Please read the following information well in advance of the actual dates so you may plan accordingly. Please note that during the break, health and safety inspections are completed in each student's room in accordance with the residence hall contract. Any observed violations of law, regulation, or campus policy will be reported to the appropriate authorities.
Returning and new student athletes participating in a Fall sport should plan to check in on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Please contact your coaches for more information regarding check-in times and practice schedules.
New International students should plan to move in Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Please contact Karen Sykes with any questions.
Students who are part of an official Goucher program that requires them to move onto campus before the College officially reopens, should check with their program leaders to confirm their approved date of arrival.
All other new students, both first-years and transfers, should plan to arrive at the Dorsey Center Courtyard for check-in on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Move-in times will be scheduled based on students' room assignments. In order to expedite the move-in process, we ask that you ONLY arrive during your assigned time frame. Please be sure to reference your specific room number to find your time below. If you arrive before your scheduled time, you will be asked to wait. While we work hard to make the move-in process as efficient as possible, please be prepared to wait for your car to be unloaded. Move-in will begin at 9am and all new students will receive an email with their exact move-in time.
If you plan to shop at nearby stores and will need to unload right outside your residence hall for a second time, please plan to arrive after 12:45 p.m. to avoid a wait and to allow those in the 11:00 a.m. time block to unload. If, after shopping off campus, you're able to carry your items from the Dorsey parking lot, you may return to campus at any time.
Fall Orientation for students will begin on Saturday, August 17, 2024, and will continue through Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Orientation is mandatory for all new students.
For more details about orientation, please contact the Office of Student Engagement at 410-337-6124 or email firstyear@dos5.net.
All other students may return Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
The Office of Residential Life will have evening storage hours for the dates below. Students should come to the Office of Residential Life during the hours listed for storage access. Students who return to campus when the Office of Residential Life is closed may pick up their keys at the Office of Campus Safety. Students need to make sure they are returning to campus on their approved date, as only approved students will have their keys made available. Students who return to campus before the official move-in day without written approval from the Office of Residential Life will be subject to an early return fine of $75 per night.
Friday, August 9, 2024
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 (returning students move-in)
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
All students with a Fall semester housing assignment can remain in their current room assignment during the break period.
For students who are not staying on campus during the break, we ask that you prepare your room by completing the following:
For more information about staying on campus during breaks, see the Break Housing page.
As the end of the semester approaches, please read the following important information to help you prepare for winter closing:
Quiet Hours
Quiet hours for the reading period will be in effect from Friday, December 6, 2024,
at 11:00 pm through the closing of the residence halls at 10:00 am on Saturday, December
14, 2024. During this time, 24-hour quiet hours are in effect. Any gatherings and
behavior disruptive to other residents will not be tolerated, and multiple offenses
will result in student fines.
Closing Process
The residence halls close for winter break on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 10:00
am. Students with a Spring semester housing assignment are permitted to stay on campus
during the Winter break and J-Term. Students without a Spring semester housing assignment must vacate their assigned residence
hall room and return their issued room key no later than 10:00 am on December 14,
2024.
During the break, health and safety inspections occur in each student room. Any observed violations of the law or campus policy will be reported to the appropriate parties and could lead to student fines or judicial action. Any unauthorized items found in the room will be confiscated and students will be fined. Students must be sure to remove all trash and leave their room in a clean and orderly fashion upon their departure. Failure to do so will result in a room cleaning fee.
Before departure, residents must do the following:
For students not returning in the spring or switching rooms:
Students not returning next semester, for any reason, must return their room key to the Office of Residential Life no later than 10:00 am on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Students switching rooms for the spring semester need to have all of their belongings out of their room and their key returned to the Office of Residential Life no later than 10:00 am Saturday, December 14, 2024. Students switching rooms may utilize storage through the Office of Residential Life to help accommodate the transition to their new room. Students moving into new rooms in the spring will be able to pick up their new keys when they return to campus in January.
Failure to return room keys to the Office of Residential Life will result in a $120 lock change fee.
Winter housing
For more information about staying on campus during Winter break, see the Break Housing page.
Storage
The Office of Residential Life offers on-campus storage to residential Goucher students
on a space available basis. Students may store items for up to a full year. Payments
can be made using Gopher Bucks. For more information on our storage policies, click here.
All students with a Spring semester housing assignment can remain in their current room assignment during the break period.
Before you depart, we ask that you prepare your room for checkout by completing the following:
For more information about staying on campus during breaks, see the Break Housing page.
The residence halls close for all non-graduating students on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 10:00 am. At that time all students who are not approved for an extended stay (see below for more details) are expected to fully vacate their room for the summer.
Graduating students participating in Commencement are permitted to stay in their assigned residence hall
room until Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 10:00 am.
Students should thoroughly clean their room before officially vacating the room. If students have a roommate(s) or suitemate(s), all the students should discuss cleaning and preparing the room for closing. Facilities Management and Residential Life staff will inspect rooms following the residence halls closing for necessary repairs and potential cleaning/damage fees. Common reasons that students receive additional cleaning/damage fees include:
Facilities Management will be providing large dumpsters at the following locations for students to dispose of room trash and other discarded items:
Beginning the evening of Friday, May 9, 2025, Facilities Management will make all the residence hall trash rooms unavailable and all trash must be taken to one of the above dumpsters. Any accumulation of student trash in the hallways and common spaces in the residence halls may result in hallwide cleaning charges.
Questions about students' Housing Damage Deposit should be directed to billing@dos5.net.
The Office of Residential Life offers limited storage on campus to returning residential
students. Storage is on a space available basis. Items may be stored in our unit for
up to a full year. Pricing, as well as other information, can be found on our website
at this link.
Microfridges must remain in each room or suite upon a students departure.
The DAY BEFORE before your departure:
The MORNING OF your departure.
Only students who meet one of the following criteria may request an Extended Stay to remain on campus after 10:00 am on Saturday, May 17, 2025:
Any approved Extended Stay students must vacate their residence hall no later than 10:00 am on Saturday, May 24, 2025, except for students transitioning to summer student housing.