Holiday Greetings from the Office of Residence Life.
This is a reminder that all University of Scranton housing will be
closed over the Winter Break from 6:00 P.M. on Saturday December 17,
2011 through Noon on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Please note that the
University of Scranton, including the Office of Residence Life, is
closed from December 24 through January 2.
Access to all buildings will be denied to any student who did not receive official
written approval from the Director of Residence Life. Students will not be
permitted to return to campus prior to the regularly scheduled opening of the
residence halls at Noon on Sunday, January 29, 2012 unless they have
registered for intersession classes or received permission to return to
campus for Intersession housing due to extenuating circumstances
(athletics, employment, internship, etc.).Intersession housing for those
students opens at Noon on January 2, 2012.
As you prepare to check out of housing in December, consider the
following information:
-24 Quiet Hours begin Monday, December 12 at 8pm.
-All students must check out within 24 hours of their last final.
-Take home your keys and Royal card and follow all closing instructions
listed on your Outta Here form given to you by your RA/CA.
-The residential areas close at 6pm on Saturday, December 17.
-Contact a Residence Life staff member if you have questions.
Dining Info - On Saturday, December 17 the 3rd Floor DeNaples is open
from 7am-2:30pm and the 1st Floor Food Court is open from 11am-7pm.
All residential students living in freshmen or sophomore buildings are
required to maintain a dining plan if they are residing on campus during
Intersession.All residents with a dining plan can make an online request
through UIS to decrease their plan for Intersession.Residents who live
in the on campus houses or apartments can request to remove their dining
plan during Intersession.These online requests must be completed prior
to the end of the fall semester.
Additionally, any current sophomore, junior, or senior student planning
to participate in the Upperclass Housing Lottery are required to pay
$200 housing lottery deposit by the Monday, January 9, 2012 to
participate in Pool A. Current freshmen are not required to pay a
housing deposit. Lastly, please note that graduate students living in
graduate housing in Herold House and Dorothy Day Apts. are not required
to vacate campus for the holiday break and Intersession.
Good luck on your finals!
The Office of Residence Life