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Chapter 7: Residential Life
Undergraduate Student Housing / Requests to Live in Off-campus Housing (New 03/05/04) / Graduate and Professional Student Housing/ Residence Hall Regulations / Residential Life Government / General Residence Life Policies / Guests and Visitation (NEW: 03/11/04) / Residential Conduct System
Also see the Housing and Residential Education homepage (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd*)
The Office of Housing and Residential Education provides a comprehensive development program for its students. Residential staff members work to build community, help students adjust to the demands of academic life, and promote the development of the "whole person" through co-curricular programming and activities.
Housing and Residential Education employs upperclass undergraduates as well as graduate and professional students as resident advisers and head residents. The residential staff is supervised by a live-in, professional staff consisting of the Director of Residence Life, two Associate Directors and seven Assistant Directors. The Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residential Education also resides on campus. The residential staff is available to provide advice, counseling and referrals for residents.
The residence hall staff, in cooperation with the Inter-Residence Hall Association (Interhall), the residence hall student government, organizes and coordinates social, educational, and recreational programs in the residence halls.
Undergraduate Student Housing
All unmarried undergraduate students, except those who live at home with their parents or legal guardians in Davidson County, must live in residence halls on campus during the academic year, May session, and summer sessions. Authorization to live elsewhere is granted at the discretion of the Director of Housing Assignments in special situations or when space is unavailable on campus.
Married undergraduate students (and those 21 years of age with University-certified same-sex domestic partners) may apply for University housing in Family Housing or Garrison Apartments. Undergraduate students with children may apply for housing in Family Housing.
In general, freshmen are housed separately from upperclass students. When there is insufficient space in the regular freshman housing system or in special situations, freshmen may be housed with upperclass students. All undergraduates make housing arrangements through the Office of Housing and Residential Education in Branscomb Quadrangle.
Freshman Assignments
Procedures for freshman housing assignments will be posted at www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd* by no later than February 1, 2004.
Admission to the University does not guarantee assignment to a particular type of room. Freshmen may be assigned to singles, doubles, or suite doubles. Further, the University population is fluid, and demand for housing may change considerably in a relatively short time. In circumstances in which the number of freshmen enrolled exceeds the number of spaces for freshmen in regular rooms, it may be necessary to house students in upperclass areas, in apartments, or in alternative accommodations (such as study rooms on residential floors) for a few weeks, for a semester, or for the entire first year.
Upperclass Assignments
Returning unmarried upperclass students receive their housing assignments through a random selection process in the spring. A $200 deposit is required prior to the random selection. Upperclass students residing in single and double rooms have an opportunity to reserve their rooms for the following year, gender requirements permitting. Eligibility for participation is determined by the Director of Housing Assignments with advice from the Inter-Residence Hall Association.
Students who participate in any Vanderbilt study abroad programs, or who graduate, withdraw, or leave, may request cancellation of their contracts by writing to the Office of Housing and Residential Education sixty days prior to the beginning of the semester.
Requests to Live in Off-campus Housing
Vanderbilt University is a residential university. All unmarried undergraduate students are required to live in on-campus residential housing unless the University grants a student authorization to live off-campus. This requirement is binding for the student's entire undergraduate education. Therefore, off-campus authorization is a privilege, not a right.
Only students who have been authorized to reside off campus by the Director of Housing Assignments or his designee may do so. Students should not make deposits or sign leases until they receive written authorization from the housing assignments director to reside off campus. The Office of Housing and Residential Education maintains an off-campus referral service (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd/2off_cam.html*). Most of the rental property listed is close to the campus, but cost, furnishings, and conditions of the accommodations vary greatly.
Authorization to live off-campus is granted at the discretion of the Director of Housing Assignments and may be revoked at any time for good cause, as determined at the discretion of the Director of Housing Assignments. Reasons for the revocation of off-campus authorization include, but are not limited to, violations of University policies or regulations; failure to abide by the tenants of the "good neighbor guideline;" (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cngr/gn_guidelines.pdf*) or behavior that adversely affects the University's relationship with the neighborhood community. NEW: When Vanderbilt receives notice of a landlord in a community whose practices are violating local law and/or endangering the safety and well-being of student tenants or neighbors, then Vanderbilt reserves the right to deny students the right to live off-campus at properties owned by these landlords. 03/05/04 If a student is living in an off-campus residence alone or with one or more other students or non-students, and the residence is found by the University to be in violation of the "good neighbor guidelines" (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cngr/gn_guidelines.pdf*) or is adversely affecting the University's relationship with the neighboring community, all residents may be considered in violation of this policy even though the conduct of an individual resident cannot be specifically identified. A student whose authorization to live off-campus is revoked will be required to return to campus immediately and live in on-campus housing assigned at the discretion of the Director of Housing Assignments.
