All residence halls close at 10am on Thursday December 12th, 2024. Students must vacate residence halls within twenty-four hours of their last scheduled exam or by 10am on Thursday, December 12th, whichever is earliest. If a student is involved with Commencement, they may request permission to stay until 2 pm on Friday, December 13th by contacting their Neighborhood Service Office (NSO) to be added to the late departures list (College Hill NSO (252) 328-4044, Central West NSO (252) 328-4022). Late departure students must vacate the residence halls by Friday, December 13th by 2pm.
24-Hour Quiet Hours Start on Tuesday, December 2nd at 8 pm and will go until we close on Thursday, December 12th at 10 am. Room changes end on Friday, November 22nd.
After hours key return is available starting December 3rd from 10pm -12am and 6am - 8am in the Ballard Sounds and West End Dining Hall.
Residence Halls Closing Details
Students are expected to vacate their room 24 hours after their last exam unless they are participating in the fall graduation ceremony or changing rooms for break. Students must vacate the premises during the winter break period. All exterior doors will be closed, and your ECU 1 Card will not unlock the doors.
Be sure to take all needed possessions, such as medications and valuables, with you when you leave for the break. A $75 fee will be charged for anyone that needs emergency access to their room. Please make sure to close/latch windows and make sure your room door is secure. All residence halls close at 10am on Thursday, December 12th, 2024.
Before Departing for Break:
- Empty all trash receptacles from your room (and bathroom/kitchen in suite rooms) to proper containers
- Remove all perishable foods
- Close and lock windows, make sure the window is fully closed and latched (Tyler, Scott, Greene, Clement, and White Halls.)
- Open your window blinds, unless you live in a first-floor room or a room in Scott Residence Hall with window facing the breezeway, we ask you to keep your blinds closed
- Unplug all electrical appliances such as your TV, printer, and computer. Unplug or turn off alarms on alarm clocks
- Check faucets and turn water off completely (Ballard, Scott, CHS, Garrett and Fleming Halls)
- Set your AC units to 72 degrees
- Turn off all lights
- Close and lock your room door and/or suite door
- Take your keys and valuables with you
- You may store your bike in your room over the break, or take it home if you don’t plan to use it in the winter weather
Please be aware that Campus Living staff and/or housekeepers may enter your room to ensure that windows are closed and that no appliances have been left on.
Suite Bathrooms
Students with SUITE style bathrooms (Scott, CHS, and some rooms in Ballard) should remove garbage and personal items from the bathroom (including bathmats or rugs) and items from the sink area (Scott and CHS only). Campus Living will be performing basic cleaning of showers and some bathroom areas over the break.
Air Conditioning Units
Residence Halls with window AC units will have ECU Facilities staff members enter rooms to clean the AC units and replace filters. We request that furniture be moved away from windows so our facilities team can access the AC window units.
For more information about students departing campus for winter break, please visit the ECU Housing website!
