New Student Newsletter 7/27 On-Campus web

Fast forward to three weeks from now, and you’ll be on campus experiencing RIT as a new student, meeting your Orientation Leader, and meeting new friends!

We know there are many details to remember, so we wanted to provide you a glimpse of what Move-In Day and Orientation will look like to help you best prepare for your arrival.

Move-In Day
On your assigned Move-In Day, you should plan to arrive at the appointment time you selected and follow a specific process through campus. We have created a Move-In Guide to help detail this information.

Please print your Move-In Dashboard Pass the night before your arrival and place it on your dashboard when you arrive.

RIT Inn assigned students will go directly to the RIT Inn to complete Check-In with RIT Housing and Orientation and you will receive your key and ID at the front desk.

Student unpacking and moving into an RIT dorm room

Step 1: Key and ID Pickup
Enter RIT at the main entrance off Jefferson Road onto Lomb Memorial Drive. At the roundabout, make the second right and proceed to the Welcome Center. Make an immediate left after the Welcome Center to enter D Lot.

When you arrive in D Lot, please enter the lane based on your last name (A-L or M-Z). Don’t worry, we’ll have our enthusiastic Orientation Leaders helping to direct you! The great news – you can stay in your car and complete the entire key/ID pickup and Check-In directly from your car.

Please have your Move-In Dashboard Pass ready for Check-In.

Step 2: Check-In with Orientation
Orientation will then check you in for the week and provide you with your nametag and a bag with your key and ID card.

Step 3: Move-In
You will then exit D Lot and follow the colored balloons to the Residence Halls or other on-campus housing locations. For students living in residence halls, you and your family will enter a colored drop zone where you can park and unload your car to begin moving in.

Step 4: Attend Orientation
After moving in, you and your family are encouraged to attend the Resource Fair and other Orientation programs and events that will be happening throughout the day. Don’t forget to come to our Welcome to RIT presentation that will be 7-8 p.m. the night you arrive!

Review the Move-In Process
This Fall 2021 Move-In website contains important information about moving onto campus on your selected Move-In Day and appointment time. Familiarize yourself with all the details you and your family will need to know before you move in. Here, you can find your pre-arrival checklist, printable maps, your arrival guide checklist, and a list of items we recommend you bring with you to campus.

Learn more about RIT Move-In

Your Orientation Schedule
View the general Orientation schedule to get a glimpse of what events, activities, and programs that will be happening throughout Orientation week. You will follow one of three schedules, based on your assigned Move-In Day.

The complete Orientation schedule with detailed descriptions and locations will be available for you through the RIT Orientation 2021 app. Information about the app, including step-by-step instructions for how to access your full schedule, will be included in next week’s New Student Newsletter.

View Orientation Schedules

Tiger Resource Series: What to Expect at Move-In & Orientation
Tuesday, July 27
7-8 p.m. (ET)

Tiger Resource Series: International Students & Parents
Wednesday, July 28
7-8 p.m. (ET)

Student-to-Student: Meet a Resident Advisor (RA)
Thursday, July 29
12-1 p.m. (ET)

Tiger Resource Series: Support Services Orientation
For deaf and hard-of-hearing students
Wednesday, Aug. 4
7-8 p.m. (ET)

View All Events

Attend the Tiger Resource Series: What to Expect at Move-In & Orientation tonight if you have questions about Move-In or Orientation.

Review the Move-In Fall 2021 webpage for all details related to how Move-In Day will look.

Complete everything on the New Student Checklist.

View the New Student Checklist