• Opening (September)
• Closing (May)
• January Housing
• Summer Housing
• Preseason
• Study Abroad Storage Information
• Off Campus Storage Information

Macalester College Residence Hall Closing 2013

Residence Halls close for all students on Tuesday, May 14 at noon. This means that you will need to check-out on Tuesday morning and you (and your belongings) are out of the hall by noon.

Students who are graduating, working/volunteering for graduation or transitioning to the summer hall may stay until Sunday, May 19 at Noon. All other exceptions must be approved by each RHD. Please contact your RHD by Friday, May 3 at Noon for approval. All graduating Seniors, students working/volunteering for graduation and summer hall students are automatically placed on the list.

Leaving your Room in good condition
You will need to leave your room/suite/apartment/house in good/clean condition! This includes:
• Take all your belongings (double-check closets & drawers!) – take out trash/recycle/donate as outlined below
• Cleaning your room (vacuum, dust and wipe down all surfaces)
• Return your room to your original set-up from the fall when you arrived
• Leave your heat on the current setting you had it on during the regular year
• Remove everything from the walls including posters, pictures, tape, poster putty, etc.
• Close and lock your windows (interior and exterior) and close your curtains/blinds
• Turn off the lights & close and lock the door
• Proceed to your check-out as directed by the residence hall staff in your building

24-Hour Quiet Hours
24-Hour Quiet Hours start the night before Study Day on Tuesday, May 7 at 10:00 p.m. 24-Hour Quiet Hours end after the last final on Monday, May 13. Please be considerate of your neighbors who are study.

Trash/Recycling/Donate-able items
Trash and Recycling rooms will be locked and bins removed on Monday, May 6. Trash bags and cleaning supplies will arrive to designated areas on the floors and the hall offices. Students will be responsible for taking out their own trash and recycling on May 6th through closing. THINK GREEN! Sort your trash, recycling, and items you can donate!

The main trash/recycling/donation sites will be on Macalester Street by Wallace Hall, Underneath the Dupre Hall Underhang, and the South side of Kirk (by the Leonard Center). Those living in Veggie Co-op, & Houses will have smaller trash and recycling spots locally (please got to the other three locations listed for donations). Trash/Recycling/Donation Areas include:
• “Trash/Garbage” – anything you can’t recycle or donate!
• “Paper & Cardboard” – pretty self-explanatory
• “Recyclable Glass/Metal/Plastics” – Recyclable glass, tin or aluminum cans, #1 and #2 Plastics
• “Electronic Waste – E-Waste” – Electronics that are broken or obsolete
• “Usable Donations to the Fall Habitat for Humanity/Bonner Scholars Garage Sale” – items you would give a friend

On-Campus Storage available for Fall 2013 on-campus residents Only
Storage is available on a limited basis due to space constraints. Check signs in your hall on the location you will store, based upon where you are living on-campus fall 2013.
• Storage OUT May 3-6 (8-10 p.m.)
• Storage IN is May 8,9,10 (8-10 p.m.) and 11, 12, 13(2-4 p.m. & 8-10 p.m.)
• Storage will NOT be available outside of those hours. Students involved in Senior week must store in advance
• Only students living on-campus next fall can store items (or fall study-away students living on-campus spring 2014)
• Students may store a max. of four reasonably sized boxes/trunks/bins (all must be sealed/shut/tight lid)
• Students living less than 300 miles (approx. five hours distance) from Macalester College will not be able to store items
• The last day to store items is May 13. Storage rooms will fill and close, we recommend storing early.
• You will not have access to stored items during the summer.
• The first day you will have access to stored items Fall 2013 is Saturday, August 31 when the halls open for upper-class students. If you are a preseason student arriving in August, you will store all of your items (max of four boxes/trunks/bins) in Dupre 10K. Dupre 10K is the only storage room that will be open for August preseason students.

Off Campus Storage Resources

Minikahda Mini Storage - Summer 2013 special for students - 5 x 5 unit for 4 months, $147.00, 5 x 10 unit 4 months, $207.00. www.minikahda.com for details. Hwy 280 and Como Ave. phone 651-641-0101; Downtown Minneapolis (next to Target Field) 612-332-1332

Shipping Items & Boxes
Need to ship items?

UPS Shipping and Rent Joe Boxes
UPS Store will be on campus. Look for their white van on the plaza under Dupre. May 9-13 from 11am-5pm.
Rent Joe Boxes will be on campus from Friday, May 10 and Monday, May 13 (11am-1pm) Look for their table and set-up under Dupre.

Rent Joe Boxes Facebook
651-295-2132
http://www.rentjoeboxes.com
http://www.youtube.com/rentjoeboxes

Other: If you have other questions, please contact your RA, your RHD, or the Residential Life Office. Best wishes on a great rest of the semester!

Check-Out Procedures

Written materials outlining check-out procedures will be available to students via this web site.

