GWU 2025-2026 Parents Calendar-6-27-2025 - Flipbook - Page 40
Families Handbook
gwu.edu address. Password: GWid number + WASH (in capital letters)
• Location Pin: Tap “Add location” and enter: GWU001
• Pay: Use your laundry allowance to start the machine. You may add
additional funds if necessary, with your credit/debit card. For more
information, visit go.gwu.edu/laundry.
Laundry Tips & Reminders:
• Please make sure the washer door is closed securely and locked before
starting a cycle
• Please keep the door open after each cycle to prevent molding and
smells
• Please do NOT WASH or dry COMFORTERS, SHOES, BATHMATS/RUGS
• Please do not overstuff the dryer otherwise it will take several cycles for
the clothes to dry
• Please check your fabric labels before washing or drying
• Check the lint filter before using the dryer. A clean lint trap speeds up
drying time.
Issues with a machine? Please scan the QR code on the machine.
For more tips, visit go.gwu.edu/laundrytips
License Agreements and Billing
2025-2026
outdoor education to leadership workshops, to engage in Orientation
programming designed to support your families’ transition to the campus
community, and to get involved in events planned throughout the first-year
aimed at getting students engaged with the DC community. Encourage
your student to take advantage of the opportunities around them as they
embark on their GW journey.
For more information and details, visit studentlife.gwu.edu
DINING ON CAMPUS
GW Dining Website: dining.gwu.edu
Email: dining@gwu.edu Instagram: @gwdining
Dining Meal plans are designed to fit your unique needs. With flexibility,
convenience and affordability in mind, the aim of the on-campus dining
experience is to provide students with access to food that is culturally
diverse and allergen-friendly in state-of-the art dining spaces inside our
residence halls and through our on- and off-campus dining partners. All
first-year students living on campus participate in the unlimited meal plan,
which allows students to transition to life away from home without the
concern of budgeting for each meal.
The First-Year Experience Program
Our on-campus dining program includes three all-you-care-to-eat
residential dining halls (Thurston, Shenkman, and Pelham Commons)
as well as over 10 quick-serve locations where students can use their
meal swipes. A swipe can be used to either gain entry into a dining
hall or to purchase a Meal Deal from a retail location. Meal Deals are
pre-set combos that typically include an entree, side, and drink. At GW,
we also want students to take full advantage of all that our city has to
offer, including DC’s vibrant food scene. Therefore, meal plans also give
students access to food from nearly 60 Off-Campus Dining Partners
concentrated in our nearby Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods.
These dining partners accept Dining Dollars as a form of payment for food.
Dining Dollars are affiliated with the GW Dining Meal Plans and are stored
money (i.e.: 1 dining dollar is $1 cash dollar) on your GWorld Mobile card.
The transition to being a college student can be challenging – your
student is navigating new academic, personal, and extracurricular
spaces. There is support for your student in offices and people across
campuses. New first-year students have opportunities to participate in
co-curricular experiences prior the beginning of classes, ranging from
All first-year students living on campus participate in the All Access
meal plan, which helps them transition to life away from home without
the concern of budgeting for each meal. On the All Access meal plan,
students can use one swipe per hour at any of our on-campus dining
locations. The plan also includes Dining Dollars to use each semester at an
GW’s License Agreement and other policy information is available on
Housing’s website, living.gwu.edu/policies. Deposits, rent, and fees will
be billed through the student’s eBill account. Visit living.gwu.edu to get
housing rates and plans.
Breaks/Halls Closings
During Winter Break and at the end of the spring semester, GW residence
halls close, and GWorld card access is turned off. CLRE allows for case-bycase consideration of late departures. The process to request an extended
stay is announced via email mid-semester. Requests made outside of the
designated request timeframes may not be considered.
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