New Gibbons
- Important Move-In Information
Your move in date is dependent on your residence hall assignment and student status. Follow all specified move in and key pick-up directions to ensure you can move into your hall assignment upon arrival to campus. Please check back to this page just prior to your move-in date as information may be adjusted throughout the summer.
Please note:
- Convocation is Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Jersey Mike's Arena at approximately 5pm.
- The Involvement Fair is on Sunday, August 30, 2026, on the College Avenue Campus. College Avenue will be closed for most of the day.
Approved Early Arrivals/Move-In Team Volunteers
Only students who have completed the Early Arrival/Move-In Team Volunteer form and have been confirmed approved are able to move in on Sunday, August 23, 2026, between 9:00am to 4:30pm. Key pick-up will be in the Residence Life Office on the campus where your hall assignment is located.
Move-In Information
New Rutgers Global International Students
Aug 24, 2026
Pick-up time 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Floor/House All Location Cook/Douglass Residence Life Office — 45 Biel Road West, New Brunswick, NJ (PAL Building)
First Year and New Transfer Students
Aug 25, 2026
Pick-up time & Floor
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM - A 1-2 & B 1-2
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM - A 3-4 & B 3-4
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM - A 5-6 & B 5-6
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM - AL & BL
Location New Gibbons Hall
All Continuing Students
Aug 28 – Aug 31, 2026
Pick-up time 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Floor/House All Location Cook/Douglass Residence Life Office — 45 Biel Road West, New Brunswick, NJ (PAL Building)
Overview
New Gibbons Hall is a traditional residence hall built in 1968. New Gibbons consists of small houses centered around a courtyard and is home to the Mason Gross School of Arts and Rainbow Perspective Communities.
- What's Nearby?
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Mason Gross School of the Arts, Neilson Dining Hall
- Features & Amenities
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- Vending machines
- Wifi throughout the building
- Laundry facility
- Courtyard in the center of each complex
- Recreation lounge with attached full-communal kitchen (2 in complex)
- Communal refrigerator, sink
- Practice rooms for Mason Gross students, piano
- Building main lounge
- Building study lounge
- Floor lounge(s)
- Flat screen television(s) (with cable)
- Pool table, ping pong table
- Communal bathroom (separated by gender)
- Communal bathroom (gender neutral)
- Bus stop is located directly in front of building
- Ramp leading into building an entranceway (only for New Gibbons A6 building)
- What's included in my space?
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What’s included in my room?
- Twin extra long bed and mattress
- Closet space
- Dresser
- Desk
- Chair
- Microfridge
- Blinds or curtains
- Cable TV ready (in every room)
- Wifi in bedrooms
- Carpeted flooring
- Room Photos
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- Floor Plans
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- New-Gibbons-A.pdf7.28 MB
- NewGibbonsB-L.pdf575.08 KB
Contact and Location
Staff Members
Tavani LawrenceMap Link
Google Map Link to Residence HallFacts About Residence Hall
- Type of Residence Hall: Traditional Hall
- Number of Students: 442
- Number of Floors: 3
- Average Room Size: 13x16
- Availability: Continuing Students, First-Year Students
- Contract Type: Undergraduate Academic Year (Two semesters)
