Creating the Extraordinary Student Experience: Office of Student Life

Residence Halls Remain Open for Thanksgiving Break

November 17, 2022

All Residence Halls will remain open during Thanksgiving break, November 24-27. 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 16 at 2 p.m. More information will be shared next week 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.

Open Front Desks and Hours (hours subject to change):

      Columbus

  • Drackett, Nosker, Taylor, Park Stradley, Morrison and Morrill will be open 24 hours.
  • Neil will be open until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, will be closed November 24 and will reopen at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25.
  • All other desks will close at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, and reopen at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25.

      Mansfield

  • Closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25.
  • Open Saturday, November 26, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Open Sunday, November 27, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

      Newark

  • Open Wednesday, November 23 and Thursday, November 24 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Closed Friday, November 25.
  • Open Saturday, November 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Open Sunday, November 27, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.

      Wooster

  • Open until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23.
  • Closed Thursday, November 24 through Sunday, November 27.