RESIDENCE HALLS CLOSING FOR THANKSGIVING & WINTER BREAKS:

It’s hard to believe that the end-of-year holidays are upon us! This brings us to a time to start planning for final exams and travel as the residence halls close for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks. The information below has been emailed to all residential students. Please review carefully so that you can support your student in these end-of-semester expectations.

THANKSGIVING BREAK: November 26^th – December 1^st

When Do the Residence Halls Close: First-year student halls and Niejadlik Hall will CLOSE for Thanksgiving Break on Tuesday, November 26th at 6:00pm. The fobs of residents living in these halls will turn off at this time. Students are expected to have left the residence hall before fobs are shut off. Upper-level student halls (except Niejadlik Hall) remain open during the break, however any student staying on campus after Tuesday, November 26th at 6:00pm are required to complete a Thanksgiving Break Housing Application found in the MyHousing Portal.

Students With a Tuesday Night Class: Students who have a Tuesday night class that either ends or starts after 6:00pm are NOT expected to skip class. Students should complete their pre-break expectations and be packed before class and then should attend class. These students will have up to a half hour after their class releases to then leave the residence hall for break. To request this extension, submit a Thanksgiving Break Housing Application in the MyHousing Portal.

Make Your Travel Plans Now: It’s never too early to start planning and scheduling rides or making travel arrangements for when the residence halls close. It is also suggested to create a weather back-up plan in case plans are impacted by inclement weather. Should there be a weather-related-change to when halls close, the University will make an announcement.

Before Leaving for Break: Students leaving for break must complete the following before departing from campus. This is to prevent any issues of cleanliness or pests. All rooms are going to be entered and inspected by Housing Staff after Thanksgiving Break starts.

·        Remove all trash and recycling and dispose of in the dumpsters outside.

Residents will be charged $25 per bag removed by staff.

·        Unplug all electronics except personal refrigerators or campus-provided appliances.

·        Vacuum/sweep floors

·        Wipe down the counters, sinks, desks, shelves etc

·        Remove all open perishable foods.

Leftovers, fruit, veggies, open cans/boxes of food

·        Take home or wash your dirty laundry and linens.

·        Bring home anything on the prohibited items list.

Visit your hall’s office before leaving for break to pick up anything you’ve had confiscated and don’t bring it back to campus! All confiscated items will be disposed of when the halls close for Winter Break on December 13^th.

Thanksgiving Break Housing: Any student who needs to be on campus between November 26^th at 6:00pm to December 1^st at 10:00am must complete a Thanksgiving Break Housing Application. The application is live and can be found in the MyHousing Portal. Requests for Thanksgiving Break housing are due no later than Friday, November 22^nd at 4:00pm.

When Do the Residence Halls Reopen: All halls closed for break will open on Sunday, December 1^st at 10:00am. Students may return at their leisure. Hurley Hall will reopen for dinner at 5:00pm. Residence hall offices will reopen, and housing staff will be available at 7:00pm.

WINTER BREAK: December 13^th – January 19th

When Do the Residence Halls Close: All residence halls will (first-year and upper-level) will CLOSE on Friday, December 13^th at 6:00pm. Students are expected to check out of housing with a Housing Staff Member within 24-hours of their last final exam, or before December 13^th at 6:00pm, whichever occurs first.

Fall 2024 Final Exams: The Fall 2024 Final Exam Schedule can be found HERE.

Make Your Travel Plans Now: Have your student review their class syllabi and the Fall 2024 Final Exam Schedule to plan when they need to check out of housing for Winter Break. Start making your travel plans now and create a weather back up plan in case we are impacted by inclement weather. Should there be a weather-related-change to when halls close, the University will make an announcement.

Before Leaving for Break: Students are not expected to completely move out of their housing assignment unless they are requesting a Spring 2025 room change, graduating, or transferring. Students may leave some belongings in their housing assignment, but it’s best to bring home any valuables. Student will also receive instructions on what they need to do before leaving for break and how to properly check out with a Housing Staff Member. This information will be emailed, posted to housing assignment doors, posted in halls, and floor/building meetings will be scheduled to ensure all are informed.

Winter Break Housing: Students who need to stay on campus between December 13^th and January 19^th are required to complete a Winter Break Housing Application which will go live in the MyHousing Portal starting on November 1^st. Winter break housing will cost $364/week. Additional information on Winter Break Housing will be coming in November 2024.

Spring Semester Move In: All residence halls will reopen for the spring semester on Sunday, January 19^th at 10:00am.

SPRING 2025 HOUSING APPLICATION: OPEN TO FALL COMMUTER STUDENTS OCTOBER 1^ST

If your student is commuting to campus and they’re interested in living on campus for the Spring 2025 term, the Spring 2025 Housing Application will be open in the MyHousing Portal starting on October 1^st! All information on our residence halls and the housing placement process can be found on our website: www.easternct.edu/housing After applying, students should then submit their non-refundable Spring 2025 $250 Housing Deposit. Instructions on how to submit a housing deposit can be found here: https://www.easternct.edu/housing/apply-for-housing/ewebdeposit.html Once both the application and deposit are received, our team will be able to finalize a housing assignment for the student and arrange for their move-in in January. For questions about living on campus or the housing placement process, please have your student email us at housing@easternct.edu

WARRIOR CUP:

Warrior Cup recently hosted their Costume Dodgeball event which encouraged students to come and compete with their halls in a friendly dodgeball game while in costume. In addition to the game of dodgeball, students were also awarded for best team/group costume and best solo costumes. This resulted in all kinds of fun and impressive displays from the students. And congratulations to Constitution for the victory in dodgeball. The next event for Warrior Cup is their Esports Tournament on November 5^th at 7:30 where students will be able to compete and pout their online skills to the test. Warrior Cups is also hosting a volleyball tournament later this month! Here is the current warrior cup standings…

1^st place: Occum (240 pts)

2^nd place: Mead (140 pts)

3^rd place: Constitution (110 pts)

4^th place: Niejadlik (105 pts)

5^th place: High Rise/Burr (95 pts)

7^th place: Laurel (75pts)

8^th place: Crandall (60 pts)

9^th place: Burnap (50 pts)

10^th place: Shafer (45 pts)

11^th place: Low Rise (40 pts)

12^th place: Nutmeg (35 pts)

13^th place: Noble (30 pts)

FRIDAY AFTER DARK:

October has been a blast with FAD (Friday After Dark)! We kicked things off with an exciting Mystery Night that got everyone in the spooky spirit. But there’s more to come!

Join us on October 25th in Mead Hall Commons for a classic horror movie night featuring The Strangers! Bring your friends and enjoy popcorn, candy bars, and cozy blankets—first come, first served!

Looking ahead, you can register for our fun trip to Foxwoods on November 9th at the Housing and Residential Office in Wood Support Services. And don’t miss our Sweet Tooth Night on November 22nd from 6-9 PM at the Student Center Café, where we’ll have plenty of sweets and treats!

Upcoming Events:

• October 25: Horror Movie Night (The Strangers) in Mead Hall Commons
• November 9: Trip to Foxwoods (register at Housing and Residential Office)
• November 22: Sweet Tooth Night (6-9 PM at Student Center Café)

All FAD events are from 6-8 PM, except for Foxwoods (1-6 PM). We can’t wait to see you there!

EXPRESSION SESSIONS:

Expression Sessions are continuing this month, giving students a chance to express their thoughts and opinions to connect with others as well as to help eastern work to better help students. This month the team will be visiting some of the upperclassmen halls to get a deeper dive into life as an upperclassmen student and discuss some of the hot topics. The team will be stopping by Laurel, Nutmeg and Shafer Hall this month.