The UGA Department of Housing will welcome all new and returning students to Athens Aug. 11 and 12 during Hunker Down with Housing, a volunteer program to streamline the move-in process for students and their families. More than 200 UGA student, faculty and staff volunteers will be located all over campus to greet more than 6,800 new and returning students and parents, give directions to area parking lots, direct traffic and generally serve as a resource for residents and their families. Since the first Hunker Down with Housing in 1998, volunteers have successfully moved in more than 58,000 students.
To ensure safe and efficient move-ins for students returning to campus, University Housing is working with Parking Services, the police and other campus departments, as well as the Athens-Clarke County government, the week preceding the start of classes to ensure that the initial days of move-in will run smoothly. On-street parking will be available to the university on Finley Street (from Baxter Street to Cloverhurst Ave.) and Church Street (from Baxter Street to Talmadge Drive) from noon Aug. 10 until 5 p.m. Aug. 17.
Student Technology Support, a unit of UGA’s Enterprise Information Technology Services, will be present at various locations within the residence halls to assist students in connecting their computers to the campus network.
UGA’s recycling program will have receptacles available for students wishing to recycle packing boxes and other materials associated with move-in.
On Aug. 12, traffic is expected to be very heavy on Baxter, Lumpkin, Finley, Hull and Church streets between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Members of the UGA and Athens communities are advised to avoid these areas and be aware that traffic in the university area will be congested throughout the weekend.
