Winter Break Guide
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2023 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024
RESIDENCE HALLS
Winter Break Housing (December 21-January 13, 2024) is available to residence hall students for $35 per night. Most residence halls close for winter break at 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023; Centennial and 17th Avenue residence halls remain open for those who choose to remain on campus. Residence hall students staying on campus during break may be required to move to temporary spaces in a different building.
Residents can request to stay in their room until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 22 for no additional charge.
APARTMENTS
All apartments remain open during winter break, and apartment residents may stay at no extra charge.
DINING AND RETAIL
The dining halls close for break after lunch on Thursday, December 21, 2024. Meal service resumes with brunch on Saturday, January 12, 2023. Dining hours are available on the M Food Co. website – dining.tc.umn.edu
On-campus retail will be closed from Friday, December 22, 2023-Monday, January 2, 2024.
RETURNING FROM WINTER BREAK
The residence halls reopen at 8 a.m. on January 13, 2024, for students returning from winter break.
Students living in buildings that remain open during Winter Break (Centennial, 17th Avenue, and on-campus apartments) may return whenever they wish.