Auburn Residence Life must prepare for extended breaks at the end of each academic semester and all of the various circumstances they may be presented with.
Kelsey Prather, auxiliary services communication and marketing specialist, said upon the closing of the dorms, students can expect their dorms to go through a thorough cleaning.
“The residence halls will close for the upcoming winter break on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.,” Prather said. “While the residence halls are unoccupied our maintenance staff will go through each building and thoroughly clean all of the common areas.”
This cleaning process is one of the main reasons why students are instructed to leave by a designated date before break, according to Prather.
Prather said in order for residence life to perform their winter break maintenance tasks, they must have designated places for students to stay if they cannot go home for the upcoming break.
“University Housing and Residence Life realize there are students who for various reasons have to stay in Auburn during the University breaks,” Prather said. “Therefore, we have designated Cambridge and South Donahue as the residence halls for students who are unable to leave during breaks.”
These dorms are able to be used during breaks because they serve as housing for students throughout the entire year, according to Prather.
“Our year-round residence halls are Cambridge and South Donahue,” Prather said.
In order to live in these Auburn dorms during the break, a student will typically have to inform Residence Life in their application process for said dorm so that accommodations may be made prior to dorm assignment and extended breaks, according to Prather.
“In order for us to place students in a year-round residence hall, our office must be notified during the application process so we can assign those students to either of these buildings if space is available,” Prather said.
Prather said while accommodations are made before dorm assignment, Residence Life does their best to work with students’ unique situations.
“University Housing and Residence Life does try to work with students as we become aware of extenuating circumstances,” Prather said.
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