Messages to the Community

Spring Break and Public Health Updates

February 28, 2022

Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community,

With spring break approaching, we are writing to provide a few public health and operational updates. Spring break begins on the Main and Medical Center campuses after the last class on Friday, March 4, 2022, and ends on Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Spring Break Shuttles

We are pleased to share that we will once again offer free shuttles to Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport for students traveling during spring break. Dates and pickup locations are below. Advance signup is not required.

In addition, there are free and low-cost transit options to Union Station including:

COVID-19 Testing

Students traveling outside of the DC region (i.e., DC, Maryland, Virginia) during spring break will need to take a PCR test either within 48 hours before returning to the DC region or within 24 hours after arriving in the DC region. Students staying in the DC region do not need to test at the end of spring break.

  • If you have tested positive in the previous 90 days, you do not need to test. However, if you develop new symptomscommon to COVID-19, please report them through the University’s COVID-19 Symptom Check-In survey.
  • If you get tested through a third-party healthcare provider (i.e., not One Medical), you must report your test results to Georgetown by submitting the COVID Test Result Submission Form.
  • If you test positive for COVID-19 or are experiencing symptomsof COVID-19 while you are away from campus, please do not travel and do not come to campus. Please report any symptoms through the University’s COVID-19 Symptom Check-In survey.

Faculty and staff do not need to take a test after spring break, but we recommend that anyone traveling, especially to areas with high COVID-19 transmission, test upon their return to the DC region.

Students, faculty, and staff must continue to follow the University’s asymptomatic testing protocol upon their return to campus.

University Operations During Spring Break

Residential Buildings: As usual, residential buildings will remain open.

Libraries: Lauinger Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily from Friday, March 4, to Saturday, March 12, and will return to regular building hours on Sunday, March 13. Dahlgren Memorial Library will be open 24 hours a day.

CAPS: Georgetown’s Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) will be open during its regular hours, which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Student Health Center: The Student Health Center will be closed on Saturday, March 5, and Saturday, March 12. It will otherwise be open during its regular hours.

Dining: Royal Jacket, Chick-Fil-A, P.O.D. Market, and Epicurean will be open with modified hours. Other dining locations will be closed. For hours of operation, please visit www.hoyaeats.com. We encourage any students concerned about their ability to access food over spring break to contact the Division of Student Affairs.

Campus Recreation: From Saturday, March 5, to Sunday, March 13, Yates Field House and Kehoe Field will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the Yates pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

GUTS: GUTS buses will run on regular schedules.

SafeRides: SafeRides will run on its regular schedule. SafeRides begins service every evening at 8 p.m. and is available until 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.

We appreciate everyone’s continued efforts to protect the health and safety of our community, and we hope students have a restful and restorative spring break.

Sincerely,

David Green
Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Ranit Mishori, M.D., MHS, FAAFP
Professor of Family Medicine, Vice President and Chief Public Health Officer

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