MOVING INTO THE RESIDENCE HALLS
Students with room assignments are expected to take occupancy of their rooms by 5:00 p.m. on the
first day of classes of each semester. Students will be responsible for the payment of room and board
charges for the entire academic year upon completion of the Housing Application and Housing
Contract.
REMOVAL FROM COLLEGE HOUSING
The Director of Housing and Residence Life and/or the Dean of Students may remove a student from
College housing for serious misconduct violations. The student will be given up to 72 hours to vacate
her residence hall unless a special exception is made by the Director of Housing and Residence Life.
Items remaining in the room will be discarded or donated to a local charity as the items will be
considered abandoned property if not removed from the residence halls by the specified date and
time.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY
Students and/or their parents are encouraged to purchase appropriate insurance coverage to address
any personal property loss. Students who use community storage areas in their residence hall do so
at their own risk. The College does not assume any legal or financial obligation for any student’s
personal property that may be lost or damaged in its academic and residential buildings and grounds.
HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTIONS
Housing & Residence Life will conduct periodic room inspections occurring at least once per
semester. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure that safety devices are working properly,
address unsafe conditions and to give general information that might be helpful as students encounter
situations. Though not the primary focus of a health and safety inspection, search and seizure of any
items found which violate public law, College regulation, Housing & Residence Life policy and/or the
terms and conditions of the Housing Contract is permissible. In such circumstances, appropriate
referral for conduct violation may be initiated.
ROOM CHANGES & ROOMMATES
The Office of Housing Residence Life reserves the right to change room assignments, assign
roommates, and consolidate vacancies at anytime. All requests for housing changes must be
approved by the residence hall director and/or the Office of Housing and Residence Life.
OCCUPANCY VIOLATION
Room assignment changes must be initiated and approved by the residence hall director. Students
who move without approval will be identified as illegally occupying a space without official notification
to the Housing and Residence Life staff, and may be subject to referral for a community standards
violation. If a resident or non-resident occupies a room without the approval of the Office of Housing
and Residence Life, the student will be required to vacate the residence hall room. In addition, she
will be subject to possible referral for a community standards violation.
ROOMMATE CONFLICT
Conflict is a normal part of any communal living environment. As such, we understand that roommate
conflicts may occur sometime throughout the academic year. The Housing and Residence Life staff
will work with students to develop a
Roommate Agreement
to address the conflict and living
arrangements and expectations to assist the residents with maintaining a harmonious living
environment.
The Housing and Residence Life staff will immediately address intentional roommate conflict(s) that
reflect a resident purposefully behaving in a hostile manner toward her roommate(s). A student
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