As students continue to move onto SIU’s Carbondale campus today, SIU officials say next year’s move in days will be earlier, to accommodate the 2017 solar eclipse happening next August 21.

SIU President Randy Dunn said the university was asked to push back the start of school so that campus housing and facilities would be more available for the crowds expected with the eclipse, but it was important to university officials that students be there.

Tickets for the eclipse viewing planned at SIU’s football stadium go on sale this Sunday through the SIU ticket office.