{"121411":{"#nid":"121411","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tips for a Successful Move-Out","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDan Morrison \u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Residence Life, Department of Housing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERemember August? It was hot and you likely moved your student into Tech Housing along with several hundred other families. Well, it may not be as hot, but most everything else will be the same during May move-out \u2013including the parking lot congestion, the boxes of stuff, and the lack of elevators!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd just like move-in during the fall, move-out requires some planning and preparation. Here are a few suggestions from Residence Life to help make this process as smooth as possible for you and your student:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFamiliarize yourself and your student with the housing deadlines and timelines. These can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.housing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 click on Spring 2012 Closing Information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFor students not living on-campus during summer semester, the check-out deadline is 24 hours after their last final exam. This may likely be before the weekend, and we ask you abide by that deadline. It makes everything else go smoothly if everyone doesn\u2019t try to move out at once on Saturday.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe final deadline for a student to be completely moved out \u2014 room cleaned and returned as it was found in August or when student moved in \u2014 and checked out by staff is Saturday, May 5, at noon.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFor students who are graduating in May, he or she must be totally moved and checked out by staff by Sunday, May 6, at noon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFor students staying for summer school, if he or she is staying in the same room occupied during spring semester, there is nothing that needs to be done \u2013 so you can relax! If your student is moving to another hall for summer, she or he will need to do so on Sunday, May 6, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. These students will receive correspondence from their hall director if the room will be ready as early as 9 a.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHousing cannot extend these deadlines since our student resident assistants (RAs) will be going home as well. We cannot allow students to stay in an unstaffed building.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents should pack prior to final exams. Students do not prepare or pack during finals \u2013 so we all need to encourage them to do so BEFORE final exams start. Plus, it provides a good and productive study break. Students should take out their recycling, throw away rubbish, organize their belongings, get boxes and packing tape, etc. If students wait until they have completed their exams, they simply will not have enough time to do all of this!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESend stuff home now. Why wait? If you and your student can arrange to take a couple of loads home before the move out period, it will be easier for everyone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlan ahead and think about storage\/shipping options. Georgia Tech cannot provide any storage on campus for the summer. The Spring Closing information (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.housing.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.housing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 click on Spring 2012 Closing Information) describes nearby storage facilities, as well as two services you may find useful - Mobile Storage Depot (containers brought to campus, student fills them, stored locally and returned to student\u2019s hall for Fall move-in) and Campus Carriers (delivers storage boxes and supplies, students packs, Campus Carriers picks up and ships boxes home or where ever student\/family desires). Check them out!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit our website \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.housing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHere are a few suggestions from Residence Life to help make this process as smooth as possible for you and your student.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Move-out requires some planning and preparation."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2012-04-02 14:04:48","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.housing.gatech.edu\/","title":"Housing"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EParents Program\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}