With the academic year coming to a close, here is some helpful information on extended building and services hours for the last few weeks of the spring 2025 semester, along with information for move-out. Faculty and staff, please share this information widely in your departments and remind students of it.
Academic Services:
- All academic buildings (except Main Building and Bunting Center) will offer access twenty-four hours a day from Monday, April 21 through Friday, May 9.
- Main Building will be open until 2:00 am, with access to studios on the second and third floors. The Photography Lab will remain open until 1:00 am.
- Bunting Center will continue to operate on the same academic-year schedule.
- Beginning Saturday, May 10, all academic buildings will close at 10:00 pm, with the exception of Wednesday, May 14 when academic buildings affected by ArtWalk (see below “Seniors: Information on ArtWalk Preparation) will remain open until 2:00 am to allow extra time for ArtWalk installation.
Campus Services:
ArtTech Center (AV services and Help Desk)
- Will remain open from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Campus galleries
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Exhibitions galleries will be accessible during hours that reflect the building hours from Monday, May 12 through Thursday, May 15. See “Seniors (Information on ArtWalk Preparation and Building Hours)” below for details.
Decker Library
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Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm for book returns
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May 12 - May 20: Monday through Friday, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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- Closed:
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May 21 - 23 for Renovations
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May 26 for Memorial Day
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June 19 for Juneteenth
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Digital Print Lab
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The Digital Print Lab will be open weekdays from 8:00 – 4:00 pm. It is closed on weekends.
Fabrication Studios
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Fabrication Studios will maintain their regular schedules through the end of the semester.
Film Centre
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The MICA/JHU Film Centre will not be extending their hours this spring.
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Its normal hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 11:00 pm and 8:00 am – 7:00 pm on weekends.
Fitness Center
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The Fitness Center will maintain their regular schedule through May 9.
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After May 9, the hours will change to 11:00 am – 7:00 pm and will be closed on weekends.
Graduate Research Lab (Grad Lab)
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The Grad Lab will maintain regular academic-year hours through Sunday, May 11.
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The Lab will be closed for planned maintenance from May 12 through May 23.
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Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday May 27.
Postal & Print Services (including the Residence Hall package rooms)
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Postal & Print Services will operate with normal hours.
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Residence Hall package rooms will close on Friday, May 9 at 5:00 pm. All student packages will be rerouted to the Postal & Print Services in the Bunting Center for pickup beginning Monday, May 12.
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Additional information about changing addresses and package procedures can be found here.
Student Health Center
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MICA Student Health Services will offer regular hours Monday – Friday through May 16.
The MICA Store
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The MICA Store will maintain its regular hours through the end of the semester.
Dining Services:
Meyerhoff Dining Room
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The last meal at the Meyerhoff Dining Room will be brunch on Saturday, May 10, from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Glace Grill
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Will close on Thursday, May 8 at 11:00 pm.
Café Doris
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Will close at its regular time on Friday, May 9 and will have reduced hours of 9:00 am – 2:00 pm beginning Monday, May 12
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From May 12 to May 16, Café Doris will only be taking Cash, Credit, Dining dollars and Flex. Meal Plans are no longer active
Nancy
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Nancy will continue to operate with regular hours.
Transportation Services:
Shuttles
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In conjunction with the extended building hours, the MICA Evening Safety Shuttles will run from 5:00 pm – 7:00 am, beginning Monday night, April 21, and continuing through Friday morning, May 9 at 7:00 am.
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Beginning the evening of May 9 through Commencement, shuttles will run from 5:00 pm until midnight, except for Wednesday, May 14, when they will run until 3:00 am to accommodate extended hours for ArtWalk setup (see below – Seniors, ArtWalk).
MICA Circulators
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The MICA Circulators will continue to have regular daytime hours and routes.
BWI Airport Shuttles
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A shuttle will be available to take MICA students to BWI Airport. This shuttle, which is free and available on a first-come/first-served basis, will leave from Founders Green at the below dates and times.
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Thursday, May 8: 8 am, 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm
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Other Clean out and move out details
Undergraduate Students Academic Building Clean-Out:
Classrooms: During the week of Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 9, each student must remove ALL artwork from classrooms at the end of each critique. Any artwork or supplies left in classrooms, painting racks, in or on top of lockers, or other cabinets, will be discarded after 4:00 pm on Friday, May 9. Academic departments do not have the authority to grant extensions or to give permission for work/supplies to be left over the summer. Students are responsible for the removal of artwork and supplies.
