Creating the Extraordinary Student Experience: Office of Student Life

Residence Halls Remain Open for Thanksgiving Break

November 13, 2023

All Residence Halls will remain open during Thanksgiving break, November 22-26. 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 15 at 2 p.m. More information will be shared after 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.

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

      Columbus

  • Drackett, Park Stradley, and Morrill will be open 24 hours.
  • All other desks will close at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Sunday, November 26.