The University of Iowa's spring semester ends in mid-May, and every Hawkeye in campus housing has until noon on move-out day to clear their room. That deadline is firm. Residence halls like Burge, Catlett, and Petersen all empty at once, funneling thousands of students and their belongings through elevators and stairwells in the same frantic window. If you've ever tried to navigate the Iowa City side streets near campus with a loaded car on move-out weekend, you know the traffic alone can eat half your day.

Storage Scholars takes the logistics off your plate entirely. We come to your dorm room or off-campus apartment, pick up your belongings, store everything in a climate-controlled facility, and deliver it back when you return for fall. No wrestling a mattress through the halls of Hillcrest while 200 other students do the same thing. No renting a truck in a city where every U-Haul is booked solid by late April. No leaving your stuff in a friend's basement where Iowa's summer humidity -- or the occasional Iowa River flood zone proximity -- puts everything at risk.

Iowa City's weather swings are no joke. Summers bring humidity that can push heat indexes past 100 degrees, and winters drop well below zero with ice storms that shut the city down. A standard non-climate-controlled storage unit in Iowa City subjects your belongings to that full range -- scorching in July, frigid in January. Electronics corrode in humid conditions. Wooden furniture warps and swells. Leather mildews. Even textbooks and photos degrade when exposed to sustained moisture.

Storage Scholars provides climate-controlled storage designed for Midwest extremes. Our team coordinates with the University of Iowa's housing calendar, picks up directly from your room with packing supplies included, and stores everything in a temperature-regulated facility from May through August. Your belongings stay protected whether Iowa City is in the middle of a 95-degree heat wave or a June thunderstorm that floods lower-elevation areas near the Iowa River.

Moving to Iowa City from out of state? The University of Iowa draws students from across the Midwest and beyond -- Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and the coasts. Driving a loaded car across multiple states isn't always practical, especially for freshmen without a vehicle on campus. Our ship-to-school service lets you box up your belongings at home and ship them ahead. We receive your packages at our Iowa City facility and deliver them directly to your dorm room on move-in day. You arrive on campus ready to settle in, not hauling boxes from a parking lot.

Whether you're moving from Burge Hall to an apartment on Burlington Street, switching from Hillcrest to a house in the Pedestrian Mall area, or relocating from campus to Coralville, our team handles the physical work. Iowa City's campus-area streets are tight, parking is scarce near the residence halls, and navigating the one-way grid near downtown during move-out weekend is a headache. We know the loading zones, the building access points, and the quickest routes. You focus on finals -- we focus on your stuff.