Breaks

All residents are expected to be out of their respective living unit by this time, unless they have received approval from Residence Life to stay late after filling out the Request to Remain Late form. Remain late request are designed for students who need to remain on campus due to on-campus academic commitments, on-campus employment, coach supported athletic events or delayed travel arrangements.

Remain late requests for personal reasons are reviewed, but likely not granted. If approved, a $75 housing fee will be billed to your student account for each day you remain on campus after May 6.

Instructions on How to Complete an Early Arrival or Remain Late Request

Please follow the steps listed below to submit an early arrival or remain late request.

 

• Go to https://events.hope.edu/EmsWebApp/Default.aspx
• Log in using your 1hope name and password 
• Scroll through reservation templates until you find "Student Request to Arrive Early or Remain Late"
• Click "Book" which is two the right
• Under date, click the calendar and then click on the Recurrence button
• Leave the recurrence set to daily and then select all the days you need to stay
• Click Apply Recurrence
• Next select your location by clicking add/remove
• This will pull up a place where you can search for your housing
• Check the box next to your housing 
• Click update locations
• When your housing location appears, click the green plus symbol next to your room.
• Click the blue next step button which is on the top right
• Enter the following:
• Event name: This will be your name
• Select event type
• Group: use the magnifying glass and search for "Hope College Student (for housing or Transp.only)
• Enter your name as the 1st person contact
• Enter your hope email address
• Scroll down and select the responsible department
• Explain your request
• Select your reason for the request
• Click on green "Create Reservation" button.

Are you staying on campus over Fall Break, Winter Break or Spring Break?

Hope Residential Communities are open during Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break and Easter Break. However, for emergency purposes we need you to register if you will be staying/sleeping on campus during break. Please select the correct link below and complete the form to inform Residential Life that you intend to be on campus over break.

Fall Break (October 15–19)

Thanksgiving Break (November 24–27) 
*Please note that Hope College meal plans will not be in effect during Thanksgiving Break. The dining halls and the Kletz will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Students are responsible for making their own arrangements for food during this time. There will be a Meijer shuttle run from 6:30–8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22 (meet at DeWitt Flag pole).

Winter Break (February 11–15)

Spring Break (March 18–28)
*Please note that Hope College meal plans will not be in effect during Spring Break. The dining halls will be closed Friday, March 18, 2022, through Sunday, March 27, 2022. Students are responsible for making their own arrangements for food during this time. 

Easter Break (April 15–18)
*Please note that Hope College meal plans will not be in effect during Easter Break. The dining halls and the Kletz Market will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Students are responsible for making their own arrangements for food during this time.