Move In Information

SPRING 2020: Move-In Day for Spring 2020 is Friday, January 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. There is no formal move-in process and no volunteers to assist for Spring move-in. Please review available parking as well as other check-in times for the weekend. 

FALL 2019: This year we will again use the STOP, DROP and GO move-in process on THURSDAY, AUG. 22 between 9:00 a.m. and 3 p.m. Our goal is to get you as close as possible for unloading, help ease traffic congestion, and reduce the time that you wait in lines. If you cannot make it by 3 p.m., check out our other check-in times.

Move-In Prep…what YOU need to do:

• Mark all boxes and belongings with the following information:
  • Full Name
  • Buff ID#
  • Residence Hall & Room Number

On Thursday, you will see STOP, DROP and GO zones. We ask that you:

1. STOP your vehicle, temporarily.
2. DROP your belongings (unload your car) with the help of many volunteers.
3. GO park your car away from this area.
   • All parking will be directed to the First United Bank Center; shuttle buses will be available from this zone.

Please find your assigned hall and follow the directions below:

Buff Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on 4^th Avenue, turn north onto 26^th Street (a one-way street for this day) and continue until you see the signs directing you to the STOP, DROP, & GO area for Buff Hall on the left side of the street.  After unloading, traffic will be directed east (right) onto Russell Long Blvd/TX Spur 48; you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Centennial Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on 4^th Avenue, turn left north onto 26^th Street (a one-way street for this day) and continue until you see the signs directing you to turn right onto Lt. Jimmy Bean Street, where the STOP, DROP, & GO area is for Centennial Hall.  After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Cross Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on 4^th Avenue, turn north onto 26^th Street (a one-way street for this day) and continue until you see the signs directing you to turn right on PFC Stephen Geurin Street; turn left into Zone 16 South parking lot, where the STOP, DROP, & GO area is for Cross Hall.  After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Conner Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on Russell Long Blvd./TX Spur 48. Turn south into the Zone 7 parking lot on Keith Powell Drive. Keep right and follow the direction of volunteers and continue to the south side of Conner Hall until you see signs for the STOP, DROP and GO area. After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Cousins Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on 4^th Avenue, turn left north onto 26^th Street (a one-way street for this day) and continue until you see the signs directing you to the STOP, DROP, & GO area for Cousins Hall on the left side of the street.  After unloading, traffic will be directed northbound on 26^th Street; use the center lane to exit east onto Russell Long Blvd/TX Spur 48. After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Founders Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus via Interstate-27 (I-27) and exit #106 (TX-217) for Canyon & Palo Duro State Park.  Head west (towards Canyon) on 4^th Ave, turn north (right) onto Hospital Drive, turn west (left) onto N. 2nd Avenue and follow the signs directing you into Zone 16 East parking lot, and then around to the north side of Founders Hall. Follow directions to the STOP, DROP and GO location. After unloading, exit north or south onto 28^th Street and park in Zones 31 or 30, or the First United Bank Center. 

Guenther Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on Russell Long Blvd./TX Spur 48. Turn south into the Zone 7 parking lot on Keith Powell Drive. Keep right and follow the direction of volunteers and continue to the east side of Guenther Hall until you see signs for the STOP, DROP and GO area. After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Jarrett Hall  (click here for map)

Approach campus via Interstate-27 (I-27) and choose ONE of the two exit options:

1. Exit #108 for Hunsley Road. Head west (towards Canyon) on Hunsley Road, turn south (left) onto WTAMU Drive (last turn before the overpass), turn right (west) onto Russell Long Blvd./TX Spur 48.
2. Exit #106 (TX-217) for Canyon & Palo Duro State Park.  Head west (towards Canyon) on 4^th Ave, turn north (right) onto Russell Long Blvd./TX Spur 48 (in front of the First United Bank Center).

Jones Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on Russell Long Blvd./TX Spur 48. Turn south into Zone 13 parking lot and follow signs directing you to the STOP, DROP and GO area on the north side of Jones Hall. After unloading, you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus. 

