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The Nation's Top Ranked On-Campus Housing

Only the Best! SVSU offers a Variety of housing options including traditional residence halls, two-bedroom suites,2024 niche badge and apartments. This great selection, along with exceptional facilities and campus life opportunities, has once more earned Niche's ranking as the nation's #1 best college dorms among public universities and #4 ranking of both public and private institutions.

Adam Eyre Portrait
Coming here was the best decision I made. There is always something taking place on campus. Through immersing yourself on campus, you make special relationships and turn campus into home.

— Adam Eyre

Housing for First-Year Students

Each year over 1,100 freshmen take advantage of the nation's leading housing options which include first-year suites and living centers.

First-Year Suites

First Year Suites Exterior
  • Central location
  • Kitchenette includes a 2-burner cooktop, refrigerator and microwave
  • Four bedroom Suites (4 students, 4 bedrooms)
  • Free convenient parking

Living Centers

MJ Brandimore Housing Exterior
  • Living Center South, Living Center Southwest, and MJ Brandimore House
  • Kitchen
  • Four and five bedroom apartments (a mix of single and shared bedrooms)
  • Double and triple efficiency units (2 or 3 students, shared)
  • Free convenient parking

Housing for Returning and Transfer Students

Options available to upper-class students seem endless—which explains why over 1,300 upper-class students reside on-campus.

Pine Grove

Housing Pine Grove Exterior
  • Townhouses and apartments
  • Kitchen
  • Four bedroom units (4 students, 4 bedrooms)
  • Two bedroom single units (2 students, 2 bedrooms) 
  • Free convenient parking

Living Centers

MJ Brandimore Housing Exterior
  • Living Centers South
  • Kitchen
  • Double and triple efficiency units (2 or 3 students, shared)
  • Four and five bedroom apartments (a mix of single and shared bedrooms)
  • Free convenient parking

University Village

Housing University Village Exterior
  • Townhouses and efficiencies
  • Kitchen
  • Four bedroom units (4 students, 4 bedrooms)
  • Single efficiency units (1 student, 1 bedroom)
  • Two bedroom single units (2 students, 2 bedrooms) limited availability
  • Free convenient parking
Student moving into on-campus housing

2024 Fall Move-in Information

**Check your SVSU email for important updates on the check-in process this week for Fall 2024 arrivals.**

Welcome, Cardinal, to SVSU Housing!  We are so excited to serve as your home away from home, and we can’t wait to welcome you into our campus community. Please read all of the following information carefully to help you with your check-in process. We look forward to greeting you!  

Upon your arrival on campus, it is mandatory that you first go through check-in and obtain your key.  Please remember to bring a picture ID to check-in, i.e. driver’s license. 

Once you have your key, parking lots open for unloading include K (day use only), L (FYS A-E and MJBH residents), R (day use only), J-2, J-3, and J-4 (FYS F/G residents) [see map below] and other residential parking lots if you choose to park near your community instead. Our entire enthusiastic Housing Operations and Residential Life staff will be on hand to greet you and welcome you to campus.  You may wish to bring a cart or dolly to assist with transporting your belongings to your room and we will have faculty/staff on our freshmen days to assist our new students. 

 


Check-in Dates & Times

 Wednesday, 8/21/2024 and Thursday, 8/22/24 (*date/time assigned by room)
Residents living in First Year Suites and Living Centers
9:00 am – 3:30 pm daily - see Move-in Schedule below for full details

 Friday, 8/23/24 – Saturday, 8/24/2024
Residents living in University Village, and Pine Grove 
9:00 am – 3:30 pm daily - see Move-in Schedule below for full details


Move-in campus map - download

Download Fall Move-in Map (769KB)

Steps to Check-In

  1. Make sure you are registered and paid in full in order to obtain your key.  Account information is listed at mySVSU.  Direct questions regarding balances to the Campus Financial Services Center at cfsc@svsu.edu or by calling 989-964-4900.
  2. Residential students are strongly encouraged to get any recommended vaccines prior to community living.
  3. Bring a picture ID (license or SVSU ID) to check-in and have ready.
  4. Check in and unload.  No driving on sidewalks at any time.
  5. Receive a Parking Pass. If you have already registered, you may claim your pass at check-in at our Parking Services tent.
  6. Move vehicle(s) to your residential/temporary unloading parking lot to a residential lot for overnight parking.  
  7. Complete your Room Condition Report prior to unpacking (check all personal and community/shared spaces including exteriors of your unit) and return to Housing Office, Curtiss 118, within 7 days.
  8. Put trash in dumpsters.  Recycle packing materials near our trash dumpsters; collapse cardboard, etc.
  9. Visit the check-in location any time for questions/concerns regarding your room.  Contact the RAs on duty after check-in hours and on evenings/weekend.
  10. Give loved ones a farewell/goodbye hug.
  11. Enjoy your new home and campus community by making connections!

