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, please park your vehicle in a campus visitor lot and proceed by foot to the neighborhood desk of your student’s assignment. Here your student will receive a temporary parking permit to use during move-in.

  • Shenandoah Neighborhood (all Presidents Park buildings): Eisenhower Desk
  • Rappahannock Neighborhood (Commons, Piedmont, Commonwealth, Dominion): Piedmont Desk

Upperclass move-in
Upperclass move-in is on Saturday, August 26 and will take place in the building where your student is assigned until 4 p.m. Vehicles should be parked in a lot adjacent to your student’s building. Your student will then be able to proceed by foot to the building where he or she will receive a temporary parking permit for move-in.

If you and your student arrive to campus for move-in after 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, please park your vehicle in a campus visitor lot and proceed by foot to the neighborhood desk of your student’s assignment. Here your student will receive a temporary parking permit to use during move-in.

  • Shenandoah Neighborhood (Liberty Square and Potomac Heights): Eisenhower Desk
  • Rappahannock Neighborhood (Hampton Roads, Blue Ridge, Sandbridge, Piedmont, Tidewater, Northern Neck, Eastern Shore): Piedmont Desk
  • Aquia Neighborhood (Townhouses, Student Apartments, Rogers, Whitetop): Whitetop Desk
  • Mason Global Center Desk

If you have any questions, please contact Housing and Residence Life at (703) 993-2720 or housing@gmu.edu. We can’t wait to welcome you and your student to Mason!

Melissa Thierry
Associate Director, Housing Services
Housing and Residence Life