Break Housing Request Form
Semester Break 2008-2009
Residence Halls are closed during Break periods. All Break periods are listed on the College Calendar. Students are required to vacate College Residences for Semester Break as indicated on the Semester Break Notice: Fall 2008 Closing. This Notice is distributed to all residents via e-mail, is posted on our website and is available in the Residential Life Office.
The College recognizes that because of pressing academic work, campus employment, athletic commitments, or personal reasons, some students are unable to leave campus during scheduled Break periods. In such cases, students need to apply for and receive permission from the Residential Life Office to remain on campus during a designated Break period. Break housing is at the will of the College. You must apply and be approved in order to remain on campus. Students who remain in College housing without permission during Breaks are in violation of College policy.
Residential Buildings Open During Semester Break
- Brunswick Apartments
- Coles Tower
- Harpswell Apartments
- Maine Hall
- Mayflower Apartments
- Osher Hall
- Pine Street Apartments
Applying for Break Housing
If you currently live in one of the designated Semester Break housing locations:
- You may occupy your own room during break.
- You must finish reading all of the information below.
- Complete the on-line form by December 10, 2008.
If you are not currently assigned to one of the break housing locations:
- Ask friends or teammates living in one of the open locations if you may stay in their room/suite/apartment.
- You must finish reading all of the information below.
- Complete the on-line form by December 10, 2008.
If you are not currently assigned to one of the break housing locations and do not know of a friend or acquaintance living in a open location:
- Contact anyone you know who lives in an open location and ask if you can stay in their room during semester break.
- Ask friends or teammates where they are living during break and ask if you may stay with them.
- If you are on a sports team, tell your captains you still need a place to stay for break, they will help connect you with other teammates.
- Complete the on-line form by December 10, 2008.
Break Housing Request Forms are due on-line on or before December 10, 2008. Approved Break Housing assignments will be e-mailed to students who have requested Semester Break housing. If your request is not approved, you will receive a separate e-mail notifying you that you need to come to the Res Life Office to review the list of students who will remain on campus during break in an effort to find housing.
All College rules, regulations, and policies, as outlined in the current edition of the Bowdoin College Student Handbook, remain in effect during Break periods. Students residing in rooms other than their own are responsible for the personal contents and telephone of the room they are occupying. Bowdoin College assumes no responsibility or liability in the event of missing or damaged personal property, or if disputes arise regarding Break Housing. If there are questions, students should contact Lisa Rendall, Operations Manager of Residential Life at 725-3589 or lrendall@bowdoin.edu.