February Break

northeastmom · 03-08-2008, 03:17 PM

I noticed that Earlham has a 4 day break in Feb. and then a spring break (one week in March). Does this mean that the dorms close and one needs to fly home for both of these breaks? Thanks.

beltrami · 03-09-2008, 08:57 PM

The dorms stay open, although the campus gets pretty quiet. My daughter is planning to get some work done and a little gaming (new Wii Mario Smash Brothers game came out yesterday).

Earlham does offer a shuttle to the Dayton airport for the beginning and end of spring break.

northeastmom · 03-10-2008, 08:20 AM

beltrami, thanks. Does Earlham offer that airport transportation for all college breaks? Do you find that it works out pretty well? I am editing this to ask another question. Do you find that there is a shortage of transportation to the airport for the number of students requiring it, and if so, is this a problem? Thanks.

SS1955 · 03-10-2008, 09:34 AM

is Dayton the closest airport? what about Cincinnati or Columbus, which may have direct flights to more places, is it possible to get from Earlham to those airports? I guess the concern about Earlham for a number of us is how isolated it is!

bigpicdad · 03-10-2008, 10:55 AM

Here's a start. (We don't fly in.)

*Dayton is closest-- probably not much more than one half hour by Interstate.
*Columbus is all by Interstate, but the airport is on the east side so it's probably 2 hours or so.
*Indianapolis is entirely by Interstate; I don't know where the airport is, but I think it's over an hour to Indy from Richmond.
*Cincinnati's airport is in Kentucky; it's NOT by Interstate UNTIL you get to Cincinnati's outerbelt (I believe)-- it's over an hour and a half from Richmond.

Earlham must be woth getting to....

beltrami · 03-10-2008, 11:17 AM

Earlham arranges shuttles (about every 2 hours) to the Dayton airport on the first two and last two days of Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, and spring break. They also have less frequent shuttles to the Indianapolis airport. There are no shuttles for the beginning or end of the school year, but it's possible to make arrangements with a local limousine service. Dayton is 45 minutes east on Interstate 70 while Indianapolis is an hour and a half west on I-70.

When we toured Earlham we flew into Cincinnati (the airport is on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River) and drove to Richmond. It's about 75 miles and mostly non interstate.

Our daughter has used the Dayton shuttle several times; she's had no problems. There's ride board in the student union, Runyon.

Here's the link to Earlham travel arrangements:

Earlham College –– Travel and Tourism

And YES, Earlham is definitely worth getting to! It's been a perfect fit for our daughter.

suzybelle · 03-10-2008, 08:23 PM

Here is the Earlham page on this year's shuttle schedules:
Earlham College –– Shuttle Reservations

My D has used the shuttle to and from the Dayton airport several times. (Dayton is 45 mins away and the Indianapolis airport is about 90 mins away.) Sometimes she gets rides from friends. It all works out, and there never seems to be a problem with not enough capacity for the number of students.

In addition to winter and spring breaks, there's a four-day break each semester. Some of the kids who live close and have cars go home, but many students stay around. The dining hall stays open.