Arrival Information & Locations
1. For June & July Sessions – Go to Orientation parking at Craige parking deck
- Craige Parking Deck (click for map)
- Craige Parking Deck is located at the corner of Manning Drive and Paul Hardin Drive.
- In your final preparation email you receive three days prior to your Orientation session from orientation@unc.edu, you will receive a link to download the parking QR code you will use to access Craige Parking Deck each time you enter.
- It can be saved in your mobile device wallet app and/or downloaded as a PDF to save or print.
- Signage and staff will guide you to the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Student Union for check-on or, if needed, an Orientation Shuttle.
- Optional Orientation Shuttles will be running on a loop. Click HERE for more Shuttle information (link forthcoming).
2. Check in at orientation check-in at frank porter graham (fpg) student union
- Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Carolina Union) (click for map)
- The address is 209 South Rd., Chapel Hill, NC.
- The Orientation check-in desk is on the 2nd Floor, West Lounge Lobby.
For August session – if your student has a parking space on or near campus we recommend utilizing the campus shuttles to get to and from that parking to the Orientation program at the Carolina Union. If you and/or your student plan to drive a vehicle to Orientation please utilize the Orientation parking deck information in #1 above.
Access and Register Your Car at Craige Parking Deck
Designated Orientation Parking is at Craige Parking Deck (click for map) located at the corner of Manning Drive & Paul Hardin Drive.
Step 1: Find Craige Parking Deck using this map
- Address: 555 Paul Hardin Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Step 2: Use the QR Code you generated from the link in the final preparation email sent to students three days prior to their session
- The QR code must be used to enter and exit the deck to avoid charges.
Accessible Parking
For additional Visitor Disability Parking, please visit move.unc.edu/files/2014/11/Disability.pdf – locations are indicated by a white V in a blue circle. For more information about disability parking on campus, please call 919-962-3951, NC Relay 711, or visit move.unc.edu/parking/accessibility.
Orientation Early Arrival
Early Arrival Parking is also located in the Craige Parking Deck. Use the same instructions as detailed above.
- If you are using early arrival sudent accommodations, check in at Hinton James Residence Hall between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Hinton James Residence Hall is located at 515 Hinton James Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
- If you arrive after 8:00 p.m., you may need to call the on-call phone number posted at Hinton James Residence Hall to check-in
The next morning, you will proceed directly to Orientation Check-In located in the Carolina Union (FPG Student Union).