Fall Closing

• Prepare your room to be vacant for a month.
• Defrost/clean/air out any food-based appliances.
• Remove all perishables and trash from your room into communal trash.
• Unplug all appliances.
• Clean, exchange, or return green boxes, dishes, and cups.
• Put all bikes, scooters, etc. in room. 
• Retrieve ALL items from laundry rooms, bathrooms, and the Student Mailroom.
• Take any important documents (passport, ID cards, credit cards), medications, and valuables with you. There is no access to the residence halls during the break.
• Close and lock windows, close all blinds, turn off lights, and lock your door when leaving campus.
• Keys – Students not hosting Winter Break housing can keep their key throughout the break. Students hosting Winter Break housing in Walker must return their key to HRL (see Winter Break policies).

• Housing and Residence Life will communicate with students approved for Fall Move-out (Spring Study Abroad, Spring Leave of Absence, Fall Graduation).
• If another student is moving into the room, HRL may connect students with each other to assist room change coordination.
• Retreive all items from the Pomona Student Mailroom.
• Remove all personal items from the room. Any remaining items will be financially charged as trash.
• Close all blinds, turn off lights, and lock the door when leaving campus.
• Return the Room Key
  • Key Drop Box Locations
    • Housing and Residence Life – Smith Campus Center 132
    • Walker Living Room
    • Mudd-Blaisdell RLC Office
    • Wig RLC Office
    • NOTE: Students must complete an electronic Key Return Form before dropping your key in a key drop box. A QR code is available at each drop box location.
    • Keys not returned will result in a lock change financial charge.

Storage

• Pomona College does not offer semester or longterm storage. Please review the following resources below:
  • Campus Storage (storage and shipping)
  • TCCS Storage
  • Privately coordinated storage units
    • All pods must be registered (registration, dates, and delivery directions at this Storage Unit Registration Form)
    • Approved Sites
      • North – North Amherst Parking spots
      • South – Kenyon House
      • Do not have pods delivered to any other locations.
    • Approved Dates
      • Earliest Arrival – Friday before finals week.
      • Last Departure – All units must be removed by Tuesday after closing.
      • Please do not keep your storage container on campus more than 4 days.

• Students changing their rooms (as approved and coordinated by HRL) must complete the move out of their Fall room by Fall Closing.
• There are three options as to where items may go:
  • Move items into the new spring room - HRL will connect the two students (one checking out of the room, the other checking into the room) to coordinate how and when the new student can place items into a corner of the room. ALL ITEMS MUST BE LABELED WITH YOUR NAME. Do not exchange keys, all keys must be returned to HRL for formal check in/out documentation.
  • Approved to move 2 boxes into Walker Storage - as space allows, pick up items from Walker Storage during Spring Move-in.
    • Walker Storage will be accessible for approved students 1pm-5pm on the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of Finals week. 
  • Take items off campus or into private storage - Bring items back to campus during Spring Move-in.

• Expanded quiet hours are Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 12:01 a.m. through Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

• Last Service: Frary – Saturday, December 16 for Brunch
• See more about Dining Hall Hours and Menus

• Vehicles registered via Campus Safety can be parked in the South Campus Parking Structure.

• Remove all bikes from bike racks and store within rooms (not hallways or suite commons rooms).
• Facilities will conduct an abandoned bike sweep on Monday, December 18th. Any unclaimed bikes will be donated to the Green Bikes program. Contact sustainability@pomona.edu with any questions. 

• ASPC 5C Rideshare – Carpooling/Airport runs
• Pomona College will not accept any Late Departure exceptions due to changes in travel plans.
• Students will not be able to wait inside the residence halls past closing for late flights, pick-ups, etc.

• HRL will perform visual inspections of each room to ensure it is prepared properly for winter break, adhearing to the room standards listed above.
• Financial charges – A list of Common Charges can be found on the homepage of Residence.
• Common Student Code of Conduct Charges – Fire Safety, Candles, ceiling attachments, smoke detectors, alcohol, etc.
• Work orders: HRL staff will submit any work orders needed to repair/replace any damage.

• Please review our Extended Stay and Break Housing Website. 

• The Pomona Mailroom will be closed 3pm December 22, 2023 and reopen January 2, 2024. Students must pick up all mail, packages, and boxes before leaving campus.
• The Mailroom will not forward items during the break.