Studios: Students are also responsible for removing all artwork and supplies from studio spaces. Unwanted artwork, debris and other materials from studios must be placed in the proper trash receptacles. Studio furniture should be left in an orderly fashion within the studios.
Juniors: You must completely move out of your studio space by 4pm on the Sunday after the last day of class of the semester.
Seniors (May Graduates): You must completely move out of your studio space by 4pm on the Wednesday after Commencement.
Also, please do not forget to remove your personal items from the common lounges (including food items left in the refrigerators).
Graduate Student Community Clean-Up Period: Monday May 5, to Friday May 16, 2024.
All graduate students must help clear classrooms, common areas (including kitchens and lounges), and hallways of student artwork, materials, and personal belongings during the two weeks prior to Commencement. Students are responsible for removing all trash from these areas. Dumpsters will be provided.
During this time, MFA students who will be returning for their second year of study in the Fall of 2025, should bring any materials or artwork currently stored in hallways into their studio, workspace, or designated storage areas until move-out for the Class of 2025 is complete, and until further notice from the Office of Graduate Studies. All items must be clearly labeled with the student’s name, phone number, and expected graduation year. Unlabeled belongings may be inadvertently removed or discarded during the studio turnover process.
Workspace Move-Out for Graduated Graduate Students
Class of 2025 students must completely vacate their studios/workspaces by 5pm on Monday, June 6, 2025. This is the final deadline and there are no exceptions. Keep in mind that the period between Commencement and June 6 is solely for move-out activities and not for continued art making.
Additional information will be sent out from the Office of Graduate Studies to both graduating students and returning MFA students during the month of April. Please refer to your Academic Workspace Agreement for additional details.
Seniors (Information on ArtWalk Preparation and Building Hours):
Please remember that building hours and shuttles will change to an abbreviated schedule beginning the evening of Friday, May 9, with all academic buildings closing at 10:00 pm on that Friday, and 10:00 pm thereafter. Evening Safety Shuttles will run until 11:00 pm. Seniors should plan accordingly in regards to hanging their work for the ArtWalk Exhibition.
On Wednesday, May 14 only, buildings affected by ArtWalk (Brown, Bunting, Dolphin, Fox, Gateway, Main and Station) will stay open until 2:00 am to allow extra time for installation. The Evening Safety Shuttles will run until 3:00 am that night.
All Senior work must be completely installed by Thursday, May 15 at 5:00 pm, as ArtWalk will open at 10:00 am on Friday, May 16. Buildings will close at 10:00 pm on Thursday, May 15 and shuttles will end service that night at 11:00 pm.
Additional Information for MICA Residential Students:
For undergraduate and graduate students living on campus (not graduating), residence halls will close on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 12:00 noon.
For graduating seniors and graduate students who are living on campus, residence halls will close on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00 noon.
MANDATORY Residence Hall Closing Floor Meetings will be held to discuss details (such as key information, cleaning responsibilities, and more). Ensure that you attend so you are well informed.
Information on closing check-out procedures and summer housing can be found at the link below:
Additional Information for MICA Off-Campus Students:
As you move-out of your off-campus apartment, please respect your neighbors who live here year-round. All trash should be placed in trash bags within your apartment’s designated trash cans (which must be covered). Plan ahead as needed to use several weeks of trash pick-up: The City of Baltimore does not allow trash bags to be put out on sidewalks or alleys that are not in trash cans or that are in trash cans but do not fit properly (they must allow the lid to fit correctly).
If you have to dispose of large items that are not suitable to be donated, please either:
- Use the dumpsters in Founders Green (recycling and land-fill dumpsters), behind Meyerhoff House on Mosher Street (land-fill dumpster only), and The Gateway (recycling and land-fill dumpsters, near the Firehouse side)
- Contact Midtown Community Benefits District of Baltimore to arrange bulk trash pick-up by visiting their website and providing the necessary information (Link)
Please do not leave large amounts of trash or other items on the sidewalk for your neighbors to manage. Based on Baltimore’s laws, you (or your landlord) could face fines.
Thank you.
MICA Campus Services