Campus building access and operational adjustments over the holidays, winter recess

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.

West Lafayette building access 

All academic and administrative buildings on the West Lafayette campus will be locked at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 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.

Building deputies who use Transact doors should follow the Card Office’s instructions and plans for locking procedures. For electronic doors managed outside of the Card Office, it is the responsibility of each department to ensure they are locked. It is recommended to transition to controlled access from 5 p.m. Dec. 20, through 3 a.m. Jan. 2. Questions can be directed to transact@purdue.edu.

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
• France A. 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.

Indianapolis building access

Individuals in Indianapolis can use their Crimson Cards for building access if needed. If access issues occur, please contact IU Indianapolis Facility Services at 317-278-1900. Normal building access will resume on Jan. 2.

Mail and deliveries

There will be no shipping and receiving to and from the West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses over the holidays and winter recess days, with the exception of dry ice and gas cylinders from Indiana Oxygen to support research. Those in Indianapolis with questions for Indiana Oxygen over the break can contact Matt Meeks at mmeeks@indianaoxygen.com or 317-509-3816. All campus deliveries will resume on Jan. 2.

Building walk-throughs

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

Rental car services

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, located at the Purdue University Airport, will be open during break, except on Christmas Day. Check with your local branch for holiday hours (call 765-463-4804 and press * to be directed to local branch). Enterprise should be the primary source for car rentals on the West Lafayette campus.