Photo-Essay: Residential Halls before Move-In

An empty room in Susquehanna. During the summer, doors are usually left open and unlocked for cleaning and room inspections for the following semester.

Emily Bernstein, class of 2016 and RA in Susquehanna, inspects the furniture and condition of a vacant room before her freshmen residents move in.

A map pasted onto the wall in the Walker Apartments. During the summer, various parties stay in vacant housing before resident students return.

An empty bedroom inside Walker Apartments.

Projectors are used to aid in the creation of floor decorations. An image is displayed onto the paper then traced with a sharpie or pencil.

Resident Assistants, such as junior, Jessica Deng, spend some of the little time that they have during training week to hang up floor decorations.

Blue painters tape is an essential commodity, as are giant pieces of colored paper and a good pair of scissors.

Tape placement on floor decorations is actually a science. A well placed piece of tape can prevent decorations from falling and even discourage residents from stealing them!

Dr. Seuss seems to be a popular floor theme among the residence halls this year.