We're excited to welcome you to campus! If you've selected the first Fall 2026 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 two required steps. You'll pick up your room key (if you're living on campus), your campus ID card, and a few welcome items. 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
Learn more
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.
Learn moreArrival Day One (Monday)
Flying into Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport? A University shuttle bus will run from 10 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.
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, Susan B. Anthony, and Tiernan Halls
Direct your driver to your residential area office to pick up your room key. 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.
For Genesee, Gilbert, Hoeing, Susan B. Anthony, and Tiernan Halls
Direct your driver to your residence hall. Once you've arrived, call the Resident Assistant (RA) on duty (). The RA will meet you to unlock your room, so you can move your belongings 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 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 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 organizations and companies will also be on-site, including local banks and national cell phone companies 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.
Arrival Day One (Monday)
If you're driving to campus, 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.
Vew detailed parking instructions for students with parking permits (upperclass residential students only) and families/guests, as well as shuttle information.