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Office of Student Life
Housing and Residence Education

Spring Break 2026 Information

January 7, 2026

 

New for Spring 2026:

All residence halls at the Columbus campus as well as the Wooster/ATI, Mansfield and Newark campuses will remain open for spring break March 16-20. Students will be able to remain in on campus housing during the week if they wish at no additional fee.  We will not be having students indicate if they will be on campus or leaving for the spring break period and residence hall access will remain active for all on campus students. 

Front desk and package centers will move to the break schedule listed below starting at 5pm on March 15th:

Columbus Campus

  • Front Desks
    • Open during spring break
      • Drackett – 24 hours, 7 days a week
      • Park Stradley – 24 hours, 7 days a week
      • Neil – 11am to 7pm every day
      • Morrill – 11am to 7pm every day
    • All other desks will reopen on Monday March 23
  • Archer and Lincoln Package Center
    • Close March 13 at 6pm
    • Closed March 14-15
    • Open March 16-20 from 12pm-4pm
    • Regular hours resume on Saturday March 21

Mansfield, Newark, Wooster Campuses

  • Business hours March 16-20
  • Closed on Weekends
  • Will reopen on Sunday March 22

For those of you planning to stay in town over the break, the hours of dining facilities can be found online.

Please remember that Spring Break is a great time to start taking items home that you don't need. This will allow an easier move-out experience at the end of the semester. 

Spring Break Traffic and Parking:

As you make travel arrangements for Spring Break, please refer to the following information and share it with family members and friends who will be 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.
  •         Please follow the instructions of any traffic control officers.