Opening and Closing Information
All residential areas close on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7 pm.
How to Prepare for Winter Closing
For Residence Halls (Central, Crossroads, Farside, Wayback, Outback, and Fort Awesome)
- Clean your room and suite common areas.
- Close and lock your windows and lower the blinds.
- Unplug ALL electronics! (Except for institutional provided refrigerators and ovens).
- Residence Halls: Be sure to clean out, defrost and unplug the refrigerator (HINT: Start this 48 hours prior to your departure).
- Remove ALL trash and recycling from your room/apartment.
- Turn off all lights (room and bathroom and common areas/hallways).
- Adjust room/apartment thermostat to 70° F.
- Take all the belongings you will need during the break. You will not have access to your room after you check-out. It is recommended that valuables be taken home with you.
- Lock your bedroom door and/or suite door and remember your keys!
- Sign the Closing Check-List located on the outside of your door.
For Apartments (The Olde, The Commons, and Alumni Village)
- Clean your room and apartment common areas.
- Close and lock your windows and lower the blinds.
- Unplug ALL electronics! (Except for institutional provided refrigerators and ovens).
- Clean out your refrigerators and kitchens of all perishable items.
- Remove ALL trash and recycling from your room/apartment.
- Turn off all lights (room and bathroom and common areas/hallways).
- Adjust room/apartment thermostat to 70° F.
- Take all the belongings you will need during the break. You will not have access to your room after you check-out. It is recommended that valuables be taken home with you.
- Lock your bedroom door/apartment door and remember your keys!
- Sign the Closing Check-List located on the outside of your door.
Please note: Residential Life staff will enter your room upon your departure to ensure closing procedures were completed. If you are found in the building after closing time, or there are violations in your room, you will be referred to the Office of Community Standards.
Graduating in December, Moving Out of Housing, or Changing Rooms for Spring 2023
- Pack all of your belongings.
- Throw out any trash.
- Clean the room/suite/apartment.
- Lock and Close the windows and shut off the lights if you are the last to leave.
- Complete an express checkout envelope and include your keys (if applicable).
- Sign the closing check list outside your door and turn in your express checkout envelope at your RA/RC office for your residential area.
Please note, if you are not returning to campus housing for any reason (including graduation), you must inform our office by Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Make Transportation Arrangements Now
Don’t wait until the last minute to arrange transportation. Based on your date of departure, make sure to reserve a vehicle that will carry you and all of your personal items. The final date for departure is Friday, December 16 at 7 pm
Reminders
- Meal Plans end on 12/16 at 7pm
- The loop service will run on a Sunday schedule and end on 12/16 around 8pm.
- Meal Plans will resume on January 17th.
- The loop services will resume on January 17th on a Sunday schedule.
Please email our office with any questions.
2022–2023 Residence Hall Closing and Opening Dates
- Thursday, August 25, 2022: New students move in
- Friday, August 26 & Saturday, August 27, 2022: Returning students move In
- Friday, December 16, 2022: All residential areas (including apartments) close at 7 pm for winter break
- Tuesday, January 17, 2023: All residential areas open at 11 am for the spring semester
- Wednesday, May 10, 2023: All non-graduating students must move out by 10 am
- Friday, May 12, 2023: All graduating students must move out by 9 pm