Spring Break & Winter Term Closing Information

On-campus residence halls and apartments close for break periods during the academic year. Make sure you know when to leave, when to return, and how to keep your safe space while you are gone.

Break Closing Dates

While students who are returning to their assigned space for Spring Term are not required to leave campus, we do recommend you complete the following checklist should you choose to leave for the break. These recommendations are important to keep your room safe and secure while you are away.

Students returning to their same room for Spring 2025 term are not required to remove all items or apply to stay. Students participating in Study Abroad or participating in a room change should fully vacate their space.

1. Clean room and organize personal belongings
2. All perishable foods are removed from the room and disposed of
3. All garbage is removed from your room, apartment, or house and placed in designated trash receptacles
4. No items are placed in direct contact with the heating units in your space at any time.
5. All windows are closed and locked.
6. Close all blinds
7. All lights are turned off
8. Lock all bedroom and exterior doors

Do not forget your room/apartment key when you leave. You will need it when you return.

As some of our students graduate or return/leave for study abroad this may create or affect a vacancy in your current assigned space. Any students who currently have a vacancy, or are expected to have a vacancy, should plan to have an assigned roommate in the Spring 2025 term. If a roommate is assigned to a vacancy in your space, our office will reach out to each student individually to notify them of their new assigned roommates.

If you have a vacancy in your space, please ensure that before you leave for Spring Break, the bed space you do not occupy is ready for another student to move-in to in late March.

Students who are not returning for Spring Term are required to fully check out your space by Friday, March 21st at 10:00 AM.

Prior to turning in your key, all residents should:

• Remove all personal items from the room. There is no available on campus storage for any items.
• Close and lock any windows. Lower the blinds.
• Remove all trash from room.
• Sweep room and wipe down all surfaces.
• Turn off the lights and lock your door.

Express Check-Out Details

Students can pick up an express check-out envelope from our office (Reamer 409) or at Campus Safety. Completing express checkout:

1. Follow all closing procedures listed above in the move-out checklist
2. Retrieve and fill out an Express Check-out Envelope
3. Drop your key in the completed Envelope and seal it
4. Drop the full envelope in one of our Express Check-Out drop boxes (Reamer 409 or College Park Hall Lobby)

After your departure, members of our team will inspect rooms to verify that you have not caused any damage, have left the room in good condition, and have not left any personal belongings behind. Failure to check out on time, damage caused to the room, turn in your key or abandonment of personal items will result in potential fees charged to your student account.