The University of Oregon’s fall move-in began Thursday with thousands of Ducks filing into their new homes for the school year.
About 5,750 students will be moving into residence halls this fall, 4,750 of which were expected to move in on Thursday and Friday.
This is UO’s third year with its new two-day, move-in strategy , which has helped make the process go more smoothly. Incoming students and their families reported a swift experience.
Anna Schmidt-McKenzie, associate vice president and chief of staff for the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, said the university is still making small adjustments to the move-in method every year, trying to figure out the most efficient way to get all students settled.
She said UO honed in on the traffic around Agate Street and 15th Avenue this year. Agate Street was closed to through traffic south of Franklin Boulevard. Families entered via 13th Avenue.
“We, on average, are getting folks unloaded out of their vehicles within five minutes, seven minutes,” Schmidt-McKenzie said. “Then they’re up and away and already moving around. There was a bit of a surprise, also, lots of joy, happiness, excitement, a little bit of anxiety here — What’s next? What’s it gonna be like?”