There are numerous job opportunities available across campus for Colby student employees over the summer (After commencement to the first week of August). Summer jobs can be found in Workday by searching “Find Summer Jobs – CR” and are typically posted in April.

For more information about employment at Colby College, please visit the Information for Student Employees page of the Human Resources website.

Options for student employees to remain in campus housing during the transition periods are limited. Transition periods include:

• Spring-to-Summer Transition – Tuesday, May 20, 2025 through Monday, May 26, 2025
• Summer-to-Fall Transition – Saturday, August 2, 2025 through Monday, September, 2025

To remain on campus during either of these transition periods, students must first be sponsored by a Colby Office/Department. Colby Faculty and Staff will receive communication and the appropriate sponsorship form in May and July. 

Students who receive approval to remain on campus during a transition period must be available at any point to relocate housing assignments immediately upon notice of it being available. 

Students without a Spring semester housing assignment are ineligible to seek housing during the Spring-to-Summer Transition period and will need to find alternative housing during this time (May 20, 2025 through May 26, 2025).

Students without a Fall 2025 housing assignment are ineligible to seek housing during the Summer-to-Fall Transition period and will need to find alternative housing during this time August 2, 2025 through September 1, 2025). 

Within the summer housing application, students can indicate need for temporary storage during the Spring-to-Summer Transition period (May 20, 2025 through May 26, 2025). 

Temporary storage will be available in the AMS ground-floor Common Room. This space will remain locked throughout the storage period, and items must still be properly labeled (as provided by the Office of Residential Experience).

A Community Advisor (CA) will be available to assist students with accessing this location between May 14, 2025, and May 19, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 

Students can retrieve their personal items between 10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Monday, May 26, 2025. 

IMPORTANT TEMPORARY STORAGE NOTE: After 3:00 PM on May 27, 2025, any remaining personal items will be discarded at the owner’s expense. Students seeking temporary storage for a longer period of time are encouraged to consider alternatives as this service and location cannot be extended.

With the exception of the College’s designated single rooms, all individuals in summer housing should expect to receive one or more roommates.

Students may create a Roommate Group (similar to the academic year process) to request potential roommates. The Office of Residential Experience will look to honor these groups whenever possible. However, this may depend on available spaces, room types, and dates of employment.

Alternatively, if not part of a roommate group, the Office of Residential Experience will use the housing preferences provided on the Summer Housing Application to match summer housing students as best as possible. 

To create a roommate group on the Colby Housing Portal:

• Select the “Roommates” tab
• Select the corresponding term (i.e. Summer 2025)
• Select the “Find Someone You Know” tab.
  • Here the Group Leader can enter the codes of the other roommate(s) and invite them to be a part of a roommate group. A student’s roommate code can be found in the top right corner of their Colby Housing Portal, under their name.
• Before the roommate group becomes official, the roommate(s) must first accept the roommate invitation through their own Colby Housing Portal.

Once all assignments are complete, summer housing students will be notified of their placement by email with instructions for their move-in process.

Please note, Colby enrolled student employees with a housing start date after May 26, 2025 may receive their housing assignment at a later date.

The Office of the Residential Experience uses previously approved academic year housing accommodations when making assignments. Colby enrolled student employees will be able to indicate their interest in using their already approved housing accommodations on the Summer Housing Application.

All approved accommodations have been communicated to the Office of Residential Experience by the respective offices supporting the accommodations processes.

It is important to note that based on the summer housing locations (the buildings, the types of rooms in those buildings, etc.), certain needs and accommodations may not be met. The Office of Residential Experience will look to support where and when possible. However, this may not be possible in all situations.

Enrolled Colby students beginning employment on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, can move-in between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday, May 26, 2025. Students must check-in at the Office of Residential Experience (Cotter Union, office suite 241) to receive their key and applicable materials.

Colby enrolled students whose employment begins after May 27, 2025 will receive instructions for their arrival and check-in. Location and hours for check-in will depend on the start of employment. Generally speaking, arrival will be permitted no earlier than 12:00 PM on the day before the first date of employment.

Summer housing will officially end, and enrolled Colby student employees must vacate their summer housing assignment no later than 12:00 PM on the day after their last date of employment or by 12:00 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2025, whichever is first.

All summer residents (regardless of location/assignment) must check out of their summer housing assignment at the Office of Residential Experience located in Cotter Union (241). 

Upon the date/time of checkout, all summer residents must properly clean their assigned space and remove all personal belongings before checking out. This includes:

• Removing all trash and discarding it at an exterior dumpster;
• Closing and locking all windows (if the only/last resident of the space);
• Closing all window shades (if the only/last resident of the space);
• Turning off all lights (if the only/last resident of the space);
• Removing all items from the room;
• Locking the room door;
• Checking out at the Office of Residential Experience (Cotter Union, 241).

After vacating a room, Colby enrolled student employees must visit the Office of Residential Experience located on the second floor of the Cotter Union to return their assigned room key(s). The bulletin board outside of the office will provide all instructions, including completion of the Key Return Envelope and the Check Out Form. 

After completing both the Key Return Envelope and the Check Out Form, students must place the envelope in one of the gray boxes. Completing this envelope and returning the key(s) will indicate to the Office of Residential Experience that a student has left campus. 

Not checking out or completing the steps as instructed will result in an improper checkout, including but not limited to additional billing for summer housing use and any fees associated with a necessary lock change.

Please note, checkout can occur at any time in which Cotter Union is open. The Office of the Residential Experience does not need to be open for summer residents to check out.

Due to the nature of summer housing, individual start/end dates for employment may vary. This also impacts summer housing and vacancies that become available in rooms. It is important to note that all vacant spaces within summer housing residence halls may be assigned at any time. Should there be available space within a room, the occupant must keep that space ready and available for another assigned resident.

The Office of Residential Experience will communicate with room occupants about any newly assigned resident(s).

Keys correspond to the room/suite/apartment according to the Office of Residential Experience records and are the sole responsibility of the resident to whom they are issued. Please consider this an official record of this key distribution.

Keys are not transferable (e.g., loaned to or swapped with other people) and may not be duplicated. Because of the security risk involved, if a key is lost or stolen, it must be reported to the Office of Residential Experience and to Colby Security immediately.

Important Notes On Returning Keys:

• At the time of checkout, it is the student’s responsibility to return their assigned key(s) to the Office of Residential Experience.
• Keys that are not returned according to the communicated deadline or process will be considered lost, and charges associated with a lock change and key replacement will apply.
• Unreturned keys will not be accepted late or via mail.
• When a room/suite/apartment key is lost or unreturned, a lock change fee ($150/lock) plus the additional costs ($10/key) to replace the total number of keys within the College’s inventory will be assessed to a student’s account. The total number of keys replaced will vary depending on the type of key and the total occupants of the particular space.
• If a new key is replaced/issued and the original key is subsequently found, no assessed fees will be refunded.
• Students may only return their own key(s) as keys belonging to other students will not be accepted.
• Students that return keys to rooms that are different than the one that has been assigned at check-in will incur the costs associated with a lock change.  
• If students know that they do not have a key and will not be returning a key, they must email housing at [email protected] to inform our office.

The Colby College Student Handbook provides fairly comprehensive information about a variety of aspect of life at Colby, including resources, rules and policies. These are necessary for our community to function successfully and safely. Students are expected to know and abide by all policies outlined in this handbook.

All academic year policies and procedures remain in place during the summer.

Please click here to access to Colby College Student Handbook.

More information about Reporting Concerns, Quiet Hours and Courtesy Hours, Prohibited Items, and Unsafe Behaviors can be found available in the “Community Policies” section of the Resources and Information website.