Move-In volunteers provide a valuable service to our incoming students, offering a smile and a helping hand, making the Move-In process a little easier. Whether you are an individual, student organization, civic or faith-based group, or local business, we welcome your help to greet more than 8,500 students to campus.
Your time will be spent pushing carts of student belongings from unloading zones to student rooms, then back. There may be light lifting in the unloading of the cart, so that we can get the carts back to the starting point for the next car. All volunteers receive beverages and snacks during their shifts.
Volunteers for Move-In 2026 are needed for the following dates and times:
- Thursday, Aug. 6 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 6 p.m.
- Friday, Aug. 7 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 8 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Friday, Aug. 14 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 15 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 5 p.m.
UA Student Organizations
This is a great chance to chat with new students about your org while you walk with them! Each individual signs up separately, not as a group. Your group can wear a shirt repping your org while you volunteer. Email housing@ua.edu with questions.