Moving In
Welcome to Calvin鈥檚 campus! You belong here.
Move In Dates
General move-in is Thursday, August 28, 2025 (new students) and Friday, August 29, 2025 (returning students). Some students, including athletes, international students, and dorm leadership have earlier move-in dates.
- Football athletes: Tuesday, August 12, 2025听
- Other athletes: Thursday, August 14, 2025听
- Wilderness Orientation students: date TBD
- Students moving from KE to the halls: Sunday, August 24, 2025
- New international students: Monday, August 25, 2025听听
- RHET: Monday, August 25, 2025
- General early arrivals (by appointment): Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Barnabas, SET, SCs: Wednesday, August 27, 2025听
- General move in, new students: Thursday, August 28, 2025听
- General move in, returning students: Friday, August 29, 2025 and through the weekend
Look for emails from housing@calvin.edu and check your New Student Portal for complete details about moving in. We'll confirm your exact move-in day, time, and check-in location.
What to Bring
We recommend bringing no more than one carload of belongings when you move into the residence halls due to storage space and room size.
Refer to our for more help with packing.
The Essentials
- Alarm clock
- Extra long twin sheets (mattresses are 80" long)
- Pillow and pillow case
- Blanket/comforter
- Hand and bath towels
- Clothing for warm and cold weather
- Laundry basket/bag and detergent (free use of washers and dryers in residence hall!)
- Microwave-safe dishes
- Silverware
- Desk supplies/computer/laptop
- Hangers
- Umbrella
- Box fan
Optional Items
- Bike and bike lock
- Outdoor sports equipment
- Other media devices
- Electric hotpot/coffee pot
- Plants
- Extension cords/surge protectors
- Small refrigerator (four feet tall or smaller) limit one per room
- Poster Putty/removable adhesive
Do NOT Bring
- Air conditioners
- Alcohol/drug paraphernalia (including empty alcohol containers thought to be decorative)
- Candles/incense
- Firearms or any kind of weapon (including paintball or air-soft guns)
- Space heater
- Microwaves
- Pets (except fish)
- Small appliances (except coffee pots or hotpots)
- Weight lifting equipment
- Hoverboards