Tuesday marked the beginning of a week for dorm move-ins at the University of Arizona.
All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Classes begin Monday, Aug. 26.
“People come from all over the country to move their students into their dorms at U of A,” Alex Blandeburgo, chief housing officer and executive director of Housing & Residential Life at the UA, said in a news release. “With more than 7,000 students and their families coming to campus, staying at hotels or resorts, going out to eat, and shopping, move-in has become a huge driver for the Tucson economy.”
New UA Wildcats and their families from outside of Tucson contribute almost $10 million to the local economy through visitor spending during move-in days, the department said in the news release, citing a departmental survey.
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During fall 2023 move-in, the survey found visiting families contributed $4.1 million to the hotel and lodging sector and $2.4 million to the restaurant and food economy, the release said. They also spent $2.4 million on consumer staples (dorm goods) and $700,000 on other activities, the release said.
And they spent $65,000 on parking on campus.
The total economic impact for Tucson last year was about $9.6 million, the release said.
Photos: Families flood the U of A campus on move-in day
Lauri Gatto, left, loads her daughters bags with Ashley Berardi, the mother of her new roommate on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Incoming students and their families begin moving into on-campus housing on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Students and stuff walk around University of Arizona campus on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Chloe Fuller, a desk assistant directs incoming freshman to their dorm rooms on the first official move-in day at the University of Arizona, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Incoming students and their families begin moving into on-campus housing on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Sean Hanrahan, left, helps his older sister Remi move in to Likins dorm on the first official move-in day for on campus housing at the University of Arizona, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Incoming students and their families begin moving into on-campus housing on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
University of Arizona volunteers help Amber Ortiz, a first year student check out a bin on the first official move-in day
Melvin Prasad, left, helps his son Mason Prasad, an incoming freshman at the University of Arizona, move in to the Apache-Santa Cruz dorm, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Incoming students and their families begin moving into on-campus housing on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Kyle Quinn, left, loads a moving box with his daughter Devon’s items as his wife Beth Quinn carries a bag on her back on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Incoming students and their families begin moving into on-campus housing on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Arizona, East Lowell Street, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024. All 23 dorms on campus are at capacity, with 7,500 students expected to move in through Saturday.
Steve Hanrahan opens his daughter Remi’s new fridge on move-in day at the University of Arizona, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Incoming students and their families move-in to on campus housing before school starts on Monday, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
Students begin walking around University of Arizona campus on the first official move-in day for the fall 2024 semester, North Highland Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2024.
