Media advisory: More than 6,000 students to move into CSU residence halls week of Aug. 12

Contact for reporters:
Allison Sylte
Cell: 720-849-1907
[email protected] 

Note to reporters: High-resolution images of move-in week and all the Ram Welcome activities will be posted to Flickr. Members of the media are welcome to visit campus during this time. Please coordinate visits with Allison Sylte at [email protected]. 

The 2024-25 school year is almost here! And that means the Colorado State University campus is about to come alive with more than 6,000 new Rams slated to move into their residence halls from Aug. 12-15. 

Most of the action will take place on Monday, Aug. 12, when roughly 2,600 students and their families have reserved timeslots to make their big transition into college life. Hundreds of other students will move in throughout the week. 

All of the new Rams will participate in a host of Ram Welcome activities, which include everything from karaoke to bike tours of campus to visits to Old Town Fort Collins and finally “Ramapalooza.” See the full schedule here.” 

The class of 2028 will gather in Moby Arena Friday morning for the official Convocation ceremony. Here, they will hear from student and faculty members as well as CSU alumnus, musician and community leader Stephen Brackett, who will discuss his time on campus, as well as what he’s learned from his current work as Colorado’s musical ambassador and the co-founder of Youth on Record, a free after-school music workshops for youth in Denver and Aurora. 

All of the details about CSU’s move-in are available here. 

Visual opportunities

  • Move-in volunteers at Westfall Hall: When incoming students and their families arrive on campus, they’re greeted by a well-oiled machine of friendly staff members and volunteers from Fraternity & Sorority Life and Athletics, who will help unload their belongings, carry them to their rooms, and haul their recycling to cardboard corrals. 
  • The Foundry Dining Center: This is one of the busiest dining halls on campus, and students, parents and everyone involved with move-in will be on hand fueling for a big day. 
  • Campus leaders give back to students: Colorado State University President Amy Parsons is scheduled to hand out popsicles Tuesday. Vice President for Student Affairs Blanche Hughes will be out Monday through Wednesday, and Housing and Dining Services Executive Director Mari Strombom will be doing the same Monday through Wednesday. Provost Marion Underwood will hand out the cold treats on Monday. 

Durward Hall renovation 

Durward Hall, one of the two 12-story towers on the west side of campus, will be offline for renovations throughout the 2024-25 school year. The planned improvements include new windows, flooring, LED light fixtures, window coverings, furniture and fresh paint. Like Westfall Hall’s renovation, these improvements intend to honor, yet modernize, the 1960s-era building while also increasing efficiencies, such as utility savings from new windows.

In anticipation of this closure, CSU Housing and Dining Services has added more than 260 bed spaces since 2022 to accommodate incoming students. CSU has identified some temporary housing locations, which will allow all CSU students to have on-campus housing accommodations for the school year.