Get Ready for Your First Day at Keene State!
Incoming On-Campus Students
Check out the Community Living page for information to help you prepare for your first year living on campus. You can find details about what to bring and what not to bring.
Move-In Day:
First-year students will move in for Hootie鈥檚 Welcome Days on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and continue with programming through Saturday, August 23, 2025.
First-year commuter students will attend Hootie鈥檚 Welcome Days beginning with a BBQ and Clap-In on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and continue with programming through Saturday, August 23, 2025. Commuters can reach out to communityliving@keene.edu if you would like to stay on campus during Hootie鈥檚 Welcome Days at no cost.
Transfers & re-admitted students, if living on campus, will move in on Sunday, August 24, 2025. You can request to move in on Wednesday, August 20, but you must agree to attend Hootie鈥檚 Welcome Days programming.
Specific times and instructions will be sent out closer to the start of the academic year.
