Category: Messages to the Community

Title: On-Campus Study Spaces for Students Approved to be on Main Campus

Dear Students,

We are pleased to announce that, as a student eligible to be on campus, you will be able to use a number of study spaces we are opening on the Main Campus for the Spring 2021 semester. At this time, eligible students include seniors; graduate students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, McCourt School of Public Policy, McDonough School of Business and Walsh School of Foreign Service; and undergraduate students living in residential buildings on the Main Campus.

Study spaces must be reserved and are for individual use only (i.e., no group studying is permitted). Please review the information below on how to make a reservation. Before you come to campus, you must be in compliance with the University’s public health protocols, including COVID-19 testing. Because we must follow DC and University public health guidance, over time we may need to make changes to the operations of study spaces. We hope to expand access to additional students later in the semester, as public health conditions allow.

Study Spaces

Beginning on Thursday, January 21, eligible students will be able to reserve study spaces in Lauinger Library. Beginning on Monday, February 1, eligible students will be able to reserve study spaces in the Car Barn, Copley Formal Lounge, Blommer Science Library and the Leavey Center. Some study spaces will be open for all approved students, some will only be open for undergraduate students and some will only be open for graduate students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Starting on the dates above, eligible students may make a six-hour reservation for a study space up to ten days in advance by visiting the Main Campus reservation system to browse each location for available hours.

Public Health Protocols

All students must have a green GU360 Building Access Badge and a valid reservation to enter study spaces on campus. No food or drink will be allowed in study spaces.

To get and keep a green GU360 Building Access Badge, please review the relevant Spring 2021 checklist (e.g., for new or returning residential students, or non-residential students studying on campus) and take the actions required, which include becoming a One Medical member, getting tested each week in accordance with the Georgetown University COVID-19 Testing Protocol (i.e., once per week if you are coming to campus one day a week or two consecutive days a week, or twice per week if you are coming to campus two or more non-consecutive days a week), and completing the COVID-19 Daily Check-in via the GU360 mobile app or website at least two hours before arriving on campus each day.

In addition, all students must abide by the health and safety measures outlined in the Georgetown University Community Compact while on campus, such as wearing a mask when in public or shared spaces (including in single-occupancy study rooms), practicing physical distancing and washing your hands regularly.

Please clean your study space before and after use. Cleaning supplies will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact the appropriate resource below.

  • Study Space Reservations: studyspace@georgetown.edu
  • One Medical: 1-888-ONEMED1 (1-888-663-6331) or hello@onemedical.com
  • GU360 App: Georgetown’s COVID-19 Helpline at 202-784-3510 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET Monday-Friday) or email covid19-questions@georgetown.edu
  • Public Health Protocols: Georgetown’s Care Navigators Team at covidcarenavigator@georgetown.edu

We understand the importance of a quiet place to study, especially given the challenges we all continue to experience during these difficult times. In addition to study spaces on our campus, we recently announced Georgetown’s partnership with WeWork to provide currently enrolled students with a WeWork All Access membership starting February 1, 2021, which allows students to book a space for studying, subject to availability, at one of its locations in more than 80 cities around the world.

We hope these study spaces provide a peaceful environment for your academic pursuits, and we wish you the best as we begin our new semester.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Provost