Important Dates

2023-2024 Residence Hall Opening and Closing Dates

DATE / TIMEEVENT
Thursday, August 17
1pm
General First Year and Transfer Student Move-in (Some special cohorts and Fall athletes have different dates)
Sunday, August 20
1pm
All Residence Halls Open (All remaining Returning Students)
Thursday, October 5 -Sunday, October 8Fall Break (no dining service)
Tuesday, November 21
9pm
Halls Close for November Break*
Sunday, November 26
1pm
All Residence Halls Re-open
Wednesday, December 13
9pm
Halls Close for Winter Break*
Sunday, January 7
1pm
All Residence Halls Open for Spring Semester Registration Period (dining services start January 9th)
Friday, March 8
9pm
Halls Close for Spring Break*
Sunday, March 17
1pm
All Residence Halls Re-open
Wednesday, May 1
9pm
Residence Halls Close for Non-graduating Students
Sunday, May 5
9am
Halls Close for Graduating Seniors
Wednesday, May 8
9am
May/Summer Housing Open for Approved Students

*Students may request arrangements to stay during the November, Winter and Spring Break for a guest fee. Approval is not guaranteed. Fees are assessed to Student Accounts upon approval and conclusion of stay.

Please see the information on the procedures for residence hall breaks at the bottom of this page.

Residence Hall Breaks

During the November, Winter  and Spring Break the residence halls on campus close, and we ask our students who live on campus to head home for those breaks. For each of these breaks we have a departure deadline: for the November break the deadline is the Tuesday before the holiday at 9:00 p.m. For Winter break we ask that all students depart within 24 hours of their last final exam or, at the latest, by the Wednesday of finals week at 9:00 p.m. For Spring Break the halls close at 9:00 p.m. on Friday before the break.

For each of these breaks, the Residence Life staff will be conducting their monthly Health and Safety Inspections at the deadline for the break. Students are asked to make sure all trash is removed from the room/suite/apartment, that all lights are off, that window blinds are raised, and that the room is locked behind the students when departing. Additionally, at the Winter break, we ask that all appliances (except for College appliances) are unplugged from the outlets, and require students to return their room keys to the residence life staff in their residence hall. At Spring Break we ask students to remove their trash, open their blinds, turn off their lights, and lock their doors.

Finally, we realize that not all students can leave by the deadlines we have instated. For students who need to stay past the deadline, we ask that the student completes a break housing agreement request (Access Student Housing Portal). Specific dates will be listed on the break form application site. Students may incur a $50/night charge for being allowed to stay on campus during break periods. Students should also be aware of the break policies listed on the break agreement as they are different than our standard policy because we have so few staff members available to assist students during the break period.