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Residence Life at Messiah College

Dates and Events for the 2012-2013 school year

 

Thursday, August 23 - Residence halls open at 9:00 a.m. for new and transfer students

August 23 - 26 - Welcome Week/Orientation

 Sunday, August 26 - Campus residences open at 1:00 p.m. for returning students

Monday, August 27 - Mandatory all-hall meeting - 7 or 8 p.m. - for locations see the Welcome Week page

 September 21-23 - Family Weekend

 October 11-14 - Fall Break (campus residences remain open)

 November 9 - Room Change Request Forms Due (room changes to take place at the end of the semester)

 November 9 - Housing Cancellation Forms Due (housing cancellations that will take effect at the end of the semester) Students studying abroad, transferring, withdrawing or studying in Philly need to fill out a housing cancellation form.

 November 21-25 - Thankgiving Break. Campus residences remain open. Dining services will be closed.

 December TBD - Deck the Halls (First Year Halls) & Deck the Cookies (Upper class halls and apartments)

 Friday, December 14 - Campus residences close at 3:00 p.m. until Tuesday, January 8, 2013  [New & Transfer students only may arrive on January 7, 2013]

  Tuesday, January 8 - Campus residences 8 a.m.  

 January 31 – Feb. 3 - J-term break - campus residences are open

 Saturday, March 9 - residence halls close at noon (apartments remain open) for Spring Break. Dining Services are closed.

 Saturday, March 16 - residence halls open at noon.

 March 29- April 1 - Easter Break - campus residences are open

 Wednesday, May 15 - Campus residences close at noon for non-graduating seniors. Check-out information available.

 Saturday, May 18 - Campus residences close at 7:00 p.m. for graduating seniors, students approved for an exceptions may stay until 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 19

 Sunday, May 19 – Summer workers move to their summer housing assignment. 

 

 

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