What's Open and Closed during Winter Break?

Georgia Tech is officially closed from Dec. 23–27 and Jan. 1, 2014. The Institute reopens Jan. 2, but classes do not resume until Jan. 6.

With that in mind, many buildings and services will operate at an altered or reduced schedule over the next few weeks.

Library and Clough Commons

• Both buildings will close Friday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. and reopen Monday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 a.m. They will close that day at 6 p.m. and reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, at 7:30 a.m. Neither building will open on Jan. 1.

Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech

• Dec. 16-20: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Dec. 21–22: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Dec. 23: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Dec. 24: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Dec. 25: Closed
• Dec. 26: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Dec. 27: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Dec. 28–29: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Dec. 30: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Dec. 31 – Jan. 1: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Jan. 2–3: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Jan. 4–5: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Campus Recreation Center

• Dec. 20: 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Dec. 21–29: Closed
• Dec. 30: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Dec. 31: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Jan 1: Closed
• Jan. 2–5: Closing at 10 p.m.

Dining

Chick-fil-A

• Dec. 16–20: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Dec. 21–29: Closed
• Dec. 30–31: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2–3: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jan. 4–5: Closed

Student Center Food Court

• Dec. 14 – Jan. 5: Closed for renovation

Dunkin’ Donuts

• Dec. 14 – Jan. 5: Closed for renovation

Ferst Place Restaurant

• Dec. 16–20: Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
• Dec. 23 – Jan. 3: Closed

Pizza Hut

• Dec. 13 – Jan. 5: Closed 

Subway (Student Center Commons)

• Dec. 14–15: Closed
• Dec. 16–20: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
• Dec. 21 – Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2–3: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jan. 4–5: Closed 

Taco Bell (Student Center Commons)

• Dec. 13 – Jan. 5: Closed

H₂O Café (Campus Recreation Center)

• Dec. 13 – Jan. 5: Closed

Starbucks (Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons)

• Dec. 13: Closing at 3 p.m. 
• Dec.16–20: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Dec. 21–29: Closed
• Dec. 30–31: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2–3: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jan. 4: Closed
• Jan. 5: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.  

Woodruff Dining Hall

• Dec. 13: Closing at 3 p.m.
• Dec. 14 – Jan. 2: Closed
• Jan. 3: 4 to 8 p.m.
• Jan. 4: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 5 to 8 p.m.

North Ave Dining Hall

• Dec. 14 – Jan. 2: Closed
• Jan. 3: 4 to 8 p.m.
• Jan. 4: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 5 to 8 p.m.

Brittain Dining Hall

• Dec. 13: Closing at 3 p.m.
• Dec. 14 – Jan. 4: Closed
• Jan. 5: 4 to 8 p.m.

Westside Market

• Dec. 13 – Jan. 5: Closed

Burger Bytes

• Dec. 13 – Jan. 5: Closed 

Highland Bakery

• Dec. 14–15: Closed 
• Dec. 16–20: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
• Dec. 21 – Jan. 1: Closed 
• Dec. 30–31: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
• Jan. 1: Closed 
• Jan. 2–3: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
• Jan. 4–5: Closed 

The Colony Bistro/Lab (BioTech Quad)

• Dec. 21 – Jan. 5: Closed 

Parking and Transportation Services

Parking and Transportation’s new portal for citation payments and appeals, carpool permit applications, and vehicle management, The Driver's Seat, will open on Monday, Dec. 16, at 8 a.m. Customers may also purchase new parking permits in this portal. To learn more about The Driver’s Seat, visit www.pts.gatech.edu. The Driver’s Seat replaces the My Parking Account portal.

The Parking and Transportation Services office will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Dec. 29, and Wednesday, Jan. 1. On Dec. 30–31, the office will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office will resume normal operation, along with enforcement of all parking regulations, on Thursday, Jan. 2.

As you prepare to leave campus for the winter break, please be mindful of parking instructions for leaving vehicles on campus and the reduced transit schedule: 

Parking

Parking permit customers who plan to leave their vehicles on campus during the break are welcome to park in their assigned zones. Customers can also park in ungated E or W areas, W25 (GTPD), WR29 (Woodruff parking lot), WR30 (Curran parking deck) or E52 (Peters parking deck).

Please do not leave vehicles in E63, E65, ER51 (Fowler Street), W23 or E81, even if you have a permit for those areas.

Please be sure to remove all valuables from your vehicles, raise all windows and lock all doors for security during the break. Normal parking accommodations will resume on Monday, Dec. 30. 

Transit

• Dec. 16–22: Trolleys and Stingers will operate on a reduced schedule. Midnight Rambler will not operate. Emory Shuttle and Stingerette will operate using regular schedules, with service ending at 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. Grocery shuttle will not operate during weekend. 
• Dec. 23–27: Trolleys, Stingers, Midnight Rambler, Stingerette, Grocery Shuttle, and Emory Shuttle will not operate.
• Dec. 28–29: Trolleys will operate on a reduced schedule. Stingerette will operate on regular schedule. Midnight Rambler and Grocery Shuttle will not operate. 
• Dec. 30-31: Trolleys and Stingers will operate on a reduced schedule. Emory Shuttle and Stingerette will operate using regular schedule, with Stingerette service ending at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Midnight Rambler will not operate.
• Jan. 1: Trolleys, Stingers, Midnight Rambler, Stingerette, Grocery Shuttle, and Emory Shuttle will not operate.
• Jan. 2–5: Trolleys and Stingers will operate on a reduced schedule. Emory Shuttle and Stingerette will operate using normal schedule. Grocery Shuttle and Midnight Rambler will resume normal schedules on Saturday, Jan. 4. 

Stamps Health Services

• Dec. 21–29: Closed
• Dec. 30–31: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Jan. 3: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Student Center

Common areas and postal mailboxes are accessible by Georgia Tech students 24/7 with a valid BuzzCard. The building will be accessible by BuzzCard only at the following times: 

• Dec. 14, after 11 p.m. 
• Dec. 15–20, after 6 p.m. 
• Dec. 21–29, all day
• Dec. 30–31, after 6 p.m. 
• Jan. 1, all day
• Jan. 2–4, after 6 p.m.

Student Center Guest Services

• Dec. 21–29: Closed 
• Dec. 30 – Jan. 5: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends
• Jan. 1: Closed 

Kaplan

• Dec. 24, 25, 30, 31: Closed

Copy Center

• Dec. 17 – Jan. 6: Closed

Paper and Clay (Craft Center)

• Dec. 21 – Jan. 1: Closed

Information Desk

• Dec. 22–30: Closed
• Dec. 31 – Jan. 4: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Post Office

• Dec. 21–27: Closed
• Dec. 30–31: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Jan. 1: Closed 
• Faculty and staff may pick up departmental mail with BuzzCard on Dec. 23, 24, 26, and 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at 711 Marietta Street. 

Tech Square

• Dec. 16–20: Closing at 3 p.m.
• Dec. 21 – Jan. 2: Closed

Ray's Pizza

• Dec. 24: Closed for dinner
• Dec. 25: Closed
• Dec. 31: Closed for dinner
• Jan. 1: Closed 

Barrelhouse

• Dec. 24–25: Closed

GameStop

• Dec. 25: Closed
• Jan. 1: Closed

Great Clips

• Dec. 24: Closing at 3 p.m.
• Dec. 25: Closed

Tin Drum

• Dec. 24: Closing at 6 p.m.
• Dec. 25: Closed

Waffle House

• Never closes