• Students should note the closing procedures for their rooms noted above. Students who do not follow the check-out procedures may be held financially accountable through fees and fines.
• All college owned furniture must be returned to the student's room and reset to its original design (either lofted or delofted, beds on the middle-settings, and bunked/debunked). Beds must also be reassembled correctly.
• Students are expected to check-out 24 hours after their last final exam. Residents who live internationally, have transportation problems, or have extenuating circumstances should talk to the Residential Life office to receive permission to stay in the halls past the official closing date. Students who check out of the halls late may incur substantial fees with the minimum fee for an improper check-out starting at $100. Please be aware of your responsibility to manage your time in order to avoid an improper check-out fee. Returning students who refuse to leave the halls at their designated time will risk having their housing contract rescinded for the coming year.
• Students who choose to become involved in conduct within the last few days of the semester may be asked to leave the halls immediately.

January Housing -- Wednesday, January 2 - Friday, January 25, 2013

January Break Housing Information

Some students may be approved to return to campus housing during January Break. Reasons to return to campus early are:

• International students with permanent addresses outside the USA.
• Athletes participating in winter sports and approved by their coach to be on campus.
• Students registered for an independent study or internship.
• Students participating in an approved college sponsored activity.
• Students employed by a department and authorized to work during January break.

If you are required to be on campus for any of the above listed reasons, complete the January Break Housing 2013 application by Monday, December 3, 2012.

Access the January Break Housing 2013 Application by loging onto 1600 Grand, selectiing Student Life, and then the MyHousing channel. At the first screen, select ApplyOnLine and then select January Break Housing 2013 from the drop down list. The application will only take a couple of minutes to complete but we must have an application from you in order to approve your early return to campus. We will notify you by December 7th if you are approved and tell you how to check in when you arrive on campus. There is no additional room and meals cost for students currently living on campus with a full board meal plan.

The January Break term is Wednesday, January 2 through Friday, January 25, 2013.

Students scheduled for Spring Study Abroad programs are not eligible to live on campus during the January break.

Bon Appétit January Break Information

Only students approved for January housing and with a full board plan during the academic year will have meals without an additional cost during January. The January Break Meal Plan is 14 meals per week. Breakfast is not served during January break.

The Grille will be closed during January Break

Please Note: The Commuter 75 Plan is not valid during January Break

Summer Housing 2013

Location:
Kirk Hall

Time Frame:
Summer Housing in Kirk Hall: Sunday, May 19, 2013 through Friday, August 9, 2013
Summer Meal Plans: Monday, June 3, 2013 through Friday, August 9, 2013

Cost:
Room $10.00 per day
Minimum summer stay is three weeks. Cost is $210.00 and $70.00 for each additional week.

Board (required): Board: $10.00 per day; June 3 - August 9

Summer Housing room and board charges will be added to students’ billing accounts by May 17th. Payment is due on June 15th. If you have questions regarding payment of these charges, please contact the Student Accounts Office.

Application:
Applications are due by Friday, May 3. If your application is not accepted you will be contacted. Room assignments announced by Friday, May 17, 2013.

Click Here for the 2013 Summer Housing Application.

Eligibility Requirements for Summer Housing:

Students with outstanding spring semester charges will not be approved for summer housing until the outstanding balance is paid. Contact the Student Accounts Office if you have questions about your student billing account.

Current Macalester College students are eligible to live on-campus for the following reasons:

• Working on campus for Macalester College
• Registered for an internship or independent study
• Registered for the Physics Institute
• Awarded Summer Research Housing

Students planning to live on campus for research programs must check in by June 3rd,in order to have time to fulfill the 10-week housing option. No check-ins permitted after July 21, 2013. Summer Housing ends on August 9, 2013. Minimum summer housing is three weeks.

The Summer Meal Plan (Every day including weekends):

Lunch - 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dinner - 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Also, Breakfast will be served while some summer conferences are on campus.

Summer Transistion Storage:
Some storage will be available for students that will not move directly into summer housing at the end of the spring semester. Students who will live on-campus in the Fall may use temporary summer storage for two (2) reasonably sized boxes for the time between their spring departure and return to summer housing and the time between their summer departure and return for fall housng.  Storage space is not guaranteed due to limited space.

Questions
If you have any questions regarding summer housing, please contact the Residential Life Office at x6215.  We look forward to assisting you and your students in your summer projects.

Preseason 2013

Athletes, Resident Assistants, Orientation Leaders, special program participants, and others may be asked to return to campus before Residence Halls open for fall semester. Sponsoring departments will submit preseason housing requests and rosters to Residential Life in March and April. Residential Life will notify students of their approved preseason check-in date before they leave campus in the spring. New students approved for preseason activities will be notified in early August.

Students: The person in charge of your program will inform you of the date when you should arrive on campus. Any student arriving early without approval from Residential Life or before their scheduled preseason check-in date will incur an early arrival fee.