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Appliances | Bathrooms/Showers | Candles/Incense | Check-in/Check-Out
Procedures | Consolidation
Policy | General Hall Damage | Guests | Housing
Contract/Housing Policy | Housing Selection | Keys
| Pets | Quiet/Courtesy
Hours | Room Change Policy | Roommates | Room
Occupancy | Screens | Single
Rooms | Vacation
Periods | Wall Decorations | Waterbeds
Appliances
Hot plates (including George Foreman-type grills), electric heaters, toasters,
toaster ovens, sun or heat lamps, and halogen lamps are prohibited in the
halls. Students are allowed to have coffee makers, popcorn poppers, and small
microwave ovens. Small refrigerators not larger than 3 feet high by 3 feet
deep and not drawing more than 1.5 amperes of electricity are allowed in
the rooms. The college reserves the right to request the removal of any appliance.
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Proper Use of Bathrooms and Showers
Use of these areas is to be limited to the purpose for which they were intended;
bathroom usage by the opposite sex is forbidden.
Residents are not to wash dishes or clothing in the sinks, bathtubs, showers,
etc. Any personal items left in these public areas will be subject to disposal.
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Candles/Incense
Fire regulations prohibit the burning of any object with an open flame. This
includes candles and incense. Please see information on Fire Safety for additional
information.
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Check-in and Check-out Procedures
All residents are required to complete a Check In/Check-Out Form with their
Resident Assistant upon moving into the residence halls, changing rooms, and
leaving the residence halls. Residents must check out with a member of the
Residence Life staff. All damages will be noted and appropriate fines or charges
will be assessed. Sanction for failure to check-in or check-out properly: monetary
fine of not less than $25.00.
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Consolidation Policy
Students living in a single room and paying the rate of a double are subject
to consolidation (finding a roommate). A list of students without roommates
will be made available in the Student Life Office. These students will be asked
to choose one of the following options: pay the single rate for the room, find
a roommate (on the consolidation list in Student Life), or have Student Life
assign a roommate. Students will be given two weeks from the time they are
notified to consolidate.
Students who fail to complete the consolidation process will be charged for
a single room. Students should not find a roommate not on the consolidation
list (unless that person is also in a single room).
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General Hall Damage
All residents share in the responsibility for damage that occurs in public
use areas (i.e., bathrooms, lounges, study areas, computer rooms, halls, and
stairways). This responsibility begins with confronting individuals who are
causing damage and extends to reporting those known to be responsible for such
actions. Whenever individual responsibility can be established for general
hall damage it will be assessed accordingly.
In the event damage occurs in a common area (beyond normal wear and tear) and
responsibility cannot be assigned to specific individual(s), residents from
a particular area of a hall, wing, floor, or all of the residents of a building
may be billed for the cost of repair or replacement. Students with information
regarding damage to a building are expected/encouraged to file an incident
report with Student Life and/or Security.
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Guests
Students are permitted to have overnight guests on campus, provided such guests
have been registered with the Resident Assistant responsible for the floor
where the guest is staying.
Since use of the residence halls is intended primarily for the benefit of those
enrolled at Dana, visiting privileges of each guest is limited to a maximum
of four (4) nights per month. All guests are expected to adhere to all college
rules and regulations. Responsibility for the conduct of a guest lies with
the student host. Any damage incurred by a guest will be billed to the student
host. Failure to register an overnight guest may result in a minimum monetary
fine of $25.00. Additional sanctions may be administered if deemed appropriate.
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Housing Contract/Housing Policy
To live in one of Dana's Residence Halls, each student must have a signed contract
on file in the Student Life Office. This contract must be renewed each year
that the student lives in the halls. This contract does not permit a student
to reside in any of the residence halls unless he/she is enrolled for classes.
Students should note that this is also applicable for the Interim semester
in January.
The college housing policy and residential requirements are outlined in this
guide; additional information can be obtained from the Student Life Office.
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Housing Selection
The process for housing selection usually takes place during the Spring Semester.
All students are encouraged to pay attention to information provided regarding
dates and instructions. The Student Life office reserves the right to determine
all procedures associated with the housing selection process. All rooms on
campus become available at the time of housing selection. Rooms for entering
students may be set aside prior to the beginning of housing selection. Single
rooms are not necessarily offered or guaranteed until space needs are finalized
in the fall.
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Keys
Keys to both the resident's room and the entrance to the residence hall will
be issued to all students at the time of check-in to their room. Residents
of some buildings may also receive separate keys to the wings or floors where
they live. All keys checked out are noted on the Check-in/Check-out Form.
