Breaks and Summer Housing
The residence halls and apartments will be closed during scheduled College breaks. Students are expected to vacate the campus for the duration of these breaks. Students who are anticipating the need to stay during a scheduled College break will need to apply for break housing with the Office of Campus Life. Students will be charged a nightly rate for break housing, which can be viewed in the College Record.
If you are not approved to stay during a scheduled College break and need to access your residence hall or apartment, you need to obtain prior approval from the Office of Campus Life by emailing housing@keuka.edu. The Office of Campus Life will provide notification of your approval to the appropriate campus office(s). The residence halls and apartments will close at the end of classes on the last day of classes before the break period begins and will re-open at 1:00 p.m. the day before classes resume. All break periods are noted in the academic calendar, which can be found on the Keuka College Registrar’s webpage. The Office of Campus Life may accept requests for students who need to stay beyond the closing time. These requests must be made in advance of the break to the Office of Campus Life.
The Geiser Dining Commons will be closed for student use during these scheduled breaks. The Wolf Den Café will have limited hours during scheduled breaks. The Market C located on the lower level of the Lightner Library is available for students during breaks, based on hours of operation. During break periods, not including summer, students are not permitted to have guests during this time due to limited Student Life staffing.
Students are expected to check out of their rooms prior to leaving, close all windows, lock their door, and unplug all appliances, with the exception of personal refrigerators when the break is more than four days long.
Summer housing is available for students. All summer housing requests must be approved by the Office of Campus Life. Summer housing applications will be available in the Spring Semester for Summer. Students will be charged a nightly rate for summer housing, which can be viewed in the College Record.
Each student remaining on campus for the summer must complete a housing agreement. If there is an interruption in the period covered by the housing agreement, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the Assistant Dean of Student Life, or their designee, of their plans. Failure to do so results in the student being charged through the departing date as stated in the housing agreement.
During summer housing, students are permitted to have guests, and should follow the Guest Policy, under Residential Policies, in the Student Handbook.
Students staying in break and summer housing are expected to follow the Student Handbook and the Student Code of Community Standards during these break periods. Students in break and summer housing are expected to be courteous and mindful of prospective students and their families, as well as conference guests, who are visiting or staying at the College over the break and summer periods.
All alleged policy violations will be adjudicated through the Community Standards process at Keuka College, which will happen through a Community Standards Hearing with the Director of Community Standards & Student Intervention, or their designee. Outcomes and sanctions will be reported to Campus Life professional staff.
Students who are removed from summer housing for disciplinary violations are not entitled to a refund of any portion of their break and summer housing bill/costs.