Move-in Schedule

Find the move-in date and time for your residence hall below. 

 First Year Suites

TIME Wednesday, 8/21/2024    
9:00 am

FYS A-9, B-9, C-9, D-9, E-9, F-9, G-9

 

 
10:00 am

FYS A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8, E-8, F-8, G-8

 

 
11:00 am

FYS A-7, B-7, C-7, D-7, E-7, F-7, G-7

 

 

 
12:00 pm FYS A-6, B-6, C-6, D-6, E-6, F-6, G-6     
1:00 pm

FYS A-5, B-5, C-5, D-5, E-5, F-5, G-5

 

 

 

 
2:00 pm

FYS A-4, B-4, C-4, D-4, E-4, F-4, G-4

 

   
2:30 pm

FYS A-3, B-3, C-3, D-3, E-3, F-3, G-3

   
3:00 pm

FYS A-2, B-2, D-2, E-2, F-2, G-2

   
3:30 pm 

FYS A-1, B-1, C-1, D-1, E-1, F-1, G-1

   

Merry Jo Brandimore House

TIME Thursday, 8/22/24    
9:00 am MJBH 101-108, 201-208, 301-308    
10:00 am      
11:00 am MJBH 109-120, 209-220, 309-320    
12:00 pm      
1:00 pm MJBH 121-128, 221-228, 321-328    
2:00 pm MJBH 129-136, 229-236, 329-336    
2:30 pm MJBH 237-242, 337-342, Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    
3:00 pm  Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    
3:30 pm  Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    

Living Center Southwest

TIME Thursday, 8/22/24    
9:00 am LCSW 2101-2117, 2201-2229, 2301-2317    
10:00 am      
11:00 am LCSW 2118-2129, 2218-2229, 2318-2329     
12:00 pm      
1:00 pm LCSW 2130-2134, 2230-2234, 2330-2324     
2:00 pm      
2:30 pm Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    
3:00 pm Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    
3:30 pm Open Check-In for MJBH/LCSW    

Living Center South

TIME Wednesday, 8/21/24    
9:00 am LCS 1101-1115, 1201-1215, 1301-1315    
10:00 am      
11:00 am LCS 1116-1131, 1216-1231, 1310-1331    
12:00 pm      
1:00 pm LCS 1132-1138, 1232-1238, 1332-1338     
2:00 pm LCS 1139-1145, 1239-1245, 1339-1345    
3:00 pm      
3:30 pm      

University Village East

Friday, 8/23/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, UV 450, Community Center
   
Saturday, 8/24/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, Curtiss Hall 118, Housing Operations (no golf cart services)


University Village West

Friday, 8/23/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, UV 450, Community Center
   
Saturday, 8/24/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, Curtiss Hall 118, Housing Operations (no golf cart services)

Pine Grove

Friday, 8/23/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, PG 7800, Community Center
 

 

Saturday, 8/24/24 9:00am - 3:30pm, Curtiss Hall 118, Housing Operations (no golf cart services)

 

Additional Move-in Information

Please access room assignments through the housing portal.  SVSU login name and password required. To engage with your roommates before coming to campus you can contact them via email using the SVSU email system. We suggest that you not purchase belongings with roommates in case changes are made before you move in.


We want to ensure that students have the meal plan that best supports their needs. To make any changes, please fill out the meal plan change form in the housing portal anytime thru Friday, August 30, 2024. 


Your ID card will be distributed at check-in if you did not receive it at our SOAR or TOP orientations. You’ll need it for identification and to access meal plans and building entrances. 


All University housing facilities are furnished. Some shared bedrooms have been converted to singles and have an extra set of furniture which must stay, as we do not have additional storage on campus. While it isn’t necessary for you to bring furniture, we do encourage you to personalize your room, as long as the furniture is approved by roommates and maintains fire egress.  Please do not put holes in any surfaces. Also, the Housing Operations Office does not endorse any adhesive product for hanging items on walls. 


Students who will be keeping a vehicle on campus will have the opportunity to register their vehicles with Parking Services in advance by going online to www.svsu.edu/universitypolice and clicking on Parking ServicesPermits will also be available at Parking Services on check-in day for all pre-registered individuals. In alignment with our commitment to affordability, permits are free of charge to students. Students are required to provide their driver’s license and valid vehicle registration in order to register vehicles. Parking lot assignments will be provided when you register your vehicle. Students who will be keeping a vehicle on campus need to park their vehicles in a residential lot by midnight when checking in. You may not drive on sidewalks or grass under any circumstances. 


CONTACT US.


Housing Operations
Curtiss 118
housing@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4255

Residential Life
Curtiss 114
reslife@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4410

Dining Services
Curtiss Hall 122
dining@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4252