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’s Welcome Days on Thursday, August 27, 2026, and continue with programming through Saturday, August 29, 2026.
First-year commuter students will attend Hootie’s Welcome Days beginning with a BBQ and Clap-In on Thursday, August 27, 2026, and continue with programming through Saturday, August 29, 2026. Commuters can reach out to communityliving@keene.edu if you would like to stay on campus during Hootie’s Welcome Days at no cost.
Transfers & re-admitted students, if living on campus, will move in on Sunday, August 30, 2026. You can request to move in on Thursday, August 27, but you must agree to attend Hootie’s Welcome Days programming.
Specific times and instructions will be sent out closer to the start of the academic year.
