Welcome new students. First-year student Arrival Day is August 25, 2019.
Luggage Tags
Please print labels and attach to all of your belongings ahead of your arrival.
Dart Colegrove Commons
Ciccone Commons
Hancock Commons
1. Honk
As you arrive on campus, honk. Show us how excited you are to be arriving for the start of your Colgate career! Be sure to turn onto picturesque Oak Drive and follow signs to Whitnall Field.
2. Unload
Drive onto Whitnall Field, and unload your labeled belongings under the tent designated to your residence hall. Have no fear; you will not be living on Whitnall Field (though you may play intramural sports or attend a bonfire here).
3. Park
While volunteers load your stuff onto trucks to take it up the hill, you can park your car and head to the Hall of Presidents.
4. Check-in
Check-in for orientation at the Hall of Presidents in James C. Colgate Hall. We've been anxiously awaiting your arrival, so hurry up and let us know you're here!
5. Climb the Hill
Meet your truck at your residence hall. On the way there, the Colgate Hill will work your calves, glutes, and quads, free of charge!
6. Wait for Your Things
Get serenaded as you wait for your possessions to arrive: If you beat the truck to your residence, you may encounter a roving a capella group. And yes, you can definitely sing along.
7. Unload
Student volunteers will help you unload your things from the truck, just outside your residence hall.
8. Move In
Those same sun-shiny student volunteers will help you take your things right into your new room.
9. Meet Your Roommates
The hats are not included, but of course the rooms, furniture, and new friendships are.
10. Unpack Your Stuff
Make your bed, fill your closet and drawers, and make sure to take a break for lunch at Frank before you get "hangry."
11. Eat Ice Cream
It isn’t move-in day without an ice cream social!
12. Hug Your Family
It’s not “goodbye;” it's just “see ya over break!”
13. Enjoy Your New Home!
Colgate has a lot to offer, not just for the next four years, but for the rest of your life. Branch out. Grow. Learn. Enjoy!