WINTER BREAK HOUSING

Effective December 2009. In an effort to reduce costs to students and the institution and in order to be friendlier to the environment, the following policy is in effect during Winter Break. All Apartments, Asbury, East, Wesley, and Williams Halls will close for the entirety of Winter Break.  With the exception of emergency lighting and the bare minimum heat to keep pipes from freezing, these buildings will be closed and off limits to students.  The remaining residence halls (Skeath, Rich, Forrest and Crever) and the Commons will remain open for students who request and receive permission to stay during Winter Break.  Students request permission by submitting an on-line “Request to Stay on Campus for Winter Break 2009” form on the Residential Life page of the College website.  Students approved to stay on campus for all or part of Winter Break who currently live in the Apartments, Asbury, East, Wesley or Williams Halls will be required to move into another residence hall during the break as assigned by Residential Life.   Students who are going home for the break but who reside in Skeath, Rich, Forrest, Crever and the Commons must be aware that students may temporarily be assigned to their rooms during the break.  These students are encouraged to take valuables home with them or take advantage of the College’s Winter Break Storage rooms.  A room fee of $28 per night will be assessed to all approved students for Winter Break housing.  The only exceptions are international students, student-athletes (Winter sports), and students working on-campus jobs over the break.  Break housing residents are permitted to have only break housing residents as guests in their rooms and buildings; they may not have any overnight guests.  Please note:  campus dining (dining hall, Jack’s Place, and Jazzman’s) is closed during the entirety of Winter Break; in other words, there is no meal plan service during this time.

THANKSGIVING AND SPRING BREAK HOUSING

Reminder.  Halls are opened (but with limited support services) for Thanksgiving and Spring Breaks.  Students with legitimate circumstances or who wish to remain on campus must register to stay for all or part of Thanksgiving and Spring Breaks. Break housing residents are permitted to have only break housing residents as guests in their rooms and buildings; they may not have any overnight guests.  Please note:  campus dining (dining hall, Jack’s Place, and Jazzman’s) is closed during the Thanksgiving and Spring Breaks; in other words, there is no meal plan service during this time.

TRASH AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION IN COLLEGE HOUSING

Effective July 2009.  Local fire code inspectors determined and communicated with Lycoming College officials this summer that garbage cans and other receptacles (such as for recyclables) are no longer allowed to be located in the hallways of residence halls.  In compliance with these local fire codes, rooms have been designated in each building to serve as centralized Trash and Recyclables Collection Points.  Cooperation of all residents is asked in disposing of their trash and recyclables in the appropriate bins in the designated areas.  In particular, residents are reminded of the importance of emptying waste cans from their rooms on a regular basis; allowing cans to overflow potentially invites the presence of unwelcomed guests (such as spiders, mice, etc.).  The locations for each building are as follows:

Asbury Hall: two rooms on the first floor (north and south wings);two rooms on the third floor (north and south wings)

Crever Hall:one room on the second floor;one room on the third floor

East Hall:large room just past the entrance on southwest side of building

Forrest Hall:first floor lounge

Rich Hall:large room on the second floor

Skeath Hall: one room on the first floor (east wing);two rooms on the third floor (east and west wings);two rooms on the fourth floor (east and west wings)

Wesley Hall:large room on the garden level. (updated 8/28)

Williams Hall:trash room located on the first floor;large room on the third floor

Residents having difficulty locating a new collection point should ask the Resident Advisor, House Manager, Custodian, or Student Life Coordinator for assistance.

Reminder.  Residents of the Commons will continue to take their garbage to the dumpster behind the building.  Apartment residents will continue to take their garbage to the receptacles outside their apartments.

ALCOHOL POLICY

Reminder.  Asbury and Skeath Halls are alcohol-free buildings.  No alcoholic beverages are permitted in these halls. 

Effective August 2009.  In the spirit of supporting this alcohol-free environment, no alcohol paraphernalia is permitted in Asbury and Skeath Halls, even if used solely as room or hallway decorations.  This includes but is not limited to bottles (empty or filled with sand or highlighter fluids), cans, other containers, caps, and empty cardboard cases.

PET POLICY

Effective August 2009.  RR6 PETS. No pets except (non-carnivorous) fish are permitted in College housing.  One fish tank (less than 10 gallons in size) per student room is allowed. If a resident(s) is (are) found to be in violation of this policy, the resident(s) will be responsible for immediately removing prohibited animals from campus.  (The Residential Life Office will provide information on local animal shelters where the resident can take the animal and pay to have it housed until s/he can take it home).  The College will not provide care or feeding services for any animal. Items indicating past or current presence of an animal will be confiscated.  A $50 fine will be assessed on the initial day that the resident(s) is (are) found to be in possession of an unauthorized animal.  An additional $25 fine will be assessed for every day thereafter that the resident(s) remains in possession of the animal in campus housing.  The resident(s) may also be subject to a disciplinary hearing and further sanctions.

LOCK OUT POLICY

Effective August 2009.  It has always been the expectation that all residents are required to carry their residence hall room, Commons, or apartment keys and College IDs whenever they leave their rooms.  Multiple lockouts (i.e. when a resident forgets his/her key or ID) pose an inconvenience both for the resident and the Safety and Security Officer who may have to leave or postpone another duty to let the student in. For each lock out occurrence the student must produce a room key when access to the room is granted by the Safety and Security Officer (or produce College ID when access to the building is requested).

Lock out occurrences will be counted from start to finish each academic year and do not carry over from year to year.

1st, 2nd and 3rd occurrence = No fine assessed.

4th occurrence = $5 fine assessed.

5th occurrence = $10 fine assessed.

6th occurrence =  Citation for a Room Regulation Violation (CC12) issued.  Educational sanction assigned.  $50.00 fine assessed.

MISSING STUDENT PROCEDURES

Effective August 2009.  Lycoming College, in an effort to act in a timely and appropriate manner, has administrative guidelines in place to address a report of a missing student.  Student safety and well-being is of paramount concern to the College. Students are encouraged to learn and follow personal safety guidelines while students at Lycoming College. Information regarding personal safety can be found on the College’s Safety and Security website.

Each student, upon enrollment, is given the opportunity to provide an emergency contact person(s). Under most circumstances this would be the person contacted in the event of an emergency. However, under the law as it relates to being reported as a missing person, students are able to provide a confidential contact separate from their emergency contact to be notified in the event the student is reported  missing. The list of the confidential contacts will be held in the Dean of Student Affairs’ office.

For more information, see the Office of Safety and Security.