While you’re here this summer, you’ll have access to a wide range of campus resources designed to support your academic, personal, and social experience. From recreation and dining to health, safety, and student support services, Georgetown provides everything you need to make the most of your time on the Hilltop.
On Campus Facilities
As a student in our Hoya Summer High School Sessions, you can take advantage of the extensive sports and fitness facilities at Yates Field House, the primary recreation facility for Georgetown University.
Yates offers a wide variety of recreational resources, including a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, indoor golf court, indoor tennis, racquetball courts, squash courts, indoor track, cardio area, weight training, core/stretching area, locker rooms, and a pro shop. Your Georgetown GOCard grants you free access to the facilities during your time on campus. Please note that due to Georgetown’s Protection of Minors Policy, Yates will have limited hours for Summer Hoya use.
For any health issues or concerns during your time at Georgetown, you can visit the Student Health Center. At the Student Health Center, you’ll find a staff of family practice faculty physicians and nurse practitioners with specialized training and experience in college health who are dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare.
While you’re at Georgetown, you can read or study in one of our many on-campus libraries. Make sure to bring your GOCard for entry into each library.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Academic Resource Center assesses accommodations for students with disabilities based on documentation from a medical professional. Review of documentation may take 3-4 weeks; hence, students should submit documents to the Academic Resource Center in a timely manner prior to the start of a program or semester. As part of the interactive process, accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis following review of the medical documentation and a meeting with an Academic Resource Center administrator.
It is the responsibility of the student seeking accommodations to meet with the assigned Academic Resource Center administrator. During the meeting with the administrator, the student will receive an accommodation letter for their instructors as well as directions on how to discuss the implementation of accommodations. Accommodations are not retroactive; students must make arrangements to meet with their Academic Resource Center advisor and professors at the start of each semester to discuss the implementation of accommodations.
Please visit the ARC's documentation guidelines and accommodation process website for a step-by-step guide on requesting an accommodation. For questions regarding the accommodation process or the documentation guidelines, please contact the School of Continuing Studies’ Academic Resource Center at arc@georgetown.edu or 202-687-8354.
Georgetown University embraces all religious traditions. For worship services and other information, please visit the Campus Ministry website.
At our campus bookstore, you can stock up on textbooks and school supplies or pick up a T-shirt to remember your summer at Georgetown. The Main Campus Bookstore is located in the Leavey Center.
The Summer Hoya Office is staffed by the residential team and is here to serve as your main resource for any questions you have while you’re here on campus. Located in the Healey Family Student Center, the Summer Hoya Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day, May through August. The Summer Hoya Office can be reached at (202) 687-9786.
Students can do their laundry on campus in the residential halls. The laundry facilities in the dorms were upgraded to operate using a mobile app, Speed Queen Laundry. Please note that the laundry facilities can only be used by downloading the Speed Queen Laundry App.
If you have any questions about laundry services in your residential building, please contact the Office of Residential Living at residentialliving@georgetown.edu.
If you have any issues with the Speed Queen mobile app, please view the troubleshooting page.
There are PNC ATMs located on campus in Village C, Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall, and Healey Family Student Center.
Housing, Hotels, and Dining
As a Hoya Summer High School Sessions student, you’ll have the opportunity to live in the residence halls on campus. Each residence hall contains study areas, laundry rooms, and lounges that you can use for studying, reading, or socializing. Each double room is equipped with typical college furniture and amenities—beds, desks with hutches, bookshelves, drawers, built-in closets, carpeting, air-conditioning, desk chairs, and wireless internet access. Students will coordinate with the Summer Hoya team to secure campus housing.
There is a curfew set in place. Floor curfew is at 10:30 p.m., and bed checks are at 11:30 p.m. daily. These policies are designed to ensure the safety and security of all high school summer students living on the Georgetown campus.
* Please note that curfew times are subject to change depending on the specific programming held during the academic day.
Academy students who registered for a Residential Course (tuition cost that includes Housing & Meals), will be automatically signed up for housing. Please do not contact the Housing Office to avoid being double-charged for on-campus housing.
College Credit Students (Summer College and College Prep) will have be able to indicate needing housing on the Summer High School Programs application. Please do not contact the Office of Residential Living to arrange accommodations.
If you are participating in college credit courses exclusively online, you are not eligible for on-campus housing. You must be enrolled in at least one on-campus course to live on campus.
For parents or family members seeking accommodations, here is a list of selected nearby hotels.
Stick with the meal plan and have dinner in Leo's dining hall, go for something quick at the Leavey Center food court, or take a short walk to dozens of restaurants and familiar quick-serve dining options in the Georgetown neighborhood. Steps away from campus, you’ll find a variety of great options, including vegetarian cuisine, high-quality burgers, healthy meals, and famous cupcakes.
Students enrolled in residential Academies automatically receive a meal plan with 19 meals per week. Students enrolled in the Summer College, College Prep, or attending as commuters have the option of purchasing meal plans directly through University Dining.
Students who purchase a meal plan must dine at Leo O'Donovan Dining Hall. Leo's offers students a wide variety of buffet-style meal options daily. For any specific dietary concerns, please contact University Dining directly.
Campus Safety
We encourage all students to sign up for HOYAlert, Georgetown University’s emergency notification system that alerts members of the community in the event of a campus emergency or closure. You can log into HOYAlert by using your NetID and password.
Emergency blue light call boxes are located across campus for emergency calls directly to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). Please review the OEM website before you arrive on campus for important personal and campus safety information.
We are committed to promoting a safe and welcoming environment for minors participating in Georgetown programs, courses, and activities, and non-University programs that occur on our campus. Georgetown’s Protection of Minors Policy seeks to protect students who are under 18 years of age and provide guidance to University students, faculty, and staff.
Consistent with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, Georgetown University’s Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs reflects the requirements of Federal and D.C. law and imposes additional sanctions and penalties for violations by students, faculty, AAPs, and staff.
Hoya Summer High School Sessions students are strictly forbidden from possessing, consuming, asking others to purchase, asking others to consume, or otherwise being in the presence of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, and/or drug paraphernalia. Violations will result in immediate dismissal from the program and the residence halls.
The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) conducts coordinated patrols on a regular basis to ensure campus security. GUPD is vested through the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, with full arrest power on all campus property. GUPD also works closely with the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire Department to address issues surrounding campus and respond to any incidents that may arise.
For students staying off campus, GUPD also operates free escort services, known as SafeRides. These services provide transportation for Georgetown students on campus and between campus and nearby housing. Students can call (202) 784-RIDE to request an escort. In addition to individual rides, the shuttle is available for students to use in the neighborhood areas surrounding campus.
Georgetown has professional and experienced staff members who are trained to respond to student needs and emergencies. In all residence halls, there is a resident counselor (RC) on duty throughout the day.
Our goal is to create a positive, safe environment that supports the academic success of your child. Resident counselors (RCs) live in each of the residence halls and supervise all students. These trained professionals encourage and maintain a positive community throughout the summer.
Independence is the primary theme of this stage in your high school student’s development, and we hope that your child comes to Georgetown ready to embrace these new experiences. Because many students are away from parental supervision for the first time, students need to have the self-discipline to manage their own time and set their priorities, all the while being mindful of eating balanced meals, getting enough sleep, and doing their own laundry.
