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Thanksgiving Break Closing for Traditional Residence Halls

All traditional residence halls close for Thanksgiving Break at 9:00am on Wednesday, November 27 and will reopen at noon on Sunday, December 1. Students will be unable to remain in their building during this break and must vacate the building.

Students are not required to remove any belongings during any break period throughout the academic year. However, students should take any essential items, such as medication, laptops, cell phones, chargers, etc.

Anyone still in the building after 9:00am without prior permission will be fined $175 and will be asked to leave immediately. More information about the late departure policy is available below.  

Before leaving, students must: 

 

• Shut off lights and water.
• Remove all trash and perishable foods.
• Adjust the thermostat using your building’s HVAC instructions below.
• Shut and secure all windows. 
• Lower/close blinds/curtains. 
• Shut off lights and water. 
• Unplug all unnecessary items but leave microfridges plugged in.
• Take home any valuables.
• Make necessary travel arrangements to ensure the residence halls are vacated before 9:00am on November 27, door access will be turned off at that time. Anyone still in the building after that without prior permission will be fined $175 from their TU student account and asked to leave immediately.
• Sign the door hangers upon vacating for break. Door hangers will be attached to room doors by RA staff closer to the break period. Please do not remove these door hangers.

Closing Inspection

A closing inspection to ensure spaces are ready to be unoccupied will be conducted in all rooms by the residence hall staff once students have left.

Towson University is not responsible for any personal property lost, stolen or damaged during this time period.

Residence Hall HVAC Settings

Before leaving for break periods, we ask residents to help us save energy by setting their thermostats. To provide the best guidance, residents can find their thermostat setting instructions linked below. 

• 10 West (PDF)
• Barnes Hall (PDF)
• Barton House (PDF)
• Douglass House (PDF)
• Glen Tower A (no action required)
• Glen Tower B (no action required)
• Glen Tower C (no action required)
• Marshall Hall (PDF)
• Newell Hall (PDF)
• Prettyman Hall (no action required)
• Residence Tower (PDF)
• Richmond Hall (PDF)
• Scarborough Hall (no action required)
• Towson Run Apartments (PDF)

Late Departure Policy

Any student who has not left the residence halls by 9:00am on Wednesday, November 27th deadline will be subject to a $175 fine, which will be assessed to their student account. 

Only those students who have been granted advanced permission in writing by Housing and Residence Life professional staff will be allowed to stay past the deadline without being fined. 

Students who need to remain past the 9:00am closing time will need to complete a Late Stay Request Form within the Student Housing Gateway by 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 20th. 

Late Stay Requests will only be approved for the following reasons: 

• medical 
• disability 
• emergency reasons related to late departure 

Students can direct any questions about their late stay request to the Residence Life Coordinator of their respective community.