April 1, 2025

Happy Tuesday!

We hope you're enjoying a well-deserved break! Spring Break is the perfect time to rest, recharge, and take care of yourself—whether that means catching up on sleep, spending time with loved ones, or simply enjoying a change of pace. As we approach the final stretch of the semester, we encourage you to use this time to relax so you can return feeling refreshed and ready to finish strong.

As you prepare to come back, remember that you’re not in this alone. Our campus resources—including the STEM Center, CWAC, CAPS, academic advising, and wellness resources—are here to support you every step of the way. If you need help or just a little motivation, don’t hesitate to reach out. We can’t wait to see you back on campus, ready to tackle the rest of the semester with confidence and energy!

Dining Information for Spring Break

Oliver Hall will have limited hours during Spring Break

Meal plans are not active but students can purchase a meal using cash, credit, or flex dollars.

No late night on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Last meal prior to Spring Break for meal plan holders:

Lunch on Friday, March 28, 2025 (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

First meal post Spring Break for meal plan holders:

Dinner on Sunday, April 6 (5:00 - 8:00 PM)

For students wishing to pay with Cash/Credit or Flex Dollars, Oliver Hall will have the following hours:

Friday, March 28

Dinner (5:00 - 6:00 PM)

Saturday, March 29 - Saturday April 5

Breakfast | 8:00 - 9:00 AM

Lunch | 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Dinner | 5:00 - 6:00 PM

Sunday, April 6

Breakfast | 8:00 - 9:00 AM

Lunch | 12:00 - 1:00 PM

1928 Pub – Closed during Spring Break

Coffee Shop

Friday, March 28 | 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, March 30 | Closed

Monday, March 31 - Friday, April 4 | 8:00 - 2:00 PM

Saturday, April 5 | Closed

Sunday, April 6 | 12:00 - 4:00 PM

Normal operations resume: Monday, April 7, 2025

Want to visit the Recreation Center over Spring Break?

A message from Information Technology Services

Dear Campus Community,

On Thursday, April 3, from 5 PM to 10 PM, there will be a planned outage to repair damaged electrical components in our data center. This work is necessary to ensure the integrity and reliability of our systems and will help support all of our mission-critical buildings and services.

During the repair, all SMC services—including the Internet/Wi-Fi, Colleague, GaelXpress, VPN, FS2, and others—will be unavailable. Please note that this outage affects only the data center; electrical service to the rest of the campus will not be impacted.

To prevent data loss, please save your work and close all SMC applications, especially FS2 and Colleague, before the shutdown begins.

We will send an update once the work is complete and services are restored.

Thank you for your patience while we make this critical update.

2025-2026 Housing Application Info

2025-2026 Housing Application

Housing Application Process Timeline

March 4 - Housing Application Opens

March 25 - Housing Application Closes

March 28 - Students will receive via email their Room Selection Appointment

April 8-10 - In-person room selection (Soda Center)

Important Campus Housing Updates

Make sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions on our Housing & Dining Website that we’ll be regularly updating leading up to Returning Student Room Selection.

For this upcoming academic year, Campus Housing will be increasing the number of single room options for students by providing additional single occupancy rooms in some of Claeys North (regular suite singles, and then the suite doubles as single occupancy rooms called “deluxe suite singles”), as well as additional singles in some of Justin (traditional double bedrooms as single rooms called “deluxe dorm singles,” priority for single/solo rising sophomores). Also, new for this upcoming year there will be brand new washers and dryers across all the residence halls by our new laundry services vendor Smart-O-Mat Laundry!

In order to participate in Room Selection, students must have completed all health immunization requirements of SMC (most have completed upon first entering SMC). 

Fire Safety Compliance

Campus Housing has received notification from the SMC Facilities Team that the Moraga Fire Marshall will be back on campus Tuesday, March 11th 2025 starting at 9am to check fire safety compliance in the residence halls. They will be accompanied by Facilities Services staff members and residents will be notified via email prior to their buildings inspection.

Here are some of general fire safety compliance guidelines:

•  Discontinue use and remove extension cords & multi-tap adaptors (non-UL listed)

• Additionally, make sure surge protectors are not overloaded, and that extension cords are not being plugged into other extension cords
• Possible Solution: The surge protectors that can be used for non large appliances (refrigerators or microwaves) like cell phones etc. need to have a reset button or similar like below

•  Remove candles and wax hot pots

•  Remove non-battery decorative and string/holiday lighting

• Only battery powered string lights are permitted

•  Ensure all fire safety equipment (smoke detectors, fire sprinklers, etc.) are not obstructed, covered, or have any items hanging from them

Thank you for your continued cooperation in ensuring SMC is fire safety compliant. We anticipate re-inspections a few weeks after the initial inspections to follow up on any violations they noted, but will re-notify the building when we are made aware of this. Campus Housing will be working with Facilities and the Fire Marshall post-inspections to assist with educating residents on fire safety requirements and areas of improvement.

Anticipated Inspection Dates

Tuesday, April 1 - Becket & Freitas

Wednesday, April 2 - Claeys North & South

Friday, April 4 - Guerrieri East, West & Justin

Tuesday, April 8 - Mitty & More

Wednesday, April 9 - Sabatte, Syufy & Thille

Thursday, April 10 - Ageno East & West

Upcoming Campus Events

Join us every Monday for Movie Night!

9:00 - 11:00 PM

Dryden

Sponsored by the Residence Hall Association

Save the Date!

Glow SMC

Friday, April 11

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Soda Center

Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Bowling, Splatter Room, Snacks & More!

Dining Updates

Observing Lent in Oliver Hall

Why does Saint Mary's participate in Meatless Fridays during Lent?

As a Lasallian Catholic Institution in the context of the United States of America, it is tradition to abstain from eating meat during the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays.

In the US, meat is greatly integrated into our diets as the "main source of protein." It is readily available to us and is not the only source of protein. As an act of love and penance, we are encouraged to go without meat to see where God is working in us and see a reflection of the sacrifice Jesus made.

During the Lenten season we encourage you to consider:

Where are you finding the divine/the good working in you?

Oliver Hall will not be serving meat on these dates:

Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, March 5

Friday, March 7

Friday, March 14

Friday, March 21

Friday, March 28

Friday, April 4

Friday, April 11

Questions? Please contact Mission & Ministry

South Arcade | (925) 631 - 4366

Residential Resources

Toilet Paper is Available

If you are in need of toilet paper, you are welcome to stop by the Office of Residential Experience, Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM to pick up supplies.

Did you know we offer Xfinity On Campus to residential students?

For XFinity On Campus Streaming Log into 

https://xfinityoncampus.com/ with your SMC Email ID and single sign-on password. You can also download the XFinity Stream App to watch from most devices!

Facilities Work Order Requests

Is something broken or not working properly in your residential space? Are you noticing pests or moisture in your room? Make sure to submit a work order!

As a reminder make sure to store food properly in air tight containers to avoid ants and other pests!

Need to get in touch?

Office of Residential Experience | reslife@stmarys-ca.edu | 925-631-4236

Campus Housing | housing@stmarys-ca.edu | 925-631-4241