Some campus services, buildings to cut hours over summer

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As activity slows down on campus during summer, expect to see reduced hours for many buildings and services during the coming months.

Most locations and services will be closed for Juneteenth on June 19, Independence Day on July 4 and Labor Day on Sept. 1. Zero week, the week before the start of the summer session, runs through June 22 and summer classes begin June 23 with the 12-week session ending Sept. 12. 

Campus Planning and Facilities Management has real-time information on closures and major projects on the department’s Construction Impacts map. The campuswide door lock procedure begins June 19.

Parking spaces may be easier to find, but all campus lots will be patrolled by Transportation Services as usual. Summer term parking permits are on sale now, become active on June 23.  Over the summer, Transportation Services will be performing lot painting, general maintenance and ADA parking upgrades across campus. Related impacts will be posted on the Transportation Services website. Ride-hailing services will operate as usual while some LTD buses serving campus may have limited schedules. Duck Rides is closed for the summer. 

The Erb Memorial Union begins summer hours June 23. The building will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through the end of second summer session, Aug. 15. Starting Aug. 16, it will be open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and closed on weekends through mid-September. Most, but not all, EMU food vendors will be open throughout the summer.

The dining areas at the Unthank and Carson residence halls will be open to the community with a variety of daily buffet entrées and other options such as salad bar, sandwiches, coffee and desserts. Carson Dining is closed from July 15 to Aug. 18 and Unthank is closed Aug. 19 to Sept. 14.

Three coffee cafés remain open for summer term: 

  • Lillis Café in Lillis Hall.
  • Elements CaFe in Price Science Commons.
  • Education Station Café in HEDCO Education. 

The UO Campus Map has a food app layer and has a feature to drop a pin in a location and to get a unique URL to send to a coworker to meet for coffee.

Campus Mail Services is open with limited route services to accommodate department closures. If there are questions or accommodation requests please contact them by email, uomailing@uoregon.edu, or phone at 541-346-3130. For more information about services they provide, please visit their website.

For those working on publication jobs over the summer break, Print Services at the Baker Center will be open regular hours, except for an early closure at 11:30 a.m. June 17 for an all-staff retreat.

University Health Services, including Counseling Services, is open for patient care June 16-20, 9 a.m. to noon. Starting June 23 through Sept. 12, Health Services will be open regular hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for Dental Services, which opens at 8 a.m. Health Services will be closed for holidays on June 19, July 4 and Sept. 1. The Health Services building will be closed to patient care on Aug. 6, but phones will be open for appointments or questions. For more information regarding care or scheduling, please call 541-346-2700. University Counseling Services after-hours support and crisis line is available at 541-346-3227.

Knight Library will be open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closed on weekends. The Knight Law Center will be open for UO ID card holders but closed to the public from June 14 to Aug. 10; public patrons can contact the Law Library to arrange curbside pickup or schedule time to visit. UO Libraries will be closed July 9 for an all-personnel retreat. Visit the UO Libraries website for specific library location hours. 

Plan summer workouts around the Student Recreation Center modified hours. Memberships can be purchased for the summer term period that begins June 23. Duck Trails camp participants will use part of the center. The facility will be closed for annual maintenance in late summer.

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History will be open regular hours. Special events will take place throughout the summer: Family Fun in the Sun on Fridays and Saturdays in July and August and Oregon Culture Nights on Thursday evenings in July. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will operate on regular hours with a closure June 30-July 8.

On the UO Portland campus, the Library and Learning Center will be open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed Sunday. The Campus Center will be open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Sunday; it will be accessible via UO ID prox card 5 to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. The Oregon House will operate on traditional business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday. The Innovation Building, Highland Hall and the gym will have card access only.

The Duck Store’s Flagship Campus and EMU locations will be open regular summer hours. Please visit UODuckStore.com/stores for specific day and location information as open hours are subject to change.

Summer hours will vary for technical support from the User Support Services service desks, part of Information Services. Details will be posted in the UO Service Portal for HEDCO Learning Commons, Knight Library, Lawrence Hall, Lillis Business Complex, Knight School of Law, UO Portland and the Technology Service Desk, as well as the EMU computer lab.

Tech support tickets can be submitted through the UO Service Portal 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year. UO IT staff will respond to tickets when available.

Fall term starts Sept. 29, while the School of Law resumes classes Aug. 25.

—By Jennifer Archer, University Communications