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Remember to Test Before Returning to the Neighborhood
Thank you for continuing to do your part to keep our community safe in the face of the risks of Omicron!
As President DeGioia shared in his January 21 message, we're looking forward to resuming in-person instruction next Monday, January 31. Remember, students, faculty and staff arriving on campus for the first time after the winter break will need to get tested prior to their arrival, following the University’s arrival testing protocol, regardless of their vaccination status or whether they have traveled or remained in the local area. There will be additional testing hours on Friday and Sunday this week to accommodate arrival testing.
Students who remained in the DC, Maryland and Virginia region for winter break:
- Take a PCR test within 24 hours prior to scheduled arrival on campus or within 24 hours of arrival at your off-campus residence, whichever is earlier.
- Please do not access campus (other than to test) until you receive a negative result from a PCR test. If you receive a positive result, isolate in your residence and do not access campus until you complete the isolation period.
- If a PCR test is taken off-campus through a third-party provider, email the test result to covid19-test-results@georgetown.edu.
Students living off campus who are traveling to DC from outside the DC, Maryland and Virginia region after winter break:
- We strongly encourage you to take a PCR or antigen test within 24-48 hours prior to departure, if possible. If you receive a positive result, isolate where you are and do not travel to the DC region until you complete the isolation period.
- Take a PCR test within 24 hours of arriving in the DC region. Please do not access campus (other than to test) until you receive a negative result from a PCR test.
Lastly, when experiencing any symptoms, you should stay home and complete the COVID-19 Symptom Check-In survey through the GU360 mobile app or website; call the Student Health Center or your physician, if needed; schedule a COVID-19 test; and not return to class or work until cleared by their physician or after a consultation with the Care Navigator team.
Keep up with all the other COVID guidelines, such as what masks to wear and when, here!
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Welcome Kits
To help keep our off-campus students safe, we will provide welcome kits to all students living in the Neighborhoods that include two Georgetown face coverings, a thermometer, hand sanitizer, wipes and a Hoya Neighborhood Living Guide. Staff from the Office of Neighborhood Life will deliver welcome kits through contactless delivery January 12 – February 1.
Students should select one student from their household to fill out the request form indicating how many people are in their house and select a date for welcome kits to be delivered.
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Move-In Drive Spring 2022
Do your part to keep your community clean! For the neighborhoods Georgetown, Burleith, Foxhall and the Cloisters, Georgetown University will pick up your excess move-in trash, cardboard, and bulk items through February 7th for the neighborhoods. Click here to request a pick-up.
After February 7th, please call the Office of Neighborhood Life or email your Community Director (Gwendolyn Coleman for Burleith, Foxhall and the Cloisters, Spe'shall Coleman for Georgetown) to request a trash pick-up. If you are contacting your Community Director to schedule a pick-up, do not put items out for collection until your Community Director confirms your pick-up request has been received.
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Not Another Holiday Pop-Up Bar
Jan. 27th in Shaw
More information here!
Serotonin levels are affected by exposure to sunlight. In wintertime, the short days and lack of sun cause a drop in serotonin production. This contributes to emotional disturbances like sadness and irritability.
We'd like to provide an alternative experience for you to enjoy during this time, that doesn't entirely revolve around drinking.
Not Another Holiday Pop-Up Bar spans across all the majors - the December Holiday Season, New Years and Valentine's Day. We're creating a place of respite for attendees to positively impact their mental and physical health immediately through guided and sound meditation, experiential space immersion, interactive epsom bath bar, and a functional market & apothecary.
Your ticket includes:
- Build Your Own Pouch from Floral & Herbal Tea Bath Bar
- Themed Inner Glow Meditation (Stress Release in December, Intentions in January, Self-Love in February)
- Crystal Alchemy Singing Bowls Sound Bath by @anhkashichealing
- Drinks by @juneshineco Hard Kombucha
- Unlimited Ginger and Cinnamon Tea
- 10% off Functional Market & Apothecary
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GERMS is now back to its pre-pandemic 24/7 service, meaning you can call our number (202-687-4357) whenever necessary. This is a milestone that we were only able to achieve through almost two years of training, protocol revisions, and PPE organization to ensure that we can safely serve our community during the pandemic. As a reminder, GERMS can respond to calls on Georgetown’s Main/Med campuses as well as calls in West Georgetown, Burleith, and Foxhall. Our western border is Foxhall Rd, our southern border is M St / Canal Rd, our eastern border is Wisconsin Blvd, and our northern border extends up to Calvert St.
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D.C. Tree and Holiday Greenery Collection
D.C.'s Department of Public Works (DPW), announced that Christmas trees and holiday greenery will be collected from homes that receive DPW curbside between January 3 and February 28, 2022. Trees and greenery can be left at the normal point of collection for trash and recycling or at the curbside. Items collected during this period will be composted; in the spring, the mulch will be provided to residents at no cost. Households not serviced by DPW should consult with their landlord/property owner for collection procedures.
Highlights of the 2022 collection program include:
- Where to place trees and greenery. DPW will collect Christmas trees from the normal point of collection for trash/recycling (rear/alley) or curbside.
- Remove decorations. When setting items out for collection, residents should remove all ornaments and lights. Do not place trees and greenery in a bag.
- Trees become free compost for residents. Trees and greenery collected through February 28 will be composted. District residents can collect up to five 32-gallon bags of the free compost year-round while supplies last at the Fort Totten Transfer Station. Residents must bring their own bags.
- Composting not guaranteed after February 28. After that date, residents can still place Christmas trees and holiday greenery where their trash is collected; however, composting is not guaranteed. The items will be picked up with the trash as space in DPW trucks permits.
- Steps if Christmas tree and/or holiday greenery was not collected. Contact 311 to create a “Christmas Tree Removal - Seasonal” service request.
For more information, please visit this link!
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