Residential Life Handbook

16 Residents are responsible for their keys and fobs and required to report them missing immediately. Failure to report missing keys and fobs will result in sanctions. Posted Information/Floor Meetings Residents are responsible for understanding the information and notices posted on bulletin boards. Hall meetings are mandatory for all hall residents. Property Destruction/Theft The willful destruction, defacing, or theft of college, private, or public property is prohibited. Violations of this regulation will be subject to sanctions taken by both law enforcement officials and residence hall staff. Students who have lost items in the residence hall should notify an RA, Head Resident or the Director of Student Life immediately. Unclaimed Property Unclaimed property is not the responsibility of DCB and will be disposed of or donated after 30 days. Quiet Hours/Noise Quiet hours are from 10:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. each day. Special quiet hours may be imposed during certain times and all residents are expected to respond to individual or housing staff requests to lower noise levels. During finals week quiet hours are imposed 24 hours every day. Quiet hours are times set aside for sleeping and studying. During quiet hours, students are expected to keep noise and distractions to a minimum. All room doors should be closed during quiet hours. Residents are encouraged to approach individuals respectfully who are violating quiet hours or creating a disturbance during normal hours. If this initial approach is not successful, residents then should contact an RA. Housing staff will enforce quiet hours when necessary and each resident has the responsibility to observe this regulation. Loud noises at any time are not conducive to a community environment. Resident need to be respectful of others and must use their best judgment regarding how sounds may be affecting others. Sanctions will be issued for violating DCB ’s quiet hours/noise policy. Quiet Rooms Designated rooms in each hall are designated as Quiet Rooms. In an effort to best serve residents of the floor, the rules and regulations have been determined by the Housing Staff with input from the students living on the floor. Guidelines: • 24 hour quiet hours • One guest per resident at a time • Removal from floor for noise violations Sound Equipment/Musical Instruments In consideration of other residents, stereos, radios, televisions, musical instruments, and other electronic devices should be played at volumes which cannot be heard outside of the resident’s living unit. The use of headphones for sound equipment is recommended. Stereo speakers ARE NOT ALLOWED in windows. If this policy is violated repeatedly, the resident(s) involved may be required to remove the sound equipment from the DCB residence halls or have the equipment confiscated. Roofs/Ceilings/Heating Tunnels Residents are not permitted on the roofs of the residence halls, heating tunnels, storerooms, mechanical rooms, or other similar spaces where access is restricted to staff only. Being these areas are considered life threatening, behavior and violations of this policy will be handled with the utmost seriousness and sanctions. Smoking Smoking is not permitted on campus property. * By North Dakota state law, Dakota College is a Tobacco Free Campus.* By definition, tobacco violations include the use or possession of any and all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, vape pens and e-cigarettes. Student Conduct Process A complaint is filed by a Housing staff member when it is determined that a rule or regulation has been violated. All incident report forms are forwarded to the Student Conduct Officer and they will determine the sanction