Dear Students,
Spring break begins after the conclusion of classes on Friday, Feb, 28, with classes resuming on Monday, Mar. 10, 2025. Please review the following important reminders and opportunities for the Hilltop Campus and Capitol Campus related to spring break.
Spring Break Transportation Options
Airport shuttles will be offered to Reagan National Airport (DCA) from the Hilltop McDonough Bus Turnaround on Friday, Feb. 28. Return shuttles are offered on Sunday, Mar. 9, 2025. Advance signup is not required.
There are also GUTS-to-public transit options to DCA, Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Union Station. Please visit OTM’s website for detailed schedules, including hours of operation:
- Rosslyn GUTS Route: GUTS drops off at the Rosslyn Metrorail station, where students can take the Blue Line to DCA and Silver Line to IAD.
- Dupont Circle GUTS Route: GUTS drops off near the Dupont Circle Metrorail station, where students can take the Red Line to Union Station.
- Capitol Campus GUTS Route: GUTS drops off a few blocks from Union Station.
- The Union Station and Gallery Place Loops drop off at Union Station, as well as the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail station, where students can take the Yellow Line to DCA.
Hilltop Campus Operations
- Campus Dining: Please note the spring break hours of operation for campus dining locations. Students staying on campus for spring break may use their meal plans at Epicurean.
- Mail & Packages: The Leavey Mail Room located in the North Gallery of the Leavey Center next to Royal Jacket will be open for service 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. If you have any packages waiting at the Mail Room, please pick them up before departing for spring break.
- Amazon Hub: The Amazon pickup location in the Leavey Center East Hallway is open 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Friday and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
- Bookstore: The campus bookstore will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (with the exception of Wednesday, Mar. 5, when the bookstore will be closed for inventory) and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
- Food Pantry: The Hoya Hub food pantry is available during the operating hours of the Leavey Center.
- Libraries: View the schedule of spring break library hours of operation.
Capitol Campus Operations
- Campus Dining: Select dining facilities will remain open. The Local, located at the Law Center, and the Commons, located at 125 E Street, will be closed. Whisk, located at the Law Center, will have reduced hours, closing daily at 2 p.m.
- Copy & Mail Service: The copy and mail room will remain open during regular business hours Monday through Thursday, and will be closed on Friday, March 7.
- IST Service Desk: IST services will remain open over spring break.
Law Operations
- Gewirz Residence: Gewirz will remain open.
- Williams Law Library: The Edward Bennett Williams Law Library building will remain open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily with reduced circulation and reference hours. Regular service hours will resume on Monday, March 10.
- Fitness Center: The Scott K. Ginsburg Sport & Fitness Center will remain open weekdays with abbreviated hours from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, March 8.
- Office of the Registrar: The Law Office of the Registrar will be operating fully remotely over spring break. Email lawreg@georgetown.edu or call 202-662-9220 for questions.
On- and Off-Campus Housing
Residence halls, apartments and townhouses do not close for spring break. The Harbin 104 Key Room on the Hilltop Campus will operate during its normal hours of 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Monday – Sunday.
If you and your roommates will not be on campus over spring break, please
take the following steps to appropriately prepare your space while you’re away:
- Prevent pest and rodent issues by taking out all trash and recycling, putting all food in airtight containers, wiping down surfaces and sweeping/vacuuming.
- Clean personal refrigerators and dispose of perishable food that may spoil.
- Turn the heater in your space to medium temperature or 60°.
- Unplug all electronic devices.
- Take all valuable and necessary items with you, such as your passport, photo ID, cash, medications, laptops, etc.
- Turn off all lights.
- Close and lock all windows and doors, including the deadbolt on the primary entrance to your space.
55H students should contact the front desk between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. for access issues. After 10 p.m., students should call the Resident Fellow on duty at 2o2-687-0937 if they have access issues.
Public Health Reminders
- Flu season persists across the country. It’s not too late to get your flu shot. If you become sick with the flu, COVID-19, or another common respiratory virus, follow the CDC guidance to care for yourself and protect others. While H5 bird flu has been identified in wild birds globally, as well in poultry and dairy cows in the U.S., there have been very few human cases thus far in the U.S. with no evidence of person-to-person transmission. CDC recommends avoiding contact with dead birds and sick animals. If you become unwell with a respiratory illness following exposure to animals or raw milk ingestion, it is important to relay the exposure to the clinician taking care of you for appropriate testing and treatment.
- If you are traveling internationally, please review the CDC website for your destination to check for any health advisories so that you can take the appropriate precautions.
- Before you depart, the Student Health Center also offers Travel Health visits online or in person so that a provider can review your records and offer you any vaccinations or prophylactic medicines as needed. If upon your return you develop any concerning symptoms, particularly a fever, please make an appointment with the Student Health Center by calling 202-687-2200.
Safety Information
In the case of an emergency, contact the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) at 202-687-4343 or the Capitol Campus Department of Public Safety (DPS) at (202) 662-9325. If off campus, contact 911.