Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break is from Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27. Many of you will be travelling home or somewhere off campus for the duration of Thanksgiving Break. We are excited for you to have this break and a chance to rest and relax before the final weeks of the Fall semester. When you leave campus for Thanksgiving Break, please make sure that the following items are complete before leaving campus:
- Clean your room, apartment, and/or suite including the removal of all trash.
- Unplug all of the items in your room with the exception of your refrigerator/microfridge.
- Close and lock your windows.
- You do not need to take all of your belongings with you, but you are strongly encouraged to take all of your valuables with you.
- Lock your doors.
- The College is closed on Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25. This means that College offices and departments will not be open and available as they would be during a typical week of the semester.
- Campus Safety remains open and is available 24/7 even during the break period when the College is closed.
- Facilities Services can be reached during the break in an emergency (flooding, no heat, etc.) by contacting Campus Safety.
- Dining options are limited on campus during the break period. Please see the schedule below:
- Dining Center (Servo):
- Tuesday, November 22, 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 23 - Saturday, November 26 - CLOSED
- Sunday, November 27, 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Bullet Hole:
- Tuesday, November 22, 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 23, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, November 24 - Friday, November 25 - CLOSED
- Saturday, November 26, Noon - 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 27, 4:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
- Commons:
- Tuesday, November 22, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 23 - Sunday, November 27 - CLOSED
- Dining Center (Servo):
- Students on the USA Meal Plan may exchange up to one meal at the Bullet Hole between 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (11/22) and up to three meals on Wednesday (11/23) and Saturday (11/26).
- Kazue at the Majestic Theater accepts Dining $ and Bullet Bucks and will be open on Friday (11/25) 3:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday (11/26) from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
- Dining in town and through delivery services will be available based on restaurant schedules.
- Whether you are on campus or not during break, please note that there may be occasion for Facilities or Campus Safety staff to enter your room during the break period.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Residential Education (Res Ed) at 717-337-6901 or via email if you have any questions or concerns.
Winter Break
Winter Break is a bit different than Thanksgiving Break. Residence Halls do close over the winter break between the fall and spring semesters. Students who are returning for the spring semester into the same room can leave their belongings in their space over Winter Break (but we do recommend not leaving items of high value).
All residence halls and college-owned fraternities are closed for Winter Break from Sunday, December 18, at noon until Saturday, January 14, at 9:00 a.m. Students should plan to vacate the residence halls during this period of time.
- If you are part of a College-sponsored program (athletics, CPS trip, etc.), please look for housing information from your coach or program sponsor. Do not submit a break housing registration, as your coach or department will submit the registration for you.
- If you are an individual student with a need for break housing for any period of time during the Winter Break, you will need to register for Winter Break housing through CNAV/MyHousing. This winter break registration form is currently available and must be submitted by Wednesday, December 14, at 5:00 p.m. Once you have submitted the form, you can consider yourself registered for Break Housing, and access to your space will be coordinated based on your submitted registration dates.
- If you are registered to stay on campus during any portion of Winter Break through a College-sponsored group or an individual request, please keep in mind that you will be staying in your current semester-assigned housing.
- The College is closed from Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2. This means that College offices and departments will not be open as they would be during the semester.
- Campus Safety remains available 24/7 even during the break period, even when the College is closed.
- Facilities Services can be reached during the break in an emergency (flooding, no heat, etc.) by contacting Campus Safety.
- Please note that Campus Safety and/or Facilities Services conduct walk-throughs of residence hall rooms during the break period. Please take home any prohibited items that you may have, including candles; do not bring them back to campus when you return for the spring semester.
- Once registered for Winter Break housing, you will receive any needed additional information regarding Break Housing instructions and resources. This email will be sent on Thursday, December 15, after registration closes on December 14.
Winter Break Dining Information
The College is excited to offer Winter Break Meal Plans for individual students remaining on campus for all/portions of winter break. The Bullet Hole or Servo will be open every day from Monday, December 19 to Friday, January 13 for at least two meal periods per day, with the exception of December 24, 25, 31, and January 1. All students registered for Winter Break Housing will have access to kitchen facilities during this time, and more detailed information about this access will be provided to registered students closer to the break period.
The winter break meals are available for use from December 19 to January 13 at which time the meals will expire and not carry over, as spring semester meal plans begin on January 14. The available meal plans include the following:
- 40 meals - $360
- 30 meals - $270
- 20 meals - $180
You can sign up for a Winter Break Meal Plan by emailing your meal plan selection to diningoffice@gettysburg.edu, and the deadline to sign up for meal plans is December 7 at 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions regarding the meal plans, you can also contact diningoffice@gettysburg.edu.
Spring Break
Spring break begins on Friday, March 3 at 5:00 p.m. and ends on Monday, March 13 at 8:00 a.m. During this time period, the majority of students will leave campus and it is encouraged that they do so. There may be a small number of students that need to remain on campus for college athletics or other reasons that do not permit them to leave. Regardless of whether students are leaving campus or must remain over break, please read the following checklists closely.
For students who are leaving campus for Spring Break, please make sure that the following items are complete before leaving campus:
- Clean your room, apartment, and/or suite including the removal of all trash.
- Unplug all of the items in your room with the exception of your refrigerator/microfridge.
- Close and lock your windows.
- You do not need to take all of your belongings with you, but you are strongly encouraged to take all of your valuables with you.
- Lock your doors.
The residence halls will remain open for the duration of Spring Break, so if you have a need to remain on campus for any portion of the break, you are able to do so in your own room without applying for break housing. More details will be available in February regarding what is available during the break period related to dining and other campus resources.
Whether you are on campus or not during any break period, please note that there may be occasion for Facilities or Campus Safety staff to enter your room during the break period.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Residential Education (ResEd) at 717-337-6901 or via email if you have any questions or concerns.