Housing, Checkout, and Storage

Moving Out

At the end of the spring term, EVERY house has to move out.

  • Remove all of your personal belongings from your house common room, bathroom, kitchen and hallway closets. There is no storage available on campus. Any items left in a common area will be discarded and the house will be charged for the removal of excessive trash. See below for local storage options. If you are using Boomerang Storage you may leave your containers/boxes in your room for them to pick up on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
  • Check all drawers and cabinets to ensure that nothing is left behind. Items left in student rooms will be donated at the College’s discretion.
  • Plants can be brought to the UpCaf or the Student Life Office. Please put your name on them.
  • College-issued furniture needs to be returned to the proper room and assembled. If it is not or if it is damaged, you will be charged a fee for Buildings and Grounds staff to reassemble, move and/or replace it.
  • Free piles are not allowed in houses. Donations can be brought to TAPA (Fridays and Saturdays 6:00–10:00 pm, Sundays 12:00–4:00 pm) or to the blue bins in the UpCaf. TAPA closes for the term on Sunday, May 26. If free piles are found in the houses, the houses will be charged for removal.
  • Put all of your garbage in plastic bags and dispose of it in the proper receptacles (the dumpsters on your street). Leaving trash in your room will result in individual room charges. Additionally, leaving trash in and around your house (including the exterior) will result in house charges to be split among all residents. 
  • Give your room a clean sweep before you leave. You will avoid a charge and your housekeeper will thank you for it.
  • Make sure that you have everything you need, including photo identification, passport, U.S. immigration documents, clothing, etc., before you store your belongings.
  • Leave the window shades up to prevent condensation and moisture build-up on the windows. Moisture build-up creates mold.
  • Take a photo of your room in case you need to dispute charges during the damage appeal period in the fall.
  • Refer to the Checkout Checklist for more details.

Note: The College cannot assume any responsibility or liability for property left in student rooms, suites, or house common areas.

Review/Update Your Contact Information and Forwarding Address 

Please review the contact information we have on record for you to be sure it is correct. If you would like to have your mail forwarded to you over the summer, please complete the Contact Information Form by May 24, 2024. You can also use this form to update your parent/guardian, emergency, or missing person contact information. Once you press submit, this information will update Populi automatically.

Checking Out

Checkout Time

  • Undergraduates | Friday, May 3 at noon. Note: Residence Life and Campus Safety staff will walk through the houses. Students remaining on campus who are not participating in Commencement or without prior authorization from Residence Life will be fined $200 the first day, $300 the next day, and an additional $100 for each day after that.
  • Graduates | Saturday, June 1, 4:00 pm. Graduates need to be out of their houses by 4pm on Saturday, June 1. Residence Life and Campus Safety staff will walk through the houses. Students remaining on campus past this time will be fined $200 the first day, $300 the next day, and an additional $100 for each day after that.
  • Students approved for summer housing may stay in their spring assigned rooms until they move to Paran Creek on June 5, 2024.
  • Wait in DownCommons if you can’t leave by the deadline. Students who are unable to depart campus by the deadline may avoid disciplinary action by waiting in DownCommons with their belongings.

Checkout Process

Paran Creek students: since you do not have room keys you can check yourself out via StarRez.  

All students in other campus housing will need to checkout in person with their room key and their Bennington College ID at Buildings and Grounds Wednesday, May 29 - Friday, May, 31 from 7:00 am - 3:30 pm.  After 3:30 pm or days before and after May 29 - May 31, please bring your key and Bennington College ID to the Campus Safety Booth. If you leave campus without returning your key, you will be billed $100 for lock replacement.

Please refer to the Checkout Checklist for details.

Storage

Bennington College has partnered with Boomerang Storage to make your move-out much easier and less stressful. If you are looking to store or ship your belongings as we all approach the end of the academic year, here is how Boomerang Storage's service works:

  • Free Boxes and Tape: Boomerang provides Free Boxes and Tape for packing. Supplies will be dropped off on Friday, May 17 in the Student Center. 

  • Register for pick up via Boomerang by Friday, May 31, 2024

  • Pickup: Your storage will be picked up at your residence on Sunday, June 2, 2024. You do not need to be present. The Residence Life staff will allow Boomerang into the room to retrieve your boxes/containers. Just leave everything in your room packed neatly, and Boomerang will take it away!

  • Delivery: Boomerang will deliver your belongings to your new room on Saturday, August 31

  • Shipping: They can ship to almost anywhere in the world.Insurance: All your stuff is insured to up to $100 per box. Some restrictions apply.

Local Storage Options:

There will be no storage available on campus. Here are some great local options: