Hours of Operation

  • Monday–Friday, 6 am–10:30 pm
  • Saturday*: 7:30 am–6 pm
  • Sunday**: Noon–9 pm

*Unless a prior request is made in writing to the Police Department from staff or faculty, the Faculty Office Center will be secured on the weekends.

**On Sunday, entry to the university can be made from A, B, C, and D main entrances only.

Holiday Closings

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Thanksgiving Day Holiday
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Eve

Campus Emergency Alert Procedures and Protocols

Should the university experience an emergency or need to close, the campus
community will be notified via the following methods:

GovState Website

Regroup System

Notification by phone, text, and/or e-mail per your directory information on file with the university.

Emergency Closing Center

The Emergency Closing Center reports closings to major radio/TV stations. 

University Campus Status Hotline

708.534.4909

Additional details about each of the notification methods are available at www.govst.edu/emergency.

Procedures for reviewing and updating your contact information on file with the university are described at the Emergency Notification Regroup.