RESIDENCE HALL POLICIES
As a campus resident, you are expected to be familiar with and abide by the university community living, health and safety policies. Detailed information regarding these policies is available in the Residence Hall Guide; what follows is a short introduction. When you signed your housing contract, you agreed to abide by all these policies, so please take the time to familiarize yourself with them.
The following are not allowed in the residence halls:
- Alcohol
- Air conditioners and/or window fans
- Candles and/or incense
- Electrically amplified musical instruments or microphones
- Multi-outlet plugs
- Dart board and darts
- Pets (except fish and service animals for physically challenged residents)
- Hot plates, toaster ovens, microwaves, barbecue grills, or other heat-producing cooking utensils (except popcorn poppers and coffee makers)
- Refrigerators rated at more than 2.5 amps
- Electronic equipment capable of transmitting radio waves of any frequency
- Extension cords which exceed 5 amps or have been spliced or altered in any way
- Nails or stickers on the walls and furniture (including heating units)
- Lofts
- Halogen lamps
The following visitation policy will go into effect for the fall, 2008 semester. Please see the Residence Hall Guide under the forms section of this site for information on the current visitation policy.
Introduction and overview
Marshall University's visitation policies protect the safety and privacy of students living in the residence halls while providing appropriate opportunities for study and socialization. It is the responsibility of the resident to ensure that his/her guests follow all residence hall and university rules while in the halls. If any of these policies are not followed, the resident violating the policy and/or the guest may be charged with violating the housing contract and subject to disciplinary action and may have visitation privileges restricted. Residence hall staff reserves the right, at their discretion, to refuse to allow any guest or minor the privilege of visiting the residence halls.
During break periods and summer sessions, the Department of Residence Services may alter or amend visitation and guest policies for the purposes of ensuring privacy and security for its residents. Policies for these periods will be clearly posted.
Registration and escorting of guests
· All guests must be properly registered by their hosts at the front desk. Both the host and guest must present a photo I.D. at the time of registration. Acceptable photo I.D.'s include drivers license or state-issued I.D. card, school I.D., and military I.D. (Guidelines regarding visitation of minors are explained below.)
· Guests may not sign themselves into the building. The resident who is serving as their host must be present at the desk to sign the guest into the building.
· All guests must be escorted by their host/hostess at all times while in common areas of the building, including common bathrooms, hallways, lounges, and stairwells. Once signed in, the guest may be left in the hosting resident's room or suite while the resident attends class; however, the host is still responsible for the guest, and the guest may not sign him or herself out without the host present. Guests must be signed out each time the guest and host leave the building, and signed back in upon their return.
· If a guest, who is of the opposite sex as the host, is using common bathroom facilities designated for opposite-sex guests on a residence hall floor, the host is responsible for standing outside the bathroom door to notify anyone wishing to use the bathroom that an opposite-sex guest is inside. At no time may two people, whether guests or residents, share a shower stall.
· Personal care attendants for disabled or physically challenged residents must have their names provided in writing by their employer, present a photo I.D., and sign in at the front desk before entering residential areas. The host resident does not need to be present to sign in the attendant.
· The intent of the overnight guest policies is not to allow or encourage students or other guests to make extended visits or live in the residence halls without duly contracting and paying for housing. If the Department of Residence Services staff determines that this policy is being abused or a non-resident is using the halls as his/her primary residence, the non-resident and/or host may have visitation privileges restricted.
Restricted Visitation (Twin Towers East and Buskirk)
· Opposite-sex guests may visit from 11:00 a.m. to midnight daily, Monday through Thursday, and beginning Friday at 11:00 a.m. continuously through Sunday at midnight.
· Same-sex guests may visit 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
· All guests must be properly signed in at the front desk.
· Unless otherwise posted, opposite-sex overnight visitation is permitted on weeknights when there is no class the following day due to a university holiday, break period, or cancellation of classes.
Unrestricted Visitation (Twin Towers West, Holderby, Marshall Commons)
· Visitation is permitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for all guests, regardless of their gender. All guests must be properly signed in at the front desk.
Visitation at a glance
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Restricted Visitation |
Holderby Hall |
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Twin Towers West |
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Gibson Hall |
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Haymaker Hall |
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Wellman Hall |
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Willis Hall |
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Twin Towers East |
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Buskirk Hall |
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Policies for All Halls
· Guests are permitted in the lobby 24 hours a day, seven days a week, if accompanied by a resident of that building.
· Residents of the same hall may visit within the hall 24 hours a day, everyday. It is not necessary for them to be signed in at the front desk.
· By a 2/3 majority vote, using a secret ballot, residents of a floor may vote to restrict or decrease the visitation hours for that floor only. The restricted hours must be filed with the Resident Director and posted in prominent places on the floor. Residents may not vote to extend the visitation hours.
· Roommates or suitemates must consent to an overnight guest staying in their room or suite. Residence hall staff may, at their discretion, request written acknowledgement of this consent.
Visitation Policies for Underage Guests
· Any minor (under 18 years of age) who is not accompanied by an adult member of their immediate family and wishes to visit the halls must present a photo I.D. or written parental permission for the visit, and is subject to the same visitation hours as any other guest.
· No minor (under 18 years of age) who is not a Marshall student or accompanied by an adult family member may visit overnight in the residence halls unless he/she is staying with a sibling who is a resident of the building, or if the underage guest can present written parental consent for the visit, including a valid phone number where the parent or guardian can be reached for verification, to the front desk staff upon sign-in.
· The minor children or dependents of residents are not permitted to permanently live in a resident's room.
Quiet Hours
Students are expected to be considerate of others at all times.
Quiet hours are observed from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Sunday - Thursday of each week. On Friday and Saturday, quiet hours begin at midnight and continue until 10:00 a.m. the next day.
In addition to the regular hours, designated Quiet Study Floors observe quiet hours 24 hours a day from Sunday at 4:00 p.m. until Friday at 4:00 p.m.
During examination weeks, the Department of Residence Services will institute and enforce 24-hour quiet/study conditions.
Community Living Policies
Students will be held financially responsible for any damages to their rooms or to common areas.
University furniture or equipment may not be removed from common areas or moved from one room to another.
Room and/or floor personalization must be approved by Residence Services.
Solicitation is prohibited in the halls.
Posting of printed material must be approved by Residence Services for off-campus vendors or groups. The building RD may approve on-campus groups' flyers.
Bicycles may be stored in student rooms or bicycle racks. They may not be chained or stored in any public areas.
Students are not permitted on the roofs of the residence halls.
Tampering with or misuse of fire systems and/or equipment is prohibited. Any violation may result in severe disciplinary action.
Students may not throw or drop anything from windows, exits, or stairwells. Objects may not be placed on windowsills.
The windows in Twin Towers East, Twin Towers West and Buskirk Hall must remain closed at all times.
All residents must evacuate the building ANYTIME a fire alarm sounds. Elevators are not to be used during emergency evacuation. Click here for information on fire safety in the residence halls.
All maintenance concerns are to be reported to the FIXX hotline (696-3499).
Students may not store personal belongings or university room furniture in halls, closets, or any other common area. They may not give furniture to custodial staff to be stored.
Computer Lab Rules
To access the lab, show your MUID at the front desk to obtain a key for entry.
Homework takes precedence over games, e-mail, surfing the Internet, etc.
Food and drinks are prohibited in the lab.
Students may not view any illegal, pornographic, or otherwise offensive material in the labs.
Students are responsible for logging themselves on and off the computers.
Only residents of the building in which the lab is located, and their properly registered may use the computer labs.
