Find the best routes for incoming students and families, as well as faculty and staff to follow on Move-in Day on Friday, Aug. 22.
Elon University will soon welcome the Class of 2029 on Friday, Aug. 22, for Move-In Day, and Elon Campus Safety and Police have provided information on changes in traffic and available parking areas.
All new students and families must report first to the central check-in at Schar Center. All incoming traffic should travel to Schar Center from the northern entrance to campus along North Williamson Avenue. At Schar Center, students will receive orientation materials and directions to their move-in location for their residence hall. Please follow the driving directions to the Schar Center and then to your Residential Neighborhood.
Due to the logistics related to Move-in Day, Elon faculty and staff are asked to carpool if possible and to park in the following lots on Friday. The lots are highlighted in yellow on the map below.
- Koury lot
- Oaks lot (parking for staff working at Schar Center Check-in)
- Arts West
- South Campus (no parking in the spaces reserved for Acorn Academy at Elon)
- Station at Mill Point
On Friday, Aug. 22, the following roads will be closed and one way, limited to students moving in with the proper color-coded move-in hang tag. Faculty and staff will not be able to access these roads from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Phoenix Drive from Williamson to the traffic circle (one way heading east)
- Haggard Avenue from Williamson to North O’Kelly (one way heading east)
- East Lebanon Ave. from Williamson to North Antioch (one way heading east)
- East College from N. Antioch to Oak Avenue (one way heading east)
The following parking lots will be blocked off on Thursday night for new student move-in. Any unauthorized faculty and staff cars in these lots on Friday may be ticketed and/or towed.
- Hunt A and B lots at Schar Center
- Ingold lot at Rhodes Stadium
- Global Neighborhood lot
- McMichael East Lot
- Innovation Quad lot
- Historic Neighborhood lot (East Neighborhood)
- Colonnades lots
- East Lebanon Avenue railroad spaces (from LaRose Student Commons to the pedestrian tunnel)
- LaRose/Mooney Parking lot
- Linder West and East Lots
- Inman Admissions lot
- Powell House lot
- Kerr Avenue lot
- East College Avenue (spaces along the tennis courts)
Parking at The Inn at Elon is for guests only, 24/7. Students, faculty, and staff are not permitted to park there unless they are a guest visiting The Inn or The Mark.