Campus building access and operational adjustments through Jan. 1

Purdue Administrative Operations will be making several operational adjustments to services while there is limited campus activity during the time the university is closed for the holidays and winter recess.   

Building access 

All academic and administrative buildings will be locked at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, and will remain locked through Jan. 1. Individuals with building keys or card swipe access will continue to have access during this time. Card swipe access is determined by the access control manager.

Academic and administrative facilities will return to their normal unlock and lock schedule on Jan. 2.

Exceptions to the above schedule include the following: 

• Athletics facilities
• Child care facilities
• Córdova Recreational Sports Center; hours are available online
• Health care facilities
• Purdue Research Foundation facilities
• Residence halls
• Retail dining operations; hours are available online
• Stewart Center, Purdue Memorial Union and Union Club Hotel; hours are available online
• Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex 

If other building access arrangements need to be made, please coordinate in advance with your building deputy. 

Mail and deliveries

There will be no shipping and receiving to and from campus over the holidays and winter recess days, with the exception of dry ice and gas cylinders from Indiana Oxygen to support research. All campus deliveries will resume on Jan. 2.

Building walk-throughs

During the recess, staff will conduct building walk-throughs every few days to check systems operation and perform any needed maintenance.

Rental car services

Transportation Services will be closed from Friday, Dec. 22, through Jan. 1. Emails to Transportation Services and calls to the office will not be monitored during this time. Transportation Services will reopen at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 2.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, located at the Purdue University Airport, will be open during break, except on Christmas Day. It will close at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Enterprise should be the primary source for car rentals on the West Lafayette campus.