The Office of Residence Life
Policies and Student Responsibility

As members of a residential community, students are expected to respect the rights of others within that residential community. Residents are free to make decisions and impact their residential environment through involvement in educational and programming efforts. However, with that freedom comes responsibility. Residents will be held accountable for their actions and decisions as well as for the actions of their guests. In striving to provide an environment for all residents to study, sleep, and interact, it is expected that students be familiar with and abide by the policies previously mentioned in this publication as well as these listed below.

Children are not permitted in the residence halls for their own safety.

General Regulations

The following are types of unacceptable group or individual behavior:

Failure to Comply: All students and guests are expected to comply with the directives or reasonable requests of university officials acting in the performance of their duties. This requirement includes reasonable requests for students to meet appointments in administrative offices, and the completion of all disciplinary sanctions by the stated deadline.

Complicity: Students associated with, or present during, the commission of an act(s) by another which constitutes a violation of University policy may also be charged if the student behavior constitutes permission, contributes to, or condones the violation.

False Information: No one shall give false information to a University official or to a local, state, or national agency.

Theft, Forgery, Defacement, Littering, Damage: Possession of stolen goods, theft, forgery, defacing, littering, or damage to property of the University is prohibited.

Breaking and Entering: The entering, or attempt to enter, any room, building, motor vehicle, or other form of property without proper authorization or consent is prohibited.

Solicitation: The use of University property for sales, fund raising, donations, or any solicitation of funds except authorized through the Director of Residence Life is prohibited.


Alcohol Policy

The University adheres to and enforces all federal and state legislation governing alcohol.

Alcoholic beverages may NOT be possessed or served in student rooms or in any area of the residence halls. Alcohol is not permitted in common areas, including but not limited to, hallways, lounges, recreation areas, or outside a student's room, in cars, parking lots or any other University -owned or controlled buildings.

Common containers including, but not limited to, beer bottles, wine bottles, kegs of any kind are not permitted.

Alcohol may not be sold or purchased in residence halls.

Each resident of University housing is responsible for informing his/her guests of these regulations and ensuring that the guests are in compliance with University policy on alcoholic beverages. The resident may be subject to disciplinary actions for guests' non-compliance with these regulations. Non-student guests may be subject to civil and criminal actions for violation of these regulations.

No beer or alcohol bottle collection is to be openly displayed in a room, even if occupants are 21 years of age or older.


Drug/Drug Paraphernalia

The use and/or possession and/or provision of a place for the use of illegal/controlled drugs is governed by local, state, and federal laws. All cases of use, possession, cultivation or sale of drugs or evidence of use in University residence halls will be handled by appropriate law enforcement agencies and reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs. This also includes paraphernalia for illegal drug use.

Responsibility for Contraband Items

In the event that any items prohibited by University regulation or state or local laws are discovered in University residences, for which ownership cannot be determined, each of the occupants of the residence unit having knowledge of the presence of, or access to, the contraband are considered to be in possession of the items for disciplinary reasons.

Guests/Hosts

A guest is defined as any person who is not a current assigned resident of the University residence hall s/he is visiting. A host is a resident who has a guest. In order to maintain a living environment that respects the privacy of the resident and for security reasons, hosts and guests must adhere to the following specific procedures:

Guests are subject to the same rules, regulations, as their host and the host has the responsibility for informing the guests of all rules, regulations and expectations in advance.

• The host assumes responsibility for the behavior and activities of his/her guests.
• Guests must leave the building when so instructed by a staff member.
• During the course of their visit, guests are expected to behave in a way that positively contributes to the residence community, showing respect and consideration for others and for property.
• Student living in residence halls who wish to have an overnight guest will consult their roommate(s) in an effort to maintain positive community relations, then obtain permission from the Residence Hall Coordinator at least four (4) days prior to the overnight stay.
• There are no overnight accommodations in any University residence hall for guests of the opposite gender.
  

Pet Policy

Pets, or animals of any kind, are not permitted in University residence halls including student rooms, except for fish in an aquarium (20 gallon tank maximum).


Quiet and Consideration for Others

The University strives to provide its residents with a living environment that is conducive to learning. Residents and their guests are expected to respect the rights of others with regard to quiet for studying, sleeping and individual lifestyle choices.

In each residence hall, a program of "quiet" hours is established by the Director, Residence Life. During quiet hours, the noise level in the residence hall must be kept at a minimum. The program of "quiet" hours will fulfill the following minimum requirements:

• Sunday through Thursday: Quiet hours must begin no later than 8 p.m. and continue until at least 10:00 a.m.
  
• Friday and Saturday: Quiet hours must begin no later than 10 p.m. and continue until at least 11:00 a.m.
  
• Twenty-four-hour quiet hours are in effect at all times during final exam periods. These quiet hours will begin 9 p.m. the last day of classes and continue until the residence halls close at the end of the quarter.
  

Courtesy hours, defined as hours of reasonable quiet, are to be maintained at all times. During courtesy hours residents are expected to keep noise at a level which will not disturb neighboring residents, including those living on other floors. Music, talking or other sounds are too loud if the sound can be heard by neighbors, in the hallway, or outside the building. Residents are expected to anticipate and respect the needs of other residents.

In the spirit of community consideration, stereo, stereo speakers must not be directed out the window or used in hallways. Repeated disregard for the noise level in use of sound equipment may result in the removal of the equipment from the student's room for the remainder of the quarter or academic year.