A move-in day families remember for the right reasons
On Saturday, August 21, U Storage will move Bradley's residence hall students in from the curb to the room in a single day. Families hand everything off at the curb and walk in empty-handed. Their belongings are in the room about 30 minutes later.
A full crew of professional U Storage movers runs the day from the curb to the room door, in every residence hall at the same time, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. U Storage supplies every mover and every piece of equipment. Bradley is not asked for volunteers, carts, or bins.
What changes for Bradley
Families are guests, not movers
No carts, no stairwells, no waiting on an elevator with a mini fridge. Families unload once, park, and spend the day with their student.
Your team welcomes, ours lifts
Housing staff and student leaders greet families, solve exceptions, and build community instead of directing carts and traffic.
The lifting risk leaves campus
Professional, insured crews replace volunteer heavy lifting and the liability of handling other people's belongings.
Hallways stay clear
Belongings go straight to the room, so corridors, lobbies, and elevators stay safe and passable all day.
The two days at a glance
Before August
Planning with Residential Living. We build the day around your halls, move-in appointments, and check-in.
Friday, August 20
On-campus walkthrough. The full crew and your housing staff walk the plan together the evening before.
Saturday, August 21 · 8 AM–4 PM
Full-service move-in. Every residence hall at once, by move-in appointment.
Saturday · 4–6 PM
Self-move window. Students who prefer to move themselves get the buildings and elevators to themselves.
From the curb to the room, one coordinated service
Families keep the arrival they already know: their move-in appointment, check-in on Bradley Avenue, and the posted move-in route. From the moment the car stops at their hall, U Storage takes over.
Curbside hand-off
Our crew meets the car and unloads it with the family. Minutes later the car is on its way to parking.
Packed and tagged
Everything goes into U Storage SpeedPacks tagged to the student and room, and is tracked from that moment on.
Moved to the building
Our crews carry it from the curb, through the building, and up to the floor. No family ever waits on an elevator.
Placed in the room
Belongings are set in the student's room and the delivery is confirmed, ready to unpack on the family's own schedule.
In the room before the family reaches the door
A family's own walk on move-in day (parking, key pickup, reaching the floor) typically takes 15 to 20 minutes. Our crews deliver in about 30. Belongings arrive within minutes of the family, and unpacking happens at their pace, not the operation's.
Built for Bradley occupancy pending Residential Living
The day runs in two zones across Bradley's residence halls, both running all day. Every family keeps the move-in appointment they booked with Residential Living, so there is no morning rush and no mid-day spike.
| Residence hall | Zone | Building | Curb to room | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisert Hall | North | High-rise residence hall | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| Heitz Hall | North | Residence hall | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| Singles Complex | North | Elmwood, Lovelace, and Wendle | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| Harper Hall | North | Renovation Phase 1 expected fall 2027 | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| University Hall | South | Residence hall | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| Williams Hall | South | Residence hall | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
| Student Apartment Complex | South | Apartments | About 30 minutes | By 4:00 PM |
Once Residential Living confirms occupancy, we set the arrival rate for each hall so every curb stays ahead of its traffic and families do not queue.
It fits your existing flow
Move-in appointments, Bradley Avenue check-in, the posted road closures, and the Main Street Parking Deck all stay as they are.
High-rise to apartments
Geisert's upper floors, the Singles Complex, and the Student Apartment Complex each get a plan suited to the building, under one coordinated operation.
Room for self-movers
A dedicated 4:00–6:00 PM window means students who move themselves never compete with our crews.
Families always know where their things are
What the family sees. A text at every step, ending with delivery confirmation to the room.
Every student's belongings are tracked from the car to the room on U Storage's own move-in software. Families get a text at each step, ending with confirmation that everything is in the room.
- Text updates for every family. No app to download and nothing to look up.
- Every item accounted for. Each delivery is logged to the student, the room, and the time.
- A live view for your leadership. Housing can see the day's progress by community as it happens.
- Issues handled on the spot. Anything out of place is flagged and resolved with the family the same day.
- Nothing for Bradley to buy or learn. Our system wraps around your existing check-in.
- A record of the day. Arrival and delivery data comes back to you to plan next year.
Already Bradley's storage partner
U Storage is Bradley's official, campus-authorized storage partner, already serving Bradley students with Ship-To and Lock & Leave. Residential Living knows our crews, our tracking, and how we work in your halls. Move-in day extends a partnership that is already running.
We grew out of full-service storage, partnered with the University of Chicago in 2021, and today serve more than 20,000 student accounts, taking the move-in and move-out burden off housing teams across the country.
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Proposed pricing
The rate reflects a fully U Storage-staffed and -equipped operation: Bradley is not asked to provide volunteers or moving bins. The final per-student rate within this range is set in the service agreement once occupancy and scope are confirmed.
Billing is per student served at the agreed rate, with a 1,000-student minimum. Every student served above 1,000 is invoiced on a per-student basis, and the final count is backed by a delivery record for every student.
Included in the rate
- A full crew of professional U Storage movers and on-site leadership for the entire operating day, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- All moving equipment.
- Tracking and family text updates for every student.
- Planning with Residential Living and the August 20 on-campus walkthrough.
All figures on this page are planning estimates for discussion. Actual pricing, terms, and commitments are established solely in the executed service agreement between U Storage and Bradley University.
Next steps
We can turn this proposal into a confirmed plan in three steps.
- Confirm the scope. Which residence halls move in on August 21, expected occupancy for each, and whether to include the Friday honors-floor move-in, Main Street Commons, or St. James Apartments.
- Walk the campus together. A site visit with Residential Living to confirm unloading areas, building access, and elevators.
- Finalize the agreement. Set the per-student rate and add move-in to our partnership.
What we will need from Bradley
- Occupancy. Student counts by hall and floor, plus the room roster and move-in appointments.
- Arrival areas. Use of the unloading areas at each hall and space beside each for our crews.
- Elevator access. Dedicated elevator access in each hall during operating hours.
- Room access. Key or Quick Card access for our crew leads, so belongings can be placed ahead of each family.