Incoming Mills Students | Returning Mills Students | Online MA in Educational Leadership Students
Incoming Mills students are issued an ID card after their student account is cleared and they arrive on campus during Orientation. Students are encouraged to email ID photos (as a JPG file) to housing@mills.edu by August 9 for the fall semester or by January 3 for the spring semester. By sending your photo in advance, you'll avoid waiting in line to have your ID picture taken during Orientation. If you are living on campus, you'll also be able to sign up for a move-in time slot.
When taking your ID card photo, please follow these guidelines:
If you would like your ID card to reflect your preferred first name, you must submit a completed Change of Name (PDF) form to the Registrar's Office in time for them to enter your preferred name in the system ahead of the fall or spring semester deadline.
After ensuring that your student account is clear (paid in full or first payment made on an approved payment plan), follow the procedures outlined below to pick up your new Mills ID card and, if applicable, your housing keys. For questions about your student account, email stuaccts@mills.edu.
As an incoming students who is not living in campus housing, you may collect your Mills ID card from the Housing Management and Dining Services (HMDS) office located in Sage Hall 138 starting Monday, August 23, 2021. The HMDS staff is available MondayFriday from 9:00 am–5:00 pm.
Academic Keys
If you are being issued academic keys you can collect them from the Housing Management
and Dining Services office in Sage Hall 138. HMDS can only issue keys once a proper
request and approval from a department head has been placed. Students needing to collect
academic keys should bring their Mills ID card with them at the time of key collection.
Academic keys are not issued until the second week of each semester. Please note that
the first day academic keys can be picked up is September 1.
Move In & ID Pick Up: August 21, 2021 | 9:00 am–5:00 pm
To move in to campus housing on August 21, 2021, you must:
At your scheduled move-in time, you'll proceed to the Mail and Copy Center at Rothwell Center to pick up your housing key packet from HMDS staff. Your new Mills ID card will be included in the packet. Housing staff will be there to greet you, monitor the move-in schedule, and answer questions between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on August 21.
After you've collected your housing key packet, proceed to your residence hall and begin your move in. Mills staff will be present in most residential communities during these move-in periods if you have questions or need assistance.
The earliest a residential student can arrive on campus and be housed in your fall assignment is Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Early arrival is an exception to the student housing contract and will only be granted to students in extreme circumstances; for details see our early arrival policy (PDF). To be considered for the early arrivals list, a student must contact HMDS at housing@mills.edu by Friday, August 13, 2021, at 5:00 pm. There is a nightly cost of $64 associated with early move in, which will be charged to your student account.
ID Replacement
Returning students who have an existing, functioning Mills ID should continue to use
that card. Students who have lost their Mills ID card must get a replacement and will
incur a $20 replacement fee. You can email housing@mills.edu to set up payment via credit card or student account. Once payment is received, HMDS
will mail out ID cards.
Academic Keys
If you are being issued academic keys you can collect them from the Housing Management
and Dining Services office in Sage Hall 138. HMDS can only issue keys once a proper
request and approval from a department head has been placed. Students needing to collect
academic keys should bring their Mills ID card with them at the time of key collection.
Academic keys are not issued until the second week of each semester. Please note that
the first day academic keys can be picked up is September 1.
Move In: August 21, 2021 | 9:00 am–5:00 pm
To move in to campus housing on August 21, 2021, you must:
At your scheduled move-in time, you'll proceed to the Mail and Copy Center at Rothwell Center to pick up your housing key packet from HMDS staff. Your new Mills ID card will be included in the packet. Housing staff will be there to greet you, monitor the move-in schedule, and answer questions between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on August 21.
After you've collected your housing key packet, proceed to your residence hall and begin your move in. Mills staff will be present in most residential communities during these move-in periods if you have questions or need assistance.
The earliest a residential student can arrive on campus and be housed in your fall residence hall is Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Early arrival is an exception to the student housing contract and will only be granted to students in extreme circumstances; for details see our early arrival policy (PDF). To be considered for the early arrivals list, students must contact HMDS at housing@mills.edu by Friday, August 13, 2021, at 5:00 pm. There is a nightly cost of $64 associated with early move in, which will be charged to your student account.
Each Mills College student is issued a Mills ID card. Students are encouraged to email ID photos (as a JPG file) to housing@mills.edu by August 9 for the fall semester or by January 3 for the spring semester. When taking your ID card photo, please follow these guidelines:
When you email your photo, please include your full name and indicate that you are an online student so we do not hold your ID card for an in-person pick up.
If you would like your ID card to reflect your preferred first name, you must submit a completed Change of Name (PDF) form to the Registrar's Office in time for them to enter your preferred name in the system ahead of the fall or spring semester deadline.
If you meet all deadlines, your Mills ID card will be mailed to you by the Office of Admissions.