New Students Moving to Campus

New students should arrive on Saturday, August 15. In order to control the number of people in the residence halls, we will have students sign up for a one-hour block to arrive on campus and move their belongings into their room. Each new student may have two people assist them during that time period.

Unfortunately, Drop-off/Drop-by will not be taking place this year.

Yes. New students may have two helpers for an hour of time. Students will sign up for a block of time when they will be expected to move into their room. A schedule will be available at SignUp.com on July 6, 2020.

Yes, New Student Orientation will begin on Saturday, August 15.

Our campus is closed to visitors, now and throughout the fall semester. This includes access to academic buildings and residence halls. Instead, we have developed a self-guided driving audio tour of campus and you can register for the hour-long driving tour online until August 7 and beginning again on August 24.

Please note that, once parents have moved in their student during the allowed move-in time slot, even parents cannot return to campus as visitors for the remainder of the semester. This is for the health and safety of all students living on campus.

Please refer to the International Student FAQ page for more details.

During our opening, Fairfield Inn & Suites and Archer House will have room for guests. If those are full, we’d recommend AmericInn. For more information on the move-in process, please visit our new student move-in website.

To request a deferral, students need to email their admissions officer and Dave Wagner (wagner@stolaf.edu) with a request to defer. Please include the desired timeframe to start (February 2021 and September 2021) and reasons for the request. Students who are granted a deferral will retain their merit scholarships, but are not allowed to take college courses from another institution.