Move-In Day Instructions
Move-In Day, the first day of CalicO-Week, will take place on Sunday, August 18th. Martel Advisors will begin moving in New Students at 7:30 AM. However, specific move-in times will be communicated to each New Student as the date approaches. It is extremely important that you do NOT arrive to Martel before your designated arrival time, as every Residential College will be moving in its New Students at the same time and heavy traffic restrictions will be put into place.
Getting to the Breezeway!
You will arrive, at your designated time, to the Martel Breezeway where Advisors will greet you and unload your vehicle. To get here, you will enter campus through ENTRANCE 23! From there, you will immediately turn left and pass through the parking lot. From there, Advisors will guide you into the Breezeway, help you turn around, and send you back out through entrance 23. From there, you will turn left and drive until you reach ENTRANCE 17, where you will find free parking in West Lot.

Schedule
Move-In will take place until 11 AM, followed by a buffet lunch with all Families and New Students in Martel Commons. This lunch will take place until 12:30 PM, after which is the time for New Students to say farewell to their families. New Students will then meet their O-Week Groups and begin bonding activites before Rice’s Matriculation Ceremony that evening.
Families will remain in Martel Commons after saying goodbye and begin New Families Oritentation led by Martel’s Core Team. The scheduling is as follows:
12:45 PM - New Families Orientation - Martel Commons
2:00 PM - New Families Orientation Welcome - Tudor Fieldhouse
3:15 PM - Information Sessions - Various Locations
6:00 PM - Families Depart Campus
After New Families Orientation in Martel Commons, Families will no longer be allowed into Martel College until after the conclusion of O-Week. Any deliveries to New Students should be arranged and communicated with Martel’s College Coordinator, Bonnie.