When a key is lost your Area Hall Director/Assistant Hall Director should be
notified immediately. A charge of $25 will be assessed for each key that is
lost. Abuse of a key or unauthorized use (including the loaning of keys to
others) or distribution of keys may also result in possible fines and disciplinary
action. Students are advised to carry their keys with them at all times. Although
Residence Life staff members can assist with unlocking doors in cases of emergency
or necessity, it is not their responsibility to do so simply for the convenience
of students who forget to carry their keys. College issued keys are property
of the college and are to be used only by the student to whom the keys were
issued.
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Pets
No pets, except for fish, are permitted on campus. Violators will be required
to remove any pets within 24 hours and also may be assessed a $25.00 fine.
"Community" pets are also prohibited. If such pets are maintained,
all residents of a building may be subject to being assessed a fine.
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Quiet Hours/Courtesy Hours
In general, quiet hours are a common courtesy expected of each other in a group
living situation. During the year, quiet hours in the residence halls are 11:00
p.m. to 11:00 a.m. daily. Students who violate other people's "right to
quiet" will be subject to disciplinary action, including a possible monetary
fine of not less than $10.00. Quiet hours apply to all r
Courtesy Hours are 24 hours a day and should be an atmosphere that is free
from loud noise and other disturbances.
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Room Change Policy
Students may not change rooms without receiving official permission through
the Student Life Office. This is particularly important given the necessity
of knowing where students are living for contact purposes and in cases of emergency.
Students living in rooms other than the one assigned will be subject to disciplinary
action including fines. Students moving prior to receiving permission may lose
their privilege of changing rooms.
There is a two-week freeze on room changes at the beginning and end of each
semester. Requests for changes are handled after that time on a case-by-case
basis. Students are restricted to one move per year.
Students indicating a need to change rooms based on personality differences
must complete roommate mediation with their Resident Assistant. At the discretion
of each residence life staff member, this mediation will include a set amount
of time to work on articulated differences. In general, changes will not be
considered until mediation has been completed.
All students involved must approve room changes in writing. In situations where
a student is left in a room without a roommate he or she must agree to pay
the additional charge for a single.
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Roommates
One of the primary goals of residence hall living is to help residents develop
an understanding and concern for others. The college places great importance
on roommates working together to develop respect, tolerance, and consideration
for one another.
In general, roommate relationships that succeed are based on mutual understanding
and acceptance of each other's needs. Experience indicates that roommates who
discuss expectations for living together in such key areas as when to sleep,
when to study, who cleans the room and how often, are more likely to be happy
living together. All members of the college's Residence Life Staff can provide
helpful tools for discussing the process of living together.
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Room Occupancy
Residents are to live in their assigned rooms. Living in a room other than
your assigned room is a violation of the housing contract. In accordance with
the policy set by the State Fire Marshall, no residence hall room shall have
more than two residents. Range of sanction: Fine of $25.00 for each day that
the resident(s) is found to be in violation.
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Screens
Screens may not be removed from windows. Residents who remove their screen
are subject to a fine of $25.00 per window per room. Throwing items out of
residence hall windows is also prohibited. Damaged or missing window screens
should be reported to a Resident Assistant, Assistant Hall Director, or Area
Hall Director. Violations of this restriction will result in disciplinary action.
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Single Rooms
Single rooms are only available if space permits. The Student Life Office reserves
the right to limit the number of single rooms. Traditional freshman students
are usually not eligible for being assigned a single room. Students living
in a single room are charged an additional fee. Students living in a single
room at the rate of a double are subject to the consolidation process. All
questions about single rooms should be directed to the Student Life Office.
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Vacation Periods
Housing is provided for students only while the college is in session. All
residence halls are officially closed during the Thanksgiving, Christmas
and Spring Break vacations. Students are expected to vacate their rooms by
the designated times at the beginning of each vacation period.
Following final examinations for each semester all students are required to
leave the residence halls within twenty-four (24) hours of their last examination.
Exceptions to this policy must be requested and approved by the Student Life
Office.
Under certain circumstances special housing during vacation periods may be
made available to students. There is an additional charge for this housing.
Students in need of this type of housing should contact the Student Life Office
at least one week prior to the time the housing will be needed.
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Wall Decorations
Nails and tacks may not be used on doors, walls, woodwork, or furniture. Decorations
should be hung from molding or areas designed for this purpose or put up with
materials that do not damage the walls. Most types of tape will damage the
walls. To avoid room charges, students are discouraged from using tape to hang
items on the wall.
Students may be charged for any damage caused by the improper hanging of decorations.
When a student checks out of a room any devices used for hanging objects on
walls must be removed without showing signs of damage.
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Waterbeds
Waterbeds are not permitted in any of the residence halls.
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