{"id":5887,"date":"2023-08-03T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/?page_id=5887"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:05:52","slug":"move-in-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/move-in-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Move In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"move in 2\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/03\/move-in-2-e1773183227141.jpeg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6a6cad0fefb91 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 550px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6a6cad0fefb91\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 2.5em;\" data-name=\"title\" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\"><strong>New, Transfer &amp; Returning Students Move In<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center h3\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-name=\"title\" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\"><strong style=\"background-color: #e4a01b; color: black; padding: 2px 4px;\">September 3rd<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: #e4a01b; color: black; padding: 2px 4px;\">&#8211;<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: #e4a01b; color: black; padding: 2px 4px;\">September 9th, 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            \n\n            <h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moving Into the Residence Halls<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Residence Life is excited to welcome you to your new home at St. Olaf.\u00a0 Moving into a residence hall marks the beginning of an exciting chapter in your college experience, whether you&#8217;re a first-year student or returning to campus. Our staff is here to assist you with your transition, ensuring a smooth move-in process.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Please make sure to explore the links below which help to outline our students&#8217; move in experience.<\/h5>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-blue-light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-blue-light\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-purple\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-c.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">The Timeline<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\" query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"move in 2\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/03\/move-in-2-e1773183227141-370x245.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/03\/move-in-2-e1773183227141-540x340.jpeg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/03\/move-in-2-e1773183227141-370x245.jpeg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/03\/move-in-2-e1773183227141-270x170.jpeg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/new-student-housing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">New &#038; 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color: #000000;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #00827e;\"><strong>Thursday, September 3rd<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Approved Early Drop-offs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #00827e;\"><strong>Friday, September 4th<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New Student Move-in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #00827e;\"><strong>Sunday, September 6th &#8211; Wednesday, September 9th<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Returning Students Move-in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #00827e;\"><strong>Monday, September 7th<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Transfer Student Move-in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #00827e;\"><strong>Thursday, September 10th<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First Day of Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>*The arrival and departure dates for semester are standard for all students in the housing portal. All students should follow the dates on the website for their arrival and departure. Arrivals and departures outside of those dates on the website are approved through formal requests. The requests are made through applications within each student&#8217;s housing portal. If you have questions about your arrival and\/or departure contact Residence Life (housing@stolaf.edu).<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters  site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"220613_St-Olaf\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/st-olaf-4-e1768855033930-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/st-olaf-4-e1768855033930-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/st-olaf-4-e1768855033930-820x600.jpg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/st-olaf-4-e1768855033930-1120x824.jpg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"residential-services\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Residential Services<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h5>Explore our Residential Services webpage to discover the array of services, resources, and opportunities available to you as a resident of St. Olaf College. You\u2019ll find everything you need to make the most of your college living experience within a supportive environment to thrive academically, socially, and personally.<\/h5>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/residential-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"mailto:housing@stolaf.edu\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Questions about move-in logistics?<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact the Housing Office\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/newstudents\/orientation\/schedule\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">New &amp; Transfer Students Information<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReview the New Student Orientation Schedule\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5887","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5887"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15318,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5887\/revisions\/15318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}