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The First Step to Soaring - Move-In Day 2025

The Department of Residence Life and Housing Operations is preparing for your arrival to campus! For first time students moving away from home, Move-In Day can be filled with excitement at meeting your roommate, decorating your room, and exploring all that our beautiful campus has to offer. For our upper level students, Move-In Day often feels like returning home. We will maintain all important and necessary Move-In Day information on this portion of our website. Think of this as your one-stop shop to prepare for that exciting day! Please review our upcoming move in day information Fall 2025!

Fall 2025 Move-In Information

We cannot wait to have you arrive to campus for the 2025-2026 academic year! The following information will help prepare you for a quick and easy check in.

  • Cardinal Corner Newsletter: Extra! Extra! Read all about it in the Move-In edition of the Cardinal Corner!
  • Sign Up: All residents must sign up for a check-in time. New residents must ensure all required items on Step 2 of "Our Process" must be completed prior to your check-in time.
    • Move-In Sign Up Link
    • Please review our move-in Schedule to begin planning your arrival to campus. We are able to check students in between the following hours:
      • Thursday, August 21st - 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm (First Year Students)
      •  Friday, August 22nd - 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm (Upper Level Students)
      • Saturday, August 23rd - 10am-4pm (All Students)
      • Sunday, August 24th - 1pm-4pm (All Students)
  • Location: All check ins will occur in the Student Engagement Center on the Mezzanine Level, in the Student Engagement Center Ballroom. Once you have arrived at our check in location, you will proceed to the Mezzanine to complete your check in!
  • Red Bin Check Out Location: We have have limited numbers of red moving bins available for 1 hour check outs.
    • 8/21: Dubuis Lounge, Lower Level SEC, Joeris Hall Office, Sky View G2 entrance
    • 8/22 - 8/24: Avoca Washeteria, Joeris Hall Office, ICC 1st Floor, Lower Level SEC
  • Cardboard Drop Off: Be a sustainability partner by moving all card board to designated card board drop offs during your move-in experience. Help us make UIW greener for future cardinals!
    • Riverside parking (truck)
    • Avoca Apartments by trash cans (trailer)
    • Sky View gravel lots (trailer)

Our Process

  1. Please note that all Residence Life paperwork must be completed prior to checking in. This paperwork includes:
  2. Proceed to the designated parking by the Student Engagement Center
  3. Bring your UIW Student ID and proceed to the M level!

In the event you do not believe you will make your check-in reservation, please e-mail our department at housing@uiwtx.edu. We look forward to welcoming you to campus and seeing you Rise Up!

Please review the unloading zones and parking maps for Move-In 2025! It is very important that cars in unloading areas are actively unloading. Once your vehicle is unloaded, please park in the designated areas marked with a car on the map!

Resident Assistants will be hosting several closing information sessions to learn the processes for winter departures. Additional information and talking points will be provided on this portion as they become available. Residence Halls close for Fall 2025 on Friday, December 12th. Resident Assistants will host several information sessions on necessary steps to close out the semester.

Summer Process

The Department of Residence Life and Housing Operations is preparing for your arrival to campus! We will maintain all important and necessary Move-In Day information on this portion of our website. Think of this as your one-stop shop to prepare for that exciting day! Please review our upcoming move in day information Summer 2025!

Summer 2025 Move-In Information

We cannot wait to have you arrive to campus for the Summer 2025 semester! The following information will help prepare you for a quick and easy check in.

  • Sign Up: All residents must sign up for a check-in time. New residents must ensure all required items on Step 2 of "Our Process" must be completed prior to your check-in time.
    • Please review our move-in Schedule to begin planning your arrival to campus. We are able to check students in between the following hours:
      • Summer I
      • Summer II
  • Location: All check ins will occur in the Student Engagement Center on the 2nd floor, rooms 2050-2052 in the Student Engagement Center Ballroom. Once you have arrived at our check in location, you will proceed to the 2nd floor to complete your check in!
  • Red Bin Check Out Location: We have have limited numbers of red moving bins available for 1 hour check outs. The bin distribution centers are located at our check in location.

Our Process

  1. Please note that all Residence Life paperwork must be completed prior to checking in. This paperwork includes:
  2. Bring your UIW Student ID and proceed to the 2nd level!

In the event you do not believe you will make your check-in reservation, please e-mail our department at housing@uiwtx.edu. We look forward to welcoming you to campus and seeing you Rise Up!

Please monitor your Cardinal email for information on Summer closing expectations. The residence halls will close as follows:

Summer I: Halls close on Friday, July 4th

Summer II: Halls close on Friday, August 8th

Spring Process

The Department of Residence Life and Housing Operations is preparing for your arrival to campus! We will maintain all important and necessary Move-In Day information on this portion of our website. Think of this as your one-stop shop to prepare for that exciting day! Please review our upcoming move in day information Spring 2026!

Spring 2026 Move-In Information

We cannot wait to have you arrive to campus for the Spring 2026 semester! The following information will help prepare you for a quick and easy check in.

  • Sign Up: All residents must sign up for a check-in time. New residents must ensure all required items on Step 2 of "Our Process" must be completed prior to your check-in time.
    • Sign Ups will go active near the end of December
    • Please review our move-in Schedule to begin planning your arrival to campus. We are able to check students in between the following hours:
      • Friday, January 9th - 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm 
      • Saturday, January 10th - 1pm-5pm
      • Sunday, January 11th - 1pm-5pm
  • Location: All check ins will occur in the Student Engagement Center on the Mezzanine Level, in the Student Engagement Center Ballroom. Once you have arrived at our check in location, you will proceed to the Mezzanine to complete your check in!
  • Red Bin Check Out Location: We have have limited numbers of red moving bins available for 1 hour check outs. The bin distribution centers are located at our check in location.

Our Process

  1. Please note that all Residence Life paperwork must be completed prior to checking in. This paperwork includes:
  2. Proceed to the designated parking by the Student Engagement Center
  3. Bring your UIW Student ID

In the event you do not believe you will make your check-in reservation, please e-mail our department at housing@uiwtx.edu. We look forward to welcoming you to campus and seeing you Rise Up!

Residence Life and Housing Operations will host several closing information sessions throughout the residence halls. It is important for all residents to attend a closing information session to ensure you are prepared for closing and check outs.

Residence Halls close on Friday, May 8th.

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(210) 829-6034
housing@uiwtx.edu

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