Residence Halls Remain Open for Thanksgiving Break

October 20, 2025

All Residence Halls will remain open during Thanksgiving break, November 27-November 30. Staff members will be in the halls during the break and a limited number of front desks will be open. Please visit Dining Services website for more information on location hours. As a reminder, halls close for winter break on Friday, December 19 at 2 p.m. More information will be shared around Thanksgiving including timeslots for departures.

If you are leaving campus, prepare your room for your departure:

-      Dispose of all trash

-      Close and secure all windows

-      Turn off the lights in your room

-      Lock and secure your doors

-      Set your thermostat to 65 degrees in auto prior to departure

Traffic and parking information: Share with anyone picking you up and dropping you off.

• All regular university traffic and parking rules and regulations apply. To be clear and to help you plan, please remember that:
• No vehicles may be parked on sidewalks.
• No unauthorized vehicles may park in ADA parking spaces.
• All parking spaces and garages on campus require payment as indicated.
• For specific information regarding parking on campus can be found at http://osu.campusparc.com.

 

     

Front Desk Information: 

Wooster

• Tuesday closes at 5pm
• Wednesday Business Hours
• Thursday-Sunday Closed

Mansfield

• Tuesday closes at 5pm
• Wednesday-Sunday Closed

Newark

• Tuesday closes at 5pm
• Wednesday Business Hours
• Thursday-Saturday Closed
• Sunday-1pm-9pm

Columbus

Starting Tuesday of Thanksgiving week at 5pm

24 Hours/7 Day Desks

• Drackett
• Morrill
• Park Stradley

Neil – 11am-7pm

All other desks closed and will reopen Monday at 11am

Package Centers

• Tuesday closes at 8pm
• Wednesday 12pm-4pm
• Thursday-Saturday Closed
• Sunday 4-8pm