Fall 2024 Move-In for New Students
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International Students: Aug. 12–16
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Pre-Flight Session Participants: Sunday, Aug. 18
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Transfer Students: Wednesday, Aug. 21
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First-Year Students (not registered for Pre-Flight Sessions): Thursday, Aug. 22
Schedule for Thursday, Aug. 22
7–10 a.m.
Aikens Hall, Scholars House and Smith Hall residents move in
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Hassinger Hall and Reed Hall residents move in
10 a.m. to 1:25 p.m.
FAMILY FAREWELL LUNCH, Evert Dining Room (Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center)
New students and their families and guests are welcome to a complimentary, all-you-care-to-eat lunch. It will mark the last scheduled event where students and families will be together. Plan time to say farewell, as students will begin orientation programming immediately after the Opening Convocation ceremony.
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
COMMUTER CHECK-IN, Burke Hawk Hub (Degenstein Campus Center)
Orientation materials for commuter students will be available for pickup at the Burke Hawk Hub, which is located on the main level of the campus center. At 12 p.m., meet other commuter students at a special lunch in Shearer Dining Rooms (Degenstein Campus Center).
1:30 p.m.
LINEUP, Kurtz Lane (between Degenstein Campus Center and the Sports Complex)
Students will line up and process as a class to the Convocation ceremony.
2 p.m.
OPENING CONVOCATION, Robert I. Estill Field House (James W. Garrett Sports Complex)
This annual ceremony marks the first time Susquehanna’s newest students come together as a class as well as the opening of a new academic year. Families and guests are invited to attend, and will be asked to depart at the conclusion of Opening Convocation. Students will remain in their seats for the start of orientation programming.
3p.m.
TAKE FLIGHT ORIENTATION, Field House
Immediately following the conclusion of Opening Convocation, new students will begin the required Take Flight Orientation programming (which runs through Sunday).
Move-In Process for New Students
All new first-year students will move into one of the following halls: Scholars House, Aikens Hall, Reed Hall, Smith Hall or Hassinger Hall. Transfer students will be assigned to other halls based on class year. To accommodate all new first-year students moving into residence halls, our move-in process proceeds on a staggered schedule (see above).
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Vehicles will be directed into the Move-In Line and will receive instructions from Campus Safety and orientation staff (see traffic details section below).
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New first-year residential students will receive their residence hall and orientation materials at the Drive-Thru Check-In.
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Vehicles will be directed to their assigned residence hall to begin unloading. Orientation Leaders and volunteers will help unload and take your items to your residence hall room. Assistance for move-in will be available from 7 a.m. to noon. Students who arrive after this time will be responsible for moving their belongings into their rooms and locating scheduled events.
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Once unloaded, vehicles will be directed to the nearest designated parking lot. Golf cart shuttles will be available to assist drivers getting you back to residence halls.
Traffic Details
Drivers are instructed to always remain with their vehicles and be alert for instructions from Campus Safety traffic directors. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended for any reason, as this causes unnecessary delays in the unloading process.
Campus Safety and the orientation staff will direct all vehicles to appropriate parking locations after items are unloaded.
Students: We strongly encourage you to have someone else be the driver of your car so that you can go into the residence hall while your vehicle is being unloaded. We need vehicles to be moved quickly to keep everything flowing — having a non-student driver will make the process smoother.
The Move-In Line begins at 313 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. We recommend using this address to aid in your directions. Traffic will be directed to access the Move-In Line from:
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Market Street to University Avenue
Please do not enter by way of Pine Street as this will significantly delay your process.
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Route 522 to University Avenue
Commuters and vehicles with Guests Only (no items to be moved in) will be directed to another lot instead of entering the Move-In Line (see placards below.)
Please view the Move-In Day Traffic Map below for more information. We thank you for following these directions to make your move-in as smooth as possible!
Click here to view the move-in day traffic map
Vehicle Placards
Vehicles will be directed to their designated buildings using the following placards. Placards must be prominently displayed on the vehicle dashboard.
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Download the placard from the list below that matches your designated building and print in COLOR.
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Place the placard on the vehicle dashboard so volunteers can clearly see and guide you to your building.
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To assist us with keeping the line moving, please only enter the move-in line if you have items to be moved into a residence hall. Any vehicle without items to be moved into buildings will be directed to the nearest designated parting lot.
*Guests Only: Please use the “Guests Only” vehicle placard for any additional vehicle that has only guests and nothing to be moved into the residence hall. (Guests Only vehicles will be directed to another parking area. Golf cart shuttles are provided to transport guests to their student’s residence hall.)
