Kalamazoo College will close for its annual holiday break–December 24 through January 2.

Anyone who wishes to make a gift to K before the end of the calendar year may call the College’s main line (269.337.7000) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern standard time on December 26, 29, 30, and 31, and a staff member will be happy to assist. At any other time the College is closed for the holiday, a donor may contact Laurel Palmer, director of the Kalamazoo College Fund, at 269.598.2007. Gifts also may be made online or by post marking a mailed gift by December 31, 2014.

The College’s residence halls open on January 3 at 9 a.m. Students are not permitted to check in early. The first meal in the dining center is lunch on January 3. Classes start Monday, January 5.

The emergency contact number for the College is 269.337.7321, and that number is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.