Arrival & Your New Home

During your time at Whitman, you’ll meet people from diverse backgrounds who will help you to grow intellectually and emotionally. And you’ll make lifelong friends in the process.

Our residence halls are more than a group of students living together—they are a community. Your hall section is led by a Resident Assistant (RA), who is a student like you. RAs plan section events and gatherings to ease your transition to college and help connect all the students living in your area. Each hall also has a Resident Director (RD) or a Community Director (CD)—professional staff members who live and work in the hall to support students.

Arrival & Check-In

Students will be able to check in to their Fall 2025 residence halls and rooms on Wednesday, Aug. 27. We’ll send an assigned check-in time to your Whitman email as the date gets closer. Families who need overnight accommodations in Walla Walla are encouraged to make reservations as soon as possible. Find information about nearby lodging, restaurants and activities and other helpful tips about traveling to Whitman.

Housing Assignments

You will receive information about on-campus room assignments in early August. If you haven’t filled out your housing survey, please do so as soon as possible. You can access it through the Residence Life and Housing Portal. This information is required to complete room assignments.

In early August, you will receive your room and roommate assignments by both email and a mailed letter.

Mailing Services & Shipping Boxes

You will be assigned a mailbox at the post office in the Reid Campus Center when you arrive, but your mailbox number does not need to be included in your address.

If you need to send boxes to Whitman ahead of your arrival, please ship them using the address shown below. Please do not ship items more than two weeks before the beginning of the semester. You can pick up your packages on Move-In Day (Aug. 27) at Reid Campus Center.

Your Mailing Address

Your mailing address while enrolled at Whitman is:

Your Name
Whitman College
280 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Meal Plans

Our food service is provided by Bon Appétit. You can learn more about our on-campus dining options, view menus and read about our Flex Dollars meal plans on Bon Appétit’s Resident Meal Plans page.

Will You Need a Car?

Whitman does not recommend students bring cars to campus. Most students find they don’t need them. Parking is also limited. Campus is within walking distance to downtown, a grocery store, restaurants and coffee shops.

Walla Walla has affordable public transit and is bike- and pedestrian-friendly. The college offers a free bike-share program and has an on-campus bike repair shop. There are ride-sharing services in town—to catch a ride from our local airport, for example. And the college coordinates bus services to Seattle, Portland and the Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) in Pasco during academic breaks. The Grape Line Shuttle also offers service to the Pasco airport. These options also align with Whitman’s commitment to sustainability. For more information, visit the Transportation page.