{"id":11268,"date":"2018-08-31T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T19:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:05:05","slug":"move-in-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/move-in-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s What to Expect on Move-In Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/what-to-bring-to-campus\/\">More information: What to Bring to Campus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Move-in day is an exciting time at Kalamazoo College as first-year students arrive. Orientation-related events will continue throughout the week, but here\u2019s what students and families can expect Tuesday, Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11270\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11270\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-600x768.jpg\" alt=\"Student moving in on move-in day 2017\" width=\"584\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-600x768.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-300x384.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student move-in day will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Report to Your Residence Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student move-in day runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note that morning is traditionally the busiest time for moving in, and families are encouraged to arrive throughout the day for an easier experience. Resident assistants and peer leaders will be available at check-in tables at each residence hall, where students may pick up their orientation packets. Residential Life staff also will be there to provide students with their K IDs and room keys.<\/p>\n<p>Students and families who expect to arrive after 4 p.m. should contact Student Development at <a href=\"mailto:housing@kzoo.edu\">housing@kzoo.edu<\/a> or 269-337-7210 as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/student-life\/residential-living\/\">Residential Life<\/a> requires that health verification forms be complete before students check in. Students with incomplete health information will be directed to the Health Center at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184609\">Hicks Student Center<\/a>. Health Center staff will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Your Questions Answered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/student-life\/\">Student Development<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a> representatives will staff an information table from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184609\">Hicks Student Center<\/a>. Stop by for schedules, maps, directions and a list of local restaurants for those who choose to eat dinner off campus. K\u2019s bookstore will be open during the same hours at Hicks, offering 20 percent off Kalamazoo College imprinted items.<\/p>\n<p>Students who have questions about connecting to K\u2019s wireless network can meet Information Services staff in the main lounges at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17916\">Harmon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17920\">Hoben<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/18259\">Trowbridge<\/a> halls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Observe Athletics Practices, Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eight intercollegiate fall athletics teams including football, men\u2019s and women\u2019s soccer, volleyball, men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf, and men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country will hold practices and competitions from 3 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Families are welcome to have dinner between 5 and 7 p.m. on campus at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184616\">Welles Dining Hall<\/a> or venture off campus to local restaurants. New students may use their student ID, which also serves as a meal card, to access the dining hall. Families may pay $10.30 a person at the dining hall entrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feel Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Jorge G. Gonzalez, Vice President of Student Development and Dean of Students Sarah Westfall, First-Year Class Dean Jennifer Einspahr, College Chaplain Liz Candido, peer leaders and the Office of Student Involvement will conduct the Hornet Student Welcome from 7 to 8 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17909\">Anderson Athletic Center gym<\/a>. Students should sit with their seminar groups. The event concludes with seminar groups connecting with their peer leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Your Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meet Residential Life staff, your RAs and student peers at 8:15 p.m. Harmon Hall residents will meet at Dalton Theatre in the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17928\">Light Fine Arts Building<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17920\">Hoben Hall<\/a> residents will meet in the Hoben lounge. <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/18259\">Trowbridge Hall<\/a> residents will meet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17909\">Anderson Athletic Center gym<\/a>. Learn about residence hall life while relaxing, enjoying snacks and getting to know neighbors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More information: What to Bring to Campus Move-in day is an exciting time at Kalamazoo College as first-year students arrive. 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Orientation-related events will continue throughout the week, but here\u2019s what students and families can expect Tuesday, Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11270\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11270\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/08\/Move-in-day-cMUMMA-600x768.jpg\" alt=\"Student moving in on move-in day 2017\" width=\"584\" height=\"748\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student move-in day will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Report to Your Residence Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student move-in day runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note that morning is traditionally the busiest time for moving in, and families are encouraged to arrive throughout the day for an easier experience. Resident assistants and peer leaders will be available at check-in tables at each residence hall, where students may pick up their orientation packets. Residential Life staff also will be there to provide students with their K IDs and room keys.<\/p>\n<p>Students and families who expect to arrive after 4 p.m. should contact Student Development at <a href=\"mailto:housing@kzoo.edu\">housing@kzoo.edu<\/a> or 269-337-7210 as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/student-life\/residential-living\/\">Residential Life<\/a> requires that health verification forms be complete before students check in. Students with incomplete health information will be directed to the Health Center at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184609\">Hicks Student Center<\/a>. Health Center staff will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Your Questions Answered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/student-life\/\">Student Development<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a> representatives will staff an information table from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184609\">Hicks Student Center<\/a>. Stop by for schedules, maps, directions and a list of local restaurants for those who choose to eat dinner off campus. K\u2019s bookstore will be open during the same hours at Hicks, offering 20 percent off Kalamazoo College imprinted items.<\/p>\n<p>Students who have questions about connecting to K\u2019s wireless network can meet Information Services staff in the main lounges at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17916\">Harmon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17920\">Hoben<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/18259\">Trowbridge<\/a> halls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Observe Athletics Practices, Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eight intercollegiate fall athletics teams including football, men\u2019s and women\u2019s soccer, volleyball, men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf, and men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country will hold practices and competitions from 3 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Families are welcome to have dinner between 5 and 7 p.m. on campus at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184616\">Welles Dining Hall<\/a> or venture off campus to local restaurants. New students may use their student ID, which also serves as a meal card, to access the dining hall. Families may pay $10.30 a person at the dining hall entrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feel Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Jorge G. Gonzalez, Vice President of Student Development and Dean of Students Sarah Westfall, First-Year Class Dean Jennifer Einspahr, College Chaplain Liz Candido, peer leaders and the Office of Student Involvement will conduct the Hornet Student Welcome from 7 to 8 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17909\">Anderson Athletic Center gym<\/a>. Students should sit with their seminar groups. The event concludes with seminar groups connecting with their peer leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Your Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meet Residential Life staff, your RAs and student peers at 8:15 p.m. Harmon Hall residents will meet at Dalton Theatre in the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17928\">Light Fine Arts Building<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17920\">Hoben Hall<\/a> residents will meet in the Hoben lounge. <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/18259\">Trowbridge Hall<\/a> residents will meet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17909\">Anderson Athletic Center gym<\/a>. Learn about residence hall life while relaxing, enjoying snacks and getting to know neighbors.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11268"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11272,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11268\/revisions\/11272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11268"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=11268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}