Shirley Hall  (click here for map)
Approach campus on 4^th Avenue, turn north onto 26^th Street (a one-way street for this day) and continue until you see the signs directing you to the STOP, DROP, & GO area for Shirley Hall on the right side of the street.  After unloading, traffic will be directed east (right) onto Russell Long Blvd/TX Spur 48; you will find parking at the First United Bank Center, as well as access to the WT Shuttle Bus.

Every year we welcome more than 2,000 students at Move-In Day on Thursday, August 22. It is the official kick-off to Welcome Week here at WTAMU!  To make move-in a very positive experience for students and their families, we need a "Move-In Herd" of at least 300 volunteers.  We are excited to include members of our student body, faculty/staff, alumni, and our friends in the Canyon community in welcoming our new residents into the Buff community.

We have a variety of needs during this event, from coordinating volunteers to carrying boxes to student rooms.  Volunteers will serve to greet, coordinate volunteers, unload vehicles, direct traffic to parking locations, answer questions, and carry belongings to student rooms. All volunteers will receive a free MOVE-IN HERD t-shirt to wear during their respective shifts (while supplies last).  Volunteers will be expected to attend one of our mandatory Move-In Herd Trainings prior to Move-In Day to receive your residence hall and position assignments, as well as to understand our STOP-DROP-GO move-in system. 

If you and your organization are interested in serving on this year's Move-In Herd, complete the appropriate form below.  If you are serving with a group/organization, each individual will need to complete the volunteer form. 

• On-Campus Student Early Arrivals  (form opens August 1 at 9 a.m. & closes August 14 at 11:59 p.m.)
  • Log-in and click on the myHousing icon
  • Click on the "Early Arrival Request"
• OFF-Campus Students & Student Organizations  (form opens August 1 at 9 a.m. & closes August 14 at 11:59 p.m.)
• Faculty/Staff & Community  (form opens June 1 at 9 a.m. & closes August 20 at 12 p.m.)
  
    

Students wishing to arrive early to the residence halls may do so if they serve on the Move-In Herd; August 16 will be the earliest move-in date for volunteers. They must serve at least TWO (4 hours) of the listed shifts on the Move-In Herd volunteer form and attend one of the Move-In Herd trainings (more info to come).  In addition to completing the Move-In Herd volunteer form, you will need to login to your myHousing Portal (through your Buff Portal) and complete the Move-In Herd Early Arrival Request form (located at the top).  The deadline for students to sign up is August 14.

Student volunteers who sign up, move in early, and do not show up for their shifts or the training, complete their full shifts, or are asked to leave as a result of their conduct, will be charged for their entire early arrival stay at $50 per day as well as the cost of the t-shirt ($10). 

Volunteers must attend one of our mandatory Move-In Herd Trainings prior to Move-In Day to be oriented to volunteer expectations, pick up their t-shirt, receive residence hall and position assignments, as well as to understand our STOP-DROP-GO move-in system.  Attendance at this training is expected, even if you've attended in previous years.  Please choose ONE of the available training sessions, located on the WTAMU campus: 

• Monday, August 19, 6:00-7:00pm - Ag Sciences Complex #101 (enter main entrance, first door on right)
• Tuesday, August 20, 12:00-1:00pm - Ag Sciences Complex #101 (enter main entrance, first door on right)
• Tuesday, August 20, 6:00-7:00pm - Ag Sciences Complex #101 (enter main entrance, first door on right)
• Wednesday, August 21, 12:00-1:00pm - Ag Sciences Complex #101 (enter main entrance, first door on right)

Here is a list of commonly brought items that add your own personal touch to your room, as well as some items that are not permitted in the residence halls.  We recommend coordinating with your roommate, to make sure you don't double up! For a more comprehensive list and more information on what you can and cannot bring into the residence halls, see the Code of Student Life.