Graduate Student Center Hours
This page lists the general operating hours for the Graduate Student Center building and Graduate Activities Suite in Houston Hall. Individual space hours are subject to change. Special hours and updates will be posted on our social
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General Building Hours
The Graduate Student Center building general hours are listed below. Grad Center and individual space hours are subject to change. Special hours and updates will be reflected on the calendar and posted at the center.
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Summer Hours |
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Welfer Common Room |
Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Welfer Common Room |
Monday-Thursday: 10 AM- 5 PM |
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Second & Third Floors |
Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Second & Third Floors | CLOSED | |
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Family Center |
Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED |
Family Center (Lower Level) |
Monday-Thursday: 10 AM- 5 PM Friday: CLOSED Weekends: CLOSED |
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| Holidays and Breaks |
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Special Spring and Winter Break hours are posted on the Grad Center calendar and social media accounts. The Grad Center is closed for all University recognized holidays and closings. View the official academic calendar at almanac.upenn.edu/penn-academic-calendar. |
Get directions, accessibility information, and maps on the Penn Facilities website. The Grad Center focuses on the importance of both virtual access and facilities access. Read our full accessibility statement here.
| August 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 August 1 | ||||||
2 August 2 | 3 August 3 | 4 August 4 | 5 August 5 | 6 August 6 | 7 August 7 | 8 August 8Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed |
9 August 9Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed | 10 August 10Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 11 August 11Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 12 August 12Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 13 August 13Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 14 August 14Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed | 15 August 15Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed |
16 August 16Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed | 17 August 17Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 18 August 18Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 19 August 19Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 20 August 20Graduate Student Center Building 10am – 5pmCommon Room (1st Floor) 10am – 5pmStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) 10am – 5pmFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) 10am – 5pm | 21 August 21Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed | 22 August 22Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) ClosedFamily Resource Center (Lower Level) Closed |
23 August 23Graduate Student Center Building ClosedCommon Room (1st Floor) ClosedStudy & Meeting Rooms (3rd Floor) Closed | 24 August 24Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 25 August 25Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 26 August 26Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 27 August 27Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 28 August 28Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pm | 29 August 29Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pm |
30 August 30Graduate Student Center Building Closed | 31 August 31Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | |||||
| September 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 September 1Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 2 September 2Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 3 September 3Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 4 September 4Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pm | 5 September 5Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pm | ||
6 September 6Graduate Student Center Building Closed | 7 September 7Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pm | 8 September 8Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 9 September 9Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 10 September 10Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 11 September 11Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 12 September 12Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
13 September 13Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 14 September 14Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 15 September 15Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 16 September 16Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 17 September 17Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 18 September 18Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 19 September 19Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
20 September 20Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 21 September 21Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 22 September 22Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 23 September 23Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 24 September 24Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 25 September 25Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 26 September 26Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
27 September 27Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 28 September 28Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 29 September 29Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 30 September 30Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | |||
| October 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 October 1Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 2 October 2Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 3 October 3Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | ||||
4 October 4Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 5 October 5Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 6 October 6Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 7 October 7Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 8 October 8Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 9 October 9Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 10 October 10Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
11 October 11Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 12 October 12Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 13 October 13Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 14 October 14Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 15 October 15Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 16 October 16Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 17 October 17Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
18 October 18Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 19 October 19Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 20 October 20Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 21 October 21Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 22 October 22Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 23 October 23Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 24 October 24Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
25 October 25Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 26 October 26Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 27 October 27Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 28 October 28Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 29 October 29Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 30 October 30Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 31 October 31Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
| November 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 November 1Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 2 November 2Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 3 November 3Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 4 November 4Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 5 November 5Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 6 November 6Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 7 November 7Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
8 November 8Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 9 November 9Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 10 November 10Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 11 November 11Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 12 November 12Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 13 November 13Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 14 November 14Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
15 November 15Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 16 November 16Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 17 November 17Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 18 November 18Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 19 November 19Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 20 November 20Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 21 November 21Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
22 November 22Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 23 November 23Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 24 November 24Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 25 November 25Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 26 November 26Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 27 November 27Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | 28 November 28Graduate Student Center Building 12pm – 5pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed |
29 November 29Graduate Student Center Building ClosedGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) Closed | 30 November 30Graduate Student Center Building 9am – 7pmGraduate Activities Suite (Houston Hall) 9am-10pm by Reservation | |||||
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