FALL 2021 MOVE IN

Housing and Residence Life staff can't wait for your student to move in! We are here to support them during the 2021-22 academic year! If you have questions, please contact HRL at 812-468-2000 or living@usi.edu.

If your student has not signed up for a move in time, please have them do so now! Log into myUSI, click on the Housing icon and look for the move in link.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON MOVE IN DAY (August 14-22)

Drive Through Check In (Early Arrival/LLC/New Student/Returning Student)

When you arrive to campus please take the USI exit from Highway 62 onto University Boulevard. Follow the signs to parking lot B. You will stop at the Welcome Week tent (August 18-19) first and then the Housing Check In tent. After you check in you can then go move into your new home!

Students should not show up early for their assigned move in time. The move in time slot is for when students are at the check in tent. After the student has checked in, they will have 45 minutes to unload and park vehicles after they have reached their residence hall or apartment building.

Move In Carts

There will be carts available for students to use at the residence halls (August 18-19) to move items into the buildings.

Drive Through Check In Map

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Residence Hall Map

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Apartment Map

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GUESTS DURING MOVE IN

To help maintain safety of all students, guests, faculty, and staff, the following guidelines have been implemented:

1. Students and guests should be mindful of others moving in and follow the University’s guidelines for COVID-19 safety. Face coverings are required indoors on the USI campus, regardless of vaccination status, and until further notice. Physical distancing of 3 feet or more will continue to be required. Learn more about USI’s COVID-19 Information.
2. No one who feels ill or has a fever (self-diagnosed) should come to campus.
3. Strongly discourage individuals of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions that might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 from coming to campus.

CHECK IN TENT (AUGUST 14-22)

All students (Early Arrival/LLC/New Student/Returning Student) will check in at the Housing Check In tent located in the back of parking lot B Saturday, August 14-Sunday, August 22. Residents will receive their room key, parking decal (for those who have preregistered their vehicle) and other relevant information.

PACKING LIST

Check out our packing list and tips to help plan for move in and living on campus.

MAIL AND PACKAGES

HRL will begin accepting mail and packages for fall residents on Monday, August 16. If you are not a summer housing resident, please do not have anything sent to campus prior to August 16. Please visit Mail and Packages for more information on how items should be addressed and where to pick up mail and packages.

MEAL PLANS

Munch Money begins Saturday, August 14 and meal plans begin Saturday, August 21 with brunch. For more information about meal plans visit Sodexo.

WELCOME WEEK TENT (AUGUST 18-19)

Welcome Week information will be distributed at a tent located before the Housing Check In tent. Students will receive a welcome packet that includes the Welcome Week schedule, information from departments on tasks to complete before classes start, checklist of what and how to take care of business on campus, and a map on where to find things. 

PARKING PERMITS

Housing residents must register their vehicle online. The vehicle registration form is available online. Students who complete the parking registration prior to their move in date, will be able to pick up a packet at check in that will include the parking permit decal, decal placement instructions and other important information. Visit USI.edu/parking for more information about parking on campus.

Parking regulations will be in effect the first day of the fall semester. During fall and spring semesters, housing residents may not park in campus lots between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday-Friday, on days when classes are in session.

EARLY ARRIVALS

Early arrivals are for students who need to move in early for a University sponsored activity or program.

Early arrival move in for freshmen and transfer students will be Saturday, August 14-Tuesday, August 17. Early arrival move in for returning students will be Saturday, August 14-Thursday, August 19. The early arrival request form is on myUSI. This request is subject to approval by Housing and Residence Life staff. Requests to move in prior to August 14 will not be approved.

The hours for the early move in dates August 14-15 will be noon to 4 p.m. The hours for the early move in dates August 16-19 will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.