{"id":6506,"date":"2023-11-16T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/?page_id=6506"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:40:34","slug":"6506-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/6506-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Break Closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Mellby\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2021\/07\/Mellby.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e71d7c76201 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e71d7c76201\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWinter Break Procedures\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.727em;\" data-name=\"title\" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Please follow the directions below regarding Residence Hall Closing, Winter Break Housing, and Checkout (if Applicable).<\/h5>\n<div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/residence-halls-closing-procedure\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Closing Procedures<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/residential-storage\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Campus Storage<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center h3\" id=\"timeline\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">TIMELINE<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 277px; width: 761px; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e4a01b;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>Date<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h5>December 17<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>Residence Halls Close for Winter Break at 4 p.m.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h5>December 31<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>Residence Halls Re-Open for J-Term 4 p.m.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h5>January 31<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>Check-out (for students who are graduating\/study abroad for Spring Semester)<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h5>February 3<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>Spring Term Move-in at 4 p.m.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-blue-light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-blue-light\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-purple\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-e.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">Winter Break Checkout<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Students must checkout of their residence hall at the end of the Fall term if leaving for any of the following reasons:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #b11556; height: 100px; border-radius: 5px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">\n<h5 style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Studying Abroad for the J-term &amp; Spring Semester<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #6e3a5d; height: 100px; border-radius: 5px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">\n<h5 style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Graduation<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #fa8d29; height: 100px; border-radius: 5px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">\n<h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Leave of Absence<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #a3d65c; height: 100px; border-radius: 5px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">\n<h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Leaving St. Olaf College<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"check-out-processes\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Check-Out Processes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ca870d;\"><strong>Formal Check-Out Process<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can schedule a formal checkout with their Area Coordinator via email.\u00a0 Please see the Area Coordinator Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/living-on-campus\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formal Check outs will take place Thursday, December\u00a0 11 \u2014Wednesday, December 17.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check outs will be scheduled from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All check outs need to be scheduled 72-hours in advance with your Area Coordinator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will have the opportunity to appeal any room damages assessed during their check out time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ca870d;\"><strong>Informal Check-Out Process<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Informal check outs can be completed at any time starting Thursday, December 11 at 9:00 am until December 17 at 4:00 pm<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents will pick up a key envelope from the Ytterboe Drop Box (1st floor entry alcove).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents will write their Name, Building, E-mail Address, and Room Number on the key envelope.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the resident has moved all of their belongings out of their room, the resident should put their key in the key envelope and place the key in the Ytterboe Drop Box (1st floor entry alcove).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residence Life staff will walkthrough the space at a later time to assess the state of the room.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents choosing the informal checkout process will not have the opportunity to appeal any damage fees assessed during the staff walkthrough of the space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-teal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-lime\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-e.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">Winter Break Closing<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"background-color: #83dbe0; padding: 0.15em 0.3em;\">Leaving for&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #00827e;\"><strong>Winter Break, Winter Break and J-Term, Study Abroad (J-Term Only)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Winter Break Inspections will occur on December 16. Please follow the steps below before your departure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean up any messes or spills in your room<\/li>\n<li>Take out any trash to the dumpster before you leave<\/li>\n<li>Turn off any lights in the room<\/li>\n<li>Remove all perishable items from the microfridge.<\/li>\n<li>Unplug any appliances except your microfridge unit or fish tanks<\/li>\n<li>If applicable: turn your thermostat down to low, but not off<\/li>\n<li>Close and lock your windows and blinds\/shades<\/li>\n<li>Please take these important items with you before you leave for Winter Break:\n<ul>\n<li>Passports<\/li>\n<li>Drivers License<\/li>\n<li>Room Key(s)<\/li>\n<li>Student ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students returning to campus for the J-term or Spring terms and returning to their same Fall 2025 housing assignment do not need to checkout with a Residence Life staff member before their departure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Residence Halls will re-open on <strong>Wednesday,<\/strong> <strong>December 31<\/strong> for students to return to campus before the start of J-Term classes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"background-color: #83dbe0; padding: 0.15em 0.3em;\">Winter Break Housing<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Card access to the Residence Hall spaces is restricted to students in need of housing over the Winter Break period (December 17 &#8211; December 31). The application opens <strong>November 13 at 8:00 a.m.<\/strong> and closes <strong>December 5, 2025 <\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>4:00 p.m<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Log into SIS<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Applications&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Winter Break Housing Application (Interim 2025-26)&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Winter Break housing is free-of-charge for all students with an academic class schedule for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>January Term<\/li>\n<li>Spring Semester (must have had an academic class schedule for the Fall Semester).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Students who have not completed this application will not have card access into the Residence Halls starting December 17, 2025 at 4 pm.\u00a0 Students will get card access back when the Residence Halls re-open for the J-term.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--white site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"roomchanges\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/roomchanges-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/roomchanges-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/roomchanges-820x600.jpg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2026\/01\/roomchanges-1120x900.jpg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"room-vacancy-preparation\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Room Vacancy Preparation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 7px 0; padding: 0;\">Residence Life will be assigning housing to New\/Transfer students, Returning Students, and Students who have been abroad. We want to make sure that each student receives a clean and welcoming space.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 7px 20px; padding: 0; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li>If there is a vacancy in your space, please make sure that one side of your room is vacant and clear of any personal belongings before you leave for break.\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 7px 20px; padding: 0; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li>If the vacant space is occupied by your items, you will be charged and items relocated by Residence Life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please make sure that your space is clean and clear to help any new student(s) transition into your space smoothly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"stav\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/residencelife\/files\/2021\/07\/stav.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e71d7c792be {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e71d7c792be\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-right vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeal Plan Support\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Bon App\u00e9tit offers meal plan support to all students who registered for Winter Break housing at no additional cost. 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