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When do I need
to be out of my hall or apartment?
All non-seniors and/or students not required to stay on campus for graduation activities must move out of their room or apartment by Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 12:00 noon. to May 11, 2008.
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Where should I return my key?
Prior to departure, all residents with room/apartment keys must return their keys
to their RA or the Residence Staff member on check-out duty.
Beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2008, there will be a staff member available in your building to collect keys during the following hours:
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
The names and locations of the staff members on check out duty will be posted
next to your RA's room/apartment door. If your planned departure time is scheduled
prior to May 9th or does not fall within the above check out hours, please see your
RA to make arrangements to drop off your key. We strongly discourage slipping keys
under RA doors. Students who choose to do this should understand:
- keys slipped under doors should be placed in an envelope with your name
and room/apartment number on it, provided to you by the Residence Staff
- slipping room keys under staff member doors is at your own risk.
If you slip your room/apartment key under an RA door and your key is not found,
you will be charged for the lock change and key replacement.
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Do I need to
complete any paperwork before I go?
When you depart your room/apartment, review the Express Check Out form posted beside
your room door. Check the "to do list" on the sheet to make sure you have completed
all the items listed. Sign the sheet as you depart from your room/apartment. Residents
with Combination Locks Sign out When you depart your room/apartment, review the
Express Check out form posted beside your room door. Check the "to do list" on the
sheet to make sure you have completed all the items listed. Sign the sheet as you
depart your room/apartment.
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What do I need to do to my room or apartment prior to leaving?
All University furnishings present in your room/apartment at the time of check in
must be in your room/apartment when you depart. Replacement costs will be assessed
for all missing furniture. All furnishings must be returned to their original positions
in your room/apartment. (Please refer to the standard room set-up diagram provided
to you by your RA.) If you do not return your furniture to its original position
you will be assessed a $25.00 fine to cover the labor cost associated with completing
the task. This includes, but is not limited to flipping beds, rebunking beds or
unlofting beds.
Note: If you have unbunked your bed and you no longer have the pegs/dowels
needed to rebunk your bed, please contact the Office for Residence Life. Rebunking
beds without the appropriate hardware has resulted in a number of injuries to custodial
and maintenance personnel over the years. Please be considerate of the safety of
these individuals.
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What
should I do with furniture to be thrown out and trash?
Furnishings and other items which are the personal property of residents, such as
couches, chairs, rugs, and shelves must be removed from your room/apartment prior
to departure. Dumpsters will be located near your hall to assist you with
the disposal of these items. You will be assessed a labor charge for the removal
of all personal items left in your room/apartment. As removal costs for items/trash
pushed out into the hallways or left in stairwells will be assessed against all
residents of a floor or building, please do not dispose of your items/trash or allow
others to dispose of theirs in this fashion. All decorative items such as
corkboards, mirrors, shelving, posters, hooks, and contact paper must be removed.
Decals, stickers, marks, tape, adhesive, nails, "Stick Up" Air Fresheners and lettering
on ceilings, doors, furniture, walls and windows should be cleaned off and/or removed.
You will be charged to remove, clean and/or repair damage from these items.
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How can I avoid
paying room/apartment damages?
The majority of the most common tasks or repairs assessed are avoidable. Below is
a list of the most common items which students are assessed for at the end of the
year.
Furniture
- Significant scratches, removal of contact paper, stickers, hooks and nails,
burn marks and repairing broken drawers, shelves and doors.
- Failure to return furniture to its original position (i.e., flipping beds,
rebunking, unlofting).
- Carpets – significant staining or cigarette burns,
- Walls - wood planks, extraneous shelving and brackets and miscellaneous
building materials.
- Carpet remnants, couches, chairs, and other non-university furniture.
- Excessive trash in room – papers, books, food items and clothing.
- Removal of decals, stickers, “Fun-Tack”, posters, tape, mirrors, contact
paper, cork boards and other items from windows, doors, walls, ceilings and
furnishings.
- Removal of University furniture not assigned to the room/apartment - lounge
couches, chairs and tables, conference room chairs. Material and Labor Charges
- Repair of holes, significant scratches, stains and/or damage to walls, doors,
floors and ceilings.*
- Students’ unsuccessful attempts at repairing the above.
- Repainting over writing on memo boards outside of room.
*Please do not attempt to mask damages by attempting to spackle and repaint your
room. This often results in having to repaint the entire room and the cost
will be assessed to the residents of the room/apartment.
Fines
- Failure to return keys to Residence Life Staff.
- Failure to return room to original set-up.
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How can I avoid paying
common area damages?
There are a number of ways to avoid being assessed floor/wing and common area damage.
• If vandalism has occurred on your floor or within your building and you know who
is responsible, we encourage you to approach the individual(s) and ask them to come
forward. If this is not possible, please report the situation to your RA. These
actions must be taken prior to the close of school and the departure of residents,
so issues can be appropriately resolved while students are present.
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What about trash in the
common areas?
Do not throw trash or discard personal belongings (i.e. couches, textbooks, carpet
remnants, paper) in the hallways. If excessive trash is found on a wing or hall,
the entire floor will be assessed a Custodial Service removal charge. How is a cost
assigned to a specific damage charge? There are a number of factors considered before
a dollar amount is assigned to a specific type of damage. Typically, those factors
include the cost of materials, the cost of labor and/or the cost to replace items
on an immediate or long-term basis. All costs are calculated by the Facilities Management
Office. The majority of the most common tasks or repairs assessed are avoidable.
Below is a list of the most
common items which students are assessed for at the end of the year.
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How will I know if I have been assessed a charge for damages?
As required, end-of-year charges for room, floor and common area assessments will
be included as a part of a student’s account balance and billed by the Bursar’s
Office in late June. Residence Life will post on-line statements itemizing specific
charges for each student and/or building in late June. You can view these damage
statements through
NOVASIS.
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Is there storage available?
Due to space restrictions, storage is not available on the University campus.
However, storage is available through Collegeboxes, an outside vendor that can meet
all of your storage needs. Visit
www.collegeboxes.com for
more information.
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