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Housing & Residential Life

Moving Out

May 2024

Undergraduate students 

Undergraduate residence halls close for the spring semester at 2pm on Sunday, May 19, 2024. 

All residents must select a move-out timeslot. Please Log in to the Portal to select your move-out timeslot. 

Please read carefully for important check-out process information.

Closing Checklist for Residents 

  1. Complete the Spring Semester Closing Notice and Checklist posted on the suite door (for suite-style buildings), on the room door (for pod-style and corridor-style buildings) or on the exterior door for our Townhouse Apartments.
  2. Take all trash to building dumpsters and recycling areas.  Any excess trash left in the room will be removed at a charge to the resident(s).
  3. Deposit items in good condition to the Dump & Run donation area in your building.
  4. Return all dining items (including plates, bowls, mugs and silverware) to the nearest dining room or clearly labeled collection bin – no questions asked!  Do not throw them away!
  5. Clean your bathroom and kitchen (if applicable).
  6. Please remove all items from walls, doors and furniture.
  7. Remove personal food items from shared refrigerators in common areas/floor kitchens. 
  8. Unplug your MicroFridge, clean it out, and prop open the door (if applicable). 
  9. Vacuum your floor.
  10. Check your walls and doors for marks and clean what you can.
  11. Lock the windows, close your drapes and/or shades, and turn out all lights.  
  12. Lock the room, suite, and/or apartment door.
  13. Turn in your keys to the Service Center before you leave campus.
    • Types of keys could include room key, bike room key and storage room key
    • If you are departing outside of Service Center hours, please use the drop box at your Service Center or residence hall.


Loading/Access Areas for North Campus: 

It is important that you adhere to these loading locations, and do not drive on any pedestrian walkways. Please park in A Lot while you prepare your room for departure. 

  • Mews Hall loading dock
  • Helen Newman parking lot
  • Dickson Hall loading dock
  • Donlon Hall loading dock
  • Robert Purcell Community Center parking lot off Jessup Road: specific parking spaces designated as loading zones OR use ParkMobile
  • Appel Community Center parking lot: specific parking spaces designated as loading zones or use ParkMobile
  • Program House Drive: specific parking spaces designated as loading zones
  • North side of Jessup Road loading spaces
  • Risley parking lot loading spaces
  • Latino Living Center parking lot loading spaces
  • Ecology House parking lot loading spaces
  • Akwe:kon parking lot loading spaces (accessible off Triphammer Road)

Loading/Access Areas for South Campus: 

It is important that you adhere to these loading locations, and do not drive on any pedestrian walkways. Please park in Williams Street Parking Lot while you prepare your room for departure.

  • Residents of Cascadilla Hall: Please note that there is no parking between the Gorge and Cascadilla Hall. You must not park in fire lanes. The best locations for you to park and load are the City of Ithaca Garage just to the south of Cascadilla Hall and the Williams Street Parking Lot at the corner of Williams Street and Stewart Avenue. 
  • Residents of Sheldon Court: Limited parking spots are available in the Sheldon Court loading dock. The best locations for you to park and load are the City of Ithaca Garage just to the south of Cascadilla Hall and the Williams Street Parking Lot at the corner of Williams Street and Stewart Avenue.
  • Residents of Schuyler House: Please park and load in designated building parking lot. 
  • Residents of 112 Edgemoor: Please park and load in designated building parking lot.

Loading/Access Areas for EEC/Veterans House/McGraw Place Residences: It is important that you adhere to these loading locations, and do not drive on any pedestrian walkways. 

  • Residents of Equity and Engagement Living Learning Community: Please park and load in designated parking spaces only on West Ave and Forest Park Ave. 
  • Residents of 109/118/122 McGraw: Please park and load in designated building parking lot.  
  • Residents of Veterans House: Please park and load in designated building parking lot. 

Loading/Access Areas for West Campus House System: It is important that you adhere to these loading locations, and do not drive on any pedestrian walkways. Please park in University Avenue Parking Lot while you prepare your room for departure.

Gothics Way and Becker Drive above the Loading Dock will be closed. 

  •  Along West Avenue:
    • Across from Baker Tower: parking spaces designated as loading zones
    • Across from Founders & Lyon: the pull-off loading zone on the Slope side
  • Along Stewart Avenue: 
    • The parking spaces along Stewart Avenue (ParkMobile or meter)
  • Near Bethe & Keeton:
    • Mary Ann Wood Drive (just behind William Keeton House): parking spaces designated as loading zones
    • West Ave: parking spaces designated as loading zones
  • Near Cook House
    • The loading spaces along McGraw Place

Personal Security and Theft

The need for residential security increases when there are fewer residents present (from now through closing). Protect yourself and your personal belongings. Wallets and bags, packages, and electronics are all more vulnerable at this time. Keep your doors locked at all times. As always, do not allow nonresidents access to the building unless a resident accompanies them. Any unusual observations should be reported to Campus Life or Cornell Police at (607) 255-1111. If it is an emergency, please dial 911.