Walsh University wishes you and yours a wonderful Christmas holiday and a very Happy New Year.  As a reminder, the campus will be closed for winter break, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, with offices and campus services reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

There is no swipe access to any buildings on campus during the closure, except for the occupied residence halls.

For students staying on campus over the holiday, if you need an extra snack or a few extra groceries to get you through winter break, please stop by the Cavs Cave located in Hannon, Room 103, to get your essentials before the end of the day Thursday, Dec. 21. The Cavs Cave is open to all students in need weekdays, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., and is accessible with a Walsh ID swipe.  There is no charge for the food. The shelves are stocked with non-perishable food items and the newly added refrigerator/freezer is stocked with fresh and frozen food. In addition, there is a wide selection of personal hygiene products. This is a great program, and we really hope you take advantage of it!

The Help Desk is open this week, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., through Thursday, Dec. 21. Call or leave a voicemail at 330-244-4357 or stop by 212 Farrell Hall for any account/password questions. For anything else, email helpdesk@walsh.edu. Please note, after-hours service and help during the winter break is not available.

To prepare for the closure, please read the following:

Microsoft requires use of the Authenticator app to get the 2-digit code it may ask for. Make sure you are set over break if you need access to email or other campus services.

Not sure if your password will expire over break?

Change your password before you leave in case it expires during break, you can visit the help desk to resolve any problems. Remember passwords expire every 90 days.

Make sure you have 2 types of multi-factor authentication if you do need to change your password go to aka.ms/MFASetup and log in to update that information.

Install the authenticator app and set it up on your mobile device, so you can log in anywhere if you do not have wireless coverage.

International students – if you are changing phones when you go home, you need to set up the multi factor for that device. Before you leave, set up the app on your international phone.

On campus faculty, staff, student workers – remember to shut down computers and turn off monitors before you vacate your area for winter break.  

Student ID badge

Keep your current student ID in a safe place over the winter break so you remember to bring it back to campus upon your return in January.

Parking Permit Hanger

The parking hanger you have now will be the same permit you use when you return to campus in January. If there is a change to your residency status over the break, you will need to update your parking permit hanger. Please bring your parking permit hanger into the Office of Student Affairs upon your return to campus for an updated permit hanger.

Spring 2024 classes have been loaded in ECN

If you do not see your Fall classes on your favorites bar in ECN, go to the waffle squares on the top right to view all courses and check your favorites. The Favorites bar can only hold 8 courses.

Bookstore Reminders

A bookstore selection email was sent out on Monday, Dec. 11, with the option to choose “pickup or shipping.” Opt out will begin after your selection email is received. If you receive a pickup notice during winter break (Dec. 22-Jan. 1), you can pick up beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2. If there are any items on your book list that say “delivered via ECN” you will automatically receive access to those electronic materials the day the course opens in ECN. 

Save the date to celebrate all that unites us Jan. 13-19, for Human Dignity Week, a time to honor life, learn what also undermines it and how each of us can be a voice for life and human dignity. Human Dignity Week includes activities related to community and compassion, including a Celebration of Holy Mass, an essay contest, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and a March for Life pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. View the calendar of events (PDF).

In Dr. Martin Luther King’s A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, he was quoted as saying “We must in strength and humility meet hate with love.” Additionally, Walsh University is using the virtue of humility as the framework to promote a campus environment that encourages looking through the lens of God’s grace resulting in cultural curiosity, human dignity, and respect of one another.

Describe in 500-750 words what humility means to you and where in your life have you exercised grace, dignity, and respect towards others in your community? A copy of Dr. King’s A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings will be available in Student Affairs.

Details for the Essay

Submit Your Essay 

Join us for breakfast and a community send-off as we fulfill the University’s mission of being leaders in service to others. Breakfast will be served in the Schervish Dining Center on Monday, Jan. 15, at 8 a.m. If you are interested in volunteering on MLK Day, please contact Megan Huston at mhuston@walsh.edu.  

A huge shout out to the Walsh University Digital Media students who directed, filmed and edited this very special saxophone rendition of the song Hallelujah performed by northeast Ohio renowned saxophonist Rob Thompson. Watch on YouTube 

The annual Campus Ministry Sisterhood Retreat will take place on Feb. 9–11 at a cabin on Lake Milton.  If you are interested in going, please save the date!  More details regarding registration will be forthcoming in the new year.  The theme for this year's retreat will be "New: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:  the old has gone, the new is here!"

The Academic Calendar for students, staff, and faculty, includes dates to note throughout the semester, such as add/drop deadlines, last day to withdraw with a “W,” and final grade deadlines.

Ongoing: Holy Mass, Please check the schedule for Holy Mass here

Dec. 22-Jan. 1: University Closure 

Jan. 8-13: Welcome Back Week 

Jan. 13-19: Human Dignity Week (PDF) 

Jan. 15: MLK Day of Service Breakfast: 8 a.m., Schervish Dining Hall 

Feb. 9-11: Campus Ministry Sisterhood Retreat: Lake Milton 

Feb. 16, 17: Lil Sibs Weekend

Feb. 17: Hoover Hop 

Feb. 24: WU’s Got Talent 

March 18-23: Student Appreciation Week 

April 8: Solar Eclipse Fest, 2-4 p.m., Academic Quad 

April 13: Spring Formal