UConn Bracing for Move-In Weekend

STORRS, CT — There is a smattering of students already on campus, but most of the University of Connecticut population will start moving in on Friday.

Early arrivals starting moving in on Wednesday and Thursday.

UConn officials said freshmen will start start moving in at 8 a.m. Friday, followed by upperclassmen and transfer students over the weekend.
Overall, about 23,000 undergraduate students will start classes Monday at the Storrs and regional campuses.

UConn police said drivers and pedestrians need to "exercise caution and extend consideration for one another," this weekend.

"Drivers must always yield to pedestrians, and pedestrians should always use crosswalks where available," UConn police said. "Those rules apply not only at UConn’s Storrs campus, but also on town roads."

About 12,600 students are moving into Storrs residence halls in the coming days, UConn officials said, including more than 700 in the newly opened Next Generation Connecticut Hall, which opened its doors Wednesday. The on-campus students also include about 300 who are members of fraternities and sororities, and who started moving into their organizations’ homes in Husky Village last week, school officials said.

UConn police are encouraging drivers to use alternate routes on and around the Storrs campus during daylight hours on Friday and over the weekend, to avoid delays from the heavier-than-usual traffic.

Traffic will be one-way on Alumni Drive between Hillside Road and Hilltop Apartments for the duration of move-in weekend. UConn police said. University officials are suggesting avoiding the area if possible.

Those moving into the Hilltop area, including NextGen Hall, should consider entering the campus from Discovery Drive, which connects to Route 44 at its northern end and carries traffic directly toward the heart of campus. The road was not open during last fall’s Move-In Weekend. It lets drivers avoid entering at the intersection of Route 195 and North Eagleville Road.

A portion of Jim Calhoun Way will also be closed to vehicles on Friday night between about 6 and 10 p.m., during the UConn Men’s Soccer game at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium, although it is anticipated that many of the freshmen will already have moved in to their nearby residence halls before that, UConn officials said.

The portion of the road between Alumni Road and the south entrance of the “I” parking lot will also be blocked to traffic during Friday’s game, and during each home men's soccer game this fall.

People who need to access the “I” lot – either this Friday night or during any of the road shutdowns – will be able to reach it either by taking Separatist Road to Jim Calhoun Way, or by Alumni Drive to Husky Circle and then to Calhoun Way.

UConn buses resume their regular schedule early Monday morning. Some routes have changed, so check the Transportation Services web page for updated lines and stops.

Off-campus students tend to rent apartments in Mansfield, Tolland, Willington and Vernon.