University Housing Move-Out Week and Summer Storage
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To help make the experience of move-out week (May 8–15) as pleasant as possible, encourage your student to begin planning and packing early. With planning, your student can bring winter coats, extra supplies, and rarely worn clothing home a few weeks early — saving on trips and making loads lighter for his or her official move-out day.
If your student will be returning to the residence halls in fall, there are two easy options available for summer storage:
- Your student can contact his or her Building Supervisor to make arrangements for storage through University Housing. Keep in mind that space is limited.
- Lazybones, Inc., is a company that specializes in summer storage, moving, and shipping. Students who are returning to University Housing in fall can have Lazybones store their possessions during the summer and deliver them into their new rooms in the fall. This makes move-in easy; once they arrive back on campus, students only need to unpack. Students who are not returning to University Housing can have Lazybones pick up their boxes and ship them to a specific destination. To use the Lazybones service, students must to place an order online for a pick-up appointment. For more information and to sign up, visit the Lazybones Web site.
Remember that students must vacate their rooms within 24 hours of their last final, and may not stay later than 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 15. University Housing strongly recommends that students move their belongings out before May 14, the first day of commencement, as traffic will be heavy. Students are also advised to avoid moving out on Sunday, May 9, because there is a concert at the Kohl Center.
Housing also encourages residents to recycle or donate items during move-out week. Recycling and donation centers will be set up in five locations: Sellery, Witte, and Smith halls; Tripp Circle; and Cole Beach. Recycling-only sites are available at Elizabeth Waters and Chadourne Halls. Last year, thanks to efforts by residents to keep items out of the dumpsters and the landfill, the cost of hauling trash was cut in half, five semi-trailer loads of usable goods were donated to St. Vincent de Paul, and nearly half of the discarded carpeting was diverted from the landfill.
For more details about University Housing moveout, visit the UW Housing Web site.