Scholarship Hall Move-In

Updated Instructions for Move-In 2026 Coming Soon

Important note: this webpage includes details from Move-In 2025

Arrival schedules for Move-In 2026 are coming soon.
If you cannot make your arrival time, arrive after 4 pm. However, there will be no volunteers to help move in at that time.
At your arrival time, start at 14th and Massachusetts Streets. Proceed west along 14th Street towards the scholarship halls.
Turn off of 14th Street onto the street or alley that leads to your hall, as shown in the map to the right.
Park on the street in front of your hall.
As soon as you are done unloading, please park away from the building. If you have a car that does not need to be unloaded, please do not park it in front of the building.
Trailers, U-hauls, and box trucks are prohibited during move-in.

The student takes their KU ID card to the check-in station that corresponds to their hall. There are two check-in stations:
- Residents in halls north of 14th Street check in at the Crawford Community Center. (Douthart, Grace Pearson, Margaret Amini, K.K. Amini, Rieger, and Krehbiel)
- Residents in halls south of 14th Street go to the check-in station located between Pearson and Stephenson Halls. (Pearson, Stephenson, Battenfeld, Sellards)
- Miller and Watkins residents will check in on Lilac Lane, just in front of those buildings.
After receiving their room key at the check-in station, Students return to help move items to the room.
Guests of the student stay with the vehicle and unload. Staff will help direct unloading.

Plan to move vehicles to nearby parking promptly when unloading is complete.
Limited parking is available along Louisiana and Ohio Streets north of 13th Street.
Please do not remain parked between 13th and 14th streets so that other vehicles can unload.
- Vehicles can park in the Kansas Union parking garage for free.
- Lot 100 behind Stephenson Hall is accessible from Ohio Street.
- Do NOT park in the lots near Miller and Watkins Halls. These lots are restricted and will be ticketed.

It is not possible to unload trailers, RVs, or U-Hauls on move-in day.
All furniture provided by KU Housing & Residence Life must remain in the room.
Do not bring tools that can cause damage to the space to hang items/decorate the room.
- Review our What To Bring webpage for approved decoration materials.
Keep hallways clear of items and place all trash in designated trash rooms.
- Dumpsters will be available during move-in to assist with large boxes/items that need to be thrown away.

Updated Move-In Packets for 2026 coming soon. These packets contain arrival, parking, and unloading information. You will also find directions to the hall and a boarding pass for parking.