Reminder: Hewitt Dining Hall open over Thanksgiving Break

Hewitt Dining Hall will be open during Thanksgiving Break on the following modified schedule:

11am-1pm - Buffet Bunch
5-7pm - Buffet Dinner
Nov. 24-27, 2016

The Diana Cafe & Liz's Place will be closed during this time.

All dining facilities will return to their regular schedules on Monday, November 28, 2016.

Note: A special Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings will be served on Thursday, November 24.

If you have any questions, please contact Al Sobera, Director of Barnard Dining Services, at asorbera@barnard.edu.

Break Schedule for Barnard Dining Services

Starting this year, Hewitt Dining Hall will be open during Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Spring Break. In addition, Hewitt Dining Hall will reopen earlier for students returning from Winter Break.

The Break Dining Schedule:

• Fall Break -- Nov. 5-8, 2016
• Thanksgiving Break -- Nov. 24-27, 2016
• Winter Break -- Jan. 11-16, 2017
• Spring Break -- Mar. 11-19, 2017

During the dates above, Hewitt will serve a buffet Brunch (11am-1pm) and buffet Dinner (5-7pm). The regular dining schedule will resume after the last day of each break.

A special Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings will be served on Thursday, Nov. 24.

If you have any questions, please contact Al Sobera, Director of Barnard Dining Services, at asorbera@barnard.edu.

Spring Break Information

All residence halls remain open during Spring Break; however, some campus offices may be closed or have reduced hours or services.

• Hewitt Dining Hall & the Diana Cafe will close after lunch on Friday, March 11.  Hewitt will reopen on Sunday, March 20, for Late-Night, and the Diana Cafe will reopen on Monday, March 21.
  
• Primary Care & Furman Counseling Services will be closed.  If you need to speak to someone regarding medical or psychological concerns, please contact the Clinician-On-Call at 855-622-1903 or contact Barnard Public Safety at 212-854-6666.
  
• The Barnard Library (Lefrak Center) will be open 10am-6pm Monday-Friday (March 14-18).  It will be closed Saturday & Sunday, March 12 & 13, and Saturday, March 19, before opening for regular hours on Sunday, March 20.  For more information, please visit http://library.barnard.edu/access/hours
  
• The Student Mail Room window in Altschul will be open Monday-Friday, 11am-4:45pm (i.e. will not be open late on Monday or Thursday).
  
• Barnard Public Safety (212-854-6666, Barnard Hall Lobby) remains open 24 hours a day through Spring Break.  Additionally, there will be a Res Life staff person on-call during the break (who can be contacted through Barnard Public Safety or your residence hall front desk).

As a reminder, Minors (16 years old and younger) may NOT enter the residence halls as guests during Spring Break (http://barnard.edu/reslife/policies/guests/minors).

We hope you have a safe & relaxing Spring Break! 

Thanksgiving Break Information

All residence halls remain open during Thanksgiving Break; however, campus offices (including Res Life, Health Services, Furman Counseling, Mail Services, etc.) will close at 4pm on Wed, Nov 21, and reopen on Mon, Nov 26. 

If you need to speak to someone regarding medical or psychological concerns, please contact the Clinician-On-Call at 1-866-966-7788, or contact Barnard Public Safety at 212-854-3362.

Hewitt Dining Hall & the Diana Cafe will close after lunch on Wednesday, November 21 and will remain closed through Sunday, November 25.  Dining services will resume with breakfast on Monday, November 26.

The Lehman Library will close at 4pm on Wed, Nov 21, and will be closed Thur & Fri, Nov 22 & 23, for Thanksgiving.

Barnard Public Safety (212-854-3362, Barnard Hall Lobby) will remain open 24 hours a day through Thanksgiving Break.  Additionally, there will be a Res Life staff person on-call during the break (who can be contacted through Barnard Public Safety or your residence hall front desk).

We hope you have a safe & happy Thanksgiving Break! -- Residential Life & Housing 

Winter Break Housing Requests (due Dec 21)

Barnard College's residence halls will close officially for Winter Break at 10am on Thursday, December 24, 2009 and reopen at 9am on Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Students may not return to or live in the residence halls over Winter Break UNLESS they have received permission from Residential Life & Housing and have a valid 09/10 Winter Break sticker on their ID. Only students living in the residence halls for BOTH the Fall & Spring semesters may request Winter Break Housing.

Winter Break Housing Request Forms will be available to download from the Res Life website (http://barnard.edu/reslife/winterbreak/) on Monday, November 23 and must be submitted no later than 1pm on Monday, December 21.

Students approved to stay over Winter Break will be billed $100 on their student account, regardless of length of stay. The fee will be waived for the following students only: seniors, international students, athletes competing over Winter Break, and/or students participating in approved workshops the last week of break (for the length of the workshop only).

Permission may be granted for the following reasons:

• You are a Senior (Seniors still MUST submit the request form to receive permission & get a WB sticker)
• You are working for a Barnard/Columbia office over winter break
• You are conducting research with a faculty member
• You are working at an internship in the city
• You are an international student or have a conflict with an international flight
• You are an athlete whose team is in practice and/or competition

If you are NOT a Senior or an international student, you will be required to provide documentation w/ your request form (ex. a memo on letterhead from your employer, printout of your international flight itinerary, etc).

The following reasons will NOT be approved:

• You want to attend a fabulous New Year’s Eve party in the city
• You want to bring your friends to the city for vacation
• Your domestic flight home leaves after the check-out deadline
• Your parents can’t come on the scheduled check-out day to pick you up
• Your bedroom at home is now a guest room
• You scheduled a vacation flight out of a NY airport and want to stay over
• You will not be in housing for the Spring semester (or were not in housing for the Fall semester), ex. students going abroad for the Spring or graduating in February

Please note that students with approval to stay over Winter Break are limited to a maximum of one (1) guest at a time during Winter Break (other Barnard students who did not receive permission to stay during Winter Break do count as guests).

For more information, visit http://barnard.edu/reslife/winterbreak/.

Note:  Barnard students living in Columbia residence halls are subject to CU Housing policies relating to Winter Break housing.

Fall Academic Holiday (Fri, Oct 30 through Tue, Nov 3)

What a great time for a break!  As you plan for the Fall Academic Holiday (Friday, October 30 through Tuesday, November 3, 2009), please read below for information about office closings, etc:

• All residence halls will remain open throughout the break; however, please note that all College offices (including Residential Life & Housing in Sulzberger) will be closed on Tuesday, November 3 for Election Day, and will reopen on Wednesday, November 4.
  
  
• Primary Care Health Service and the Columbia Health Services will be closed on Tuesday, November 3.  If you have a medical emergency please contact the Clinician on Call at 866-966-7788 or go to the St. Luke's Emergency Room for Urgent Care.
  
  
• Hewitt Dining Hall will be closed after lunch on Friday, October 30 through Tuesday, November 3.  Hewitt will reopen for Late Night Service on Tuesday, November 3 at 8:30pm to 11pm.  Java City will close at 3pm on Friday, October 30 through November 3; it will reopen on Wednesday, November 4, at 8am.
  
  
• Student Mail Services (Altschul mail room) will close at 6:45pm on Monday, November 2, and will be closed all day Tuesday, November 3.  The mailroom will reopen for regular hours on Wednesday, November 4.
  
  
• The Barnard Library will be open regular hours during the break.
  
  
• There will be a residential life staff person on call during the entire break period. You can contact the staff person on call through the front desk of your residence hall.

Have a safe and restful Fall Academic Holiday!