Break Closing

Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break and Spring Break

Residence halls close at:
9pm on the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving day (for Thanksgiving Break)
12noon on the last Friday of Finals Week (for Winter Break)
5pm on the Friday before Spring Break (for Spring Break)

• QR Code checkout
  • All Residents must checkout for each break using a QR code for their area as they leave. Please scan the code and fill out the closing form. QR codes are available at each exit of your residential area.
    
  • Students leaving housing for the spring semester or changing rooms after winter break should return their room key in a labeled envelope before the depart campus after Finals Week in December.
• Health/Safety Inspections
  • WHY: to ensure the safety of residents, document policy violations, secure the building before break
  • RAs will visually inspect rooms in pairs looking for:
    • Room Security: are window locked, blinds down, lights off and doors locked?
    • Unplugged appliances: all appliances and items (except full refrigerators in houses and apartments) must be unplugged from wall outlets – staff will unplug all/any items if found plugged in
    • Empty mini-fridges: mini-fridges must be emptied of perishables, unplugged, door propped open (may want to put a towel underneath it in case of leakage as it defrosts)

Summer Break/Summer Housing

All residences close for the summer at 12noon on the last Tuesday of Finals week. All students (unless approved otherwise) are expected to depart campus by this time. Students can either check-out with a Resident Assistant or by using Express Checkout, by placing their key in a labeled envelope and putting it into the drop box by the RA office door.

• Some students may stay in spring housing after Finals week:
  • Graduating Seniors can stay through the Graduation Ceremony.
  • Student Life staff assisting with Graduation can stay through the ceremony.
  • Summer Housing Residents can stay in their spring assignment until they move into summer housing.
  • In-Season spring athletes are permitted to stay until their season ends.