GWU 2025-2026 Parents Calendar-6-27-2025 - Flipbook - Page 54
Families Handbook
Foggy Bottom Mail
Foggy Bottom Mail and packages going to residents should be
addressed like this:
Student’s Full Name (as it appears on university ID)
Residence Hall Name, Room Number
2025 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Example:
Martha Washington
Thurston Hall #603
2025 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Mount Vernon Mail
Mount Vernon (Campus Halls: Cole, Clark, Hensley, Merriweather,
Somers Hall, West Hall).
Mail and packages going to residents should be addressed like this:
Student’s Full Name (as it appears on university ID)
The George Washington University
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Residence Hall, Room Number
Washington, DC 20007
Note: On-campus residence halls cannot accept deliveries. For more
information about mailing a letter or package to your student, visit
business-services.gwu.edu/mail-operations
2025-2026
IMPORTANT DATES
2025-2026 Academic Calendar Dates
Fall 2025 Semester
First Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, August 25
Labor Day (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, September 1
Fall Break (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday – Friday, October 9-10
Thanksgiving Break (no classes). . . . .Monday – Saturday, November 24-29
Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 8
Make-up/Reading Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, December 11
Final Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, Dec. 15 – Thursday, December 18
Spring 2026 Semester
First Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, January 12
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, January 19
President’s Day (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, February 16
Spring Break (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday – Saturday, March 9-14
Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, April 27
Make-Up Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, April 28
Designated Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 29
Reading Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 30-Friday, May 1
Final Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, May 2 – Friday, May 8
Commencement Weekend . . . . . . . . . .Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17
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