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The Gewirz Student Center is home to nearly three hundred law students, adminstrators, professors, and clergy.  It is a vibrant intellectual community that encourages and fosters a welcoming, social environment.  We look forward to having you join us in the heart of the nation's capital.  Please read this page carefully for information about move-in.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Office of Residence Life at 202-662-9290.  Please check this page regularly for updates and announcements, as everything on this page is subject to change.

 

Dates and Times

Move-in is on Saturday, August 23, 2008.  You must move in during your appointed move-in time.  Anyone wishing to move in on the 23rd during a different time period must recieve prior permission from the Office of Residence Life.  You will not be permitted to move in during a different time period other than your designated move-in time. 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - 11th and 10th floors

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - 8th and 9th floors

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 6th and 7th floors

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - 4th and 5th floors

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - 2nd and 3rd floors

 

You may also move in on Sunday, August 24, 2008 between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 

Late arrivals may move in on Monday, August 25th and Tuesday, August 26th between 9:00 AM and 11:00 PM.

If you are NOT planning to move in on either Saturday, August 23rd or Sunday, August 24th, you MUST inform the Office of Residence Life, or you risk loosing your room assignment. 

 

Mail and Packages

The Office of Residence Life can begin accepting mail and packages for residents on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.  Please mail your package to the following address:

Your Name

120 F Street, NW

Mailbox #

Washington, DC 20001

Be sure to put your mailbox number after the street address, or you risk having your mail misdirected.   Do not list your apartment number on mail. 

Packages may be picked up on Saturday, August 23, 2008 between 9 AM and 3 PM.  The package room will not be open on Sunday, August 24, 2008.  From Monday, August 25, 2008 until Friday, September 5th, the package room will be open between 9 AM and 3 PM. After Monday, September 8th, the package room will be open for its regular hours of 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

 

 

Getting Here

Please visit the Law Center's Web page for directions. If you need further assistance, please call the Office of Residence Life at 202-662-9290.

What to Bring

Rooms come partly furnished with beds (twin, extra-long), desks, bookshelves, and a kitchen table and chairs.  Most rooms also come with arm chairs, and apartments are furnished with small sofas.  Rooms are not equipped with microwaves or dishwashers, nor do we provide linens, cooking or eating utensils.  Keeping this in mind, you may wish to bring:

- extra long twin bed sheets (mattresses are 39"x 80)
- bed pillow(s)
- blanket
- towels
- desk lamp
- bedside lamp
- dishes
- pots and pans
- flatware
- cooking utensils
- small microwave oven (there is a microwave oven cabinet in each kitchen which measures 21" wide x 12" deep x 15" high).

-cleaning supplies (including laundry detergent)
- TV and/or stereo

Unloading and Check-In

There are four steps to checking in:

1.  Check in. 

Please pull your car up to the welcome tent at the corner of F and Second Street, and check in at the tent.  Do not unload your car on Second Street.

2.  Unload.

Please pull around the block, and pull into the alley behind the Gewirz Student Center (entrance between E&F Street on 1st Street).  Staff will help you unload your vehicle.  Please be prepared to wait in your car while other residents unload their vehicles.

3.  Park your car.

You will be able to park your car in the Gewirz Student Center Parking Garage.  After you park your car, you can meet the movers by the elevators on the first floor, and then move your belongings up to your room.

4.  Get your GOCard.

Your GOCard will serve as your access key to the Gewirz Student Center, so you should get your GOCard as soon as possible.  Representatives will be available during move-in to set up your GOCard account.

In addition to welcoming you and answering any questions you might have, staff will be available to direct you and help you move into your apartment.  Please follow staff directions to help make move-in as efficient as possible.

 

Parking

Temporary parking will be available in the Gewirz parking garage from 9 AM on Saturday, August 23rd until 9 AM on Monday, August 25th. 

GOCards

All Gewirz residents require a GOCard to access the building.  The GOCard Office will be open on Saturday, August 23rd from 10 AM to 7 PM and Sunday, August 24th from 10 AM to 6 PM.  Beginning Monday, August 25th, the GOCard Office will be open 10 AM - 5:30 PM.

 

Current Students Page

Be sure to visit our Current Student's Web page.  This page is filled with important information for Gewirz Residents, including forms for maintenance requests, health care information, and important announcements.  You should bookmark this page, and visit it regularly while you live in Gewirz.

 

Revised 15 August 2007 (AP)