Breaks and Closings
Breaks and Closings
Please reference the information below regarding residence hall breaks and closings. The information below will guide you through when the halls close, optional housing available, and dates for upcoming breaks and closings.
Spring Break 2024
Spring Break 2024 is March 15-26, 2024. All residence halls and on-campus apartments remain open during Spring Break.Summer Housing 2024
Summer Break Housing is available each year to on-campus residents who will be signed up for courses the fall after summer break. For more information, visit our Summer Break Housing webpage.Fall Break 2024
Fall break begins Wednesday, November 27, 2024 and runs through Sunday, December 1, 2024. The residence halls remain open during this break. Dining will be offering limited hours at certain locations. Check out their times on the Dining Locations webpage.Winter Break 2024
Winter break starts Saturday, December 14, 2024 at noon and goes through Sunday, January 5, 2025 at noon. Sign-up for Winter Break Housing will be available for current residents starting in November 2024 through the MyHousing portal.
All students must be out of the residence halls 24-hours after their last final or by noon on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Students may return to the residence halls on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at noon.
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Winter Break Closing Checklist
Before you leave for Winter Break, please be sure to follow the checklist taped to your room door. Don't forget to:
- Move all belongings away from the heater in your room
- Close and lock all windows
- Close curtains and blinds
- Set thermostat to 66 degrees
- Unplug all appliances, except your microfridge
- Clean out all perishable food items
- Take all trash and recycling out to the proper receptacles outside your hall
- Take plants, fish, and bicycles home
- Turn off your lights and lock your door
- If you're leaving your car, move it to Lot N19 between Barto and the Music building
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Winter Break Housing
Winter break housing is not a part of the regular housing contract, but is available to current residents, if needed. You must fill out the Winter Break Request application through MyHousing under Applications. The Winter Break Housing Application opens in November before winter break. For winter housing, students pack the belongings they need over the break and move to a temporary residence hall room from Saturday, December 14 at noon until Sunday, January 5 at noon. Once the halls reopen for Winter Quarter 2025, students in winter break housing will return to their original residence hall room.
The cost of winter break housing is:
- Double Room TBA
- Single Room TBA
- Pricing is for the entire break, regardless of how many days the student chooses to stay in residence.
The deadline to request Winter Break Housing is in December prior to the start of Winter Break.
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Information for Students Not Returning for Winter Quarter
If you are NOT RETURNING to your residence hall room next quarter (not enrolled in classes, withdrawing, etc.), you MUST go to your MyHousing portal and under Applications select the Contract Cancellation Request form. Fill out the form and submit it. Housing Services will email you to let you know whether your request is accepted or denied.
If your request is accepted, email your Residence Hall Coordinator to schedule a check-out time. Failure to check out of your assigned room properly and by Saturday, December 14 at noon, will result in additional charges. If you need to withdraw from CWU during winter break, you can go to your MyHousing portal or contact Housing Services at 509-963-1831 to notify them and to schedule a check out over break.
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