Students directed to return to on-campus housing will be charged, on a pro-rata basis, the standard University housing fee, effective the day assignment to on-campus housing is made. Authorization to live off-campus will be granted only on the condition that the student agrees that the University will not be liable or responsible for any contractual arrangements or agreement into which a student has entered, such as a lease agreement for off-campus housing, if authorization is revoked and the student is required to return to and live in assigned on-campus housing as a result of violation of this policy.
See also http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cngr.*
Requests to Live in a Fraternity or Sorority House
Students who want to live in fraternity or sorority chapter houses must file the necessary forms each semester, May session, or summer session with the Office of Housing and Residential Education. Requests for residency in the chapter houses for the spring semester must be filed thirty days before the beginning of spring semester. During the academic year, requests to move from a residence hall to Greek housing cannot be granted unless accompanied by a request from a Greek house resident to move to the residence hall system. A maximum of six officers, preferably of junior or senior class standing, may live in each chapter house. Approval to live in a Greek house must be obtained from both the Office of Housing and Residential Education and the Office of Greek Life. Approval to live in a Greek house is not equivalent to authorization to live off-campus.
Graduate and Professional Student Housing
Graduate and professional student housing is coordinated by the Office of Housing and Residential Education in Branscomb Quadrangle. Students should request an application for campus housing or indicate their interest in off-campus accommodations as soon as they receive notice of admission.
Returning residents of University housing will be permitted until May 1 to renew their leases. Incoming students in graduate and professional schools will receive priority for the remaining available housing for the fall if their applications and $200 housing deposits are received by May 1. Any returning resident may apply for on-campus housing by filing an application and making a $200 deposit. The deposit will be refunded if written notice is received in the Office of Housing and Residential Education sixty days before the beginning of the semester.
After space is assigned to returning residents and incoming students, returning students will be assigned. A waiting list will be maintained only for spaces that become available during the academic year.
Only full-time Vanderbilt students are eligible for housing. An apartment must be vacated within twenty-four hours if the occupant ceases to be a full-time student.
With the approval of the assistant director in charge of the area, residents in graduate and professional student housing may have guests for up to two weeks.
Graduate and professional students living on campus are housed in Garrison Apartments and Family Housing. Units are assigned to married students, students with University-certified domestic partners, or single students who want to share an apartment. The apartment buildings are normally open twelve months of the year. (Maintenance or renovations may require that some buildings, or parts of buildings be closed for periods of time.) Major appliances and utilities are provided in all apartments, and occupancy is subject to the terms and conditions of a lease executed by the occupant. Local telephone service is included in the rental charges. However, because handsets are not provided, students should obtain their own handsets. Because they interfere with wireless access to data networks, 2.4GHz cordless phones are prohibited. Furnished apartments will not be unfurnished at the request of the tenant.
Residence Hall Regulations
Rooms are rented (and students are liable for the room rent) for the entire academic year, exclusive of Thanksgiving break, semester break, spring break, and May session activities. Students who graduate or withdraw in the first semester are not liable for the spring semester rent if written notice is given sixty days before the opening of the spring semester. Students who graduate or withdraw from the University during the semester must vacate their rooms within twenty-four hours. Students who withdraw for medical reasons may receive a pro rata refund. Students who withdraw or who are suspended or expelled during the semester may be entitled to partial refunds of rent. Rooms may not be sublet or used for any purpose other than as a residence for those to whom they are assigned. Residential rooms and services (telephone, ResNet, etc.) may not be used for business purposes. Student rooms may not be used for publicized events, including meetings of organizations, Bible studies, social events, etc.
Residence halls are generally open for occupancy on the day before registration begins for each semester. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. on the day following the last day of classes before holidays and at noon on the day following the last day of examinations at the end of the semester. Residence halls reopen after holidays at noon on the day prior to the first day of classes.
Expiration and Termination
A room contract will be terminated upon a student's graduation, completion of his or her program, or withdrawal or dismissal from the University. The apartment or residence hall room must be vacated within twenty-four hours. Resident contracts may be terminated only when, at the discretion of Director of Housing Assignments, unanticipated and major changes occur in a student's situation which would justify such termination. Contracts may not be broken to allow students to obtain lodgings elsewhere.
Residents must check-in with residential staff when they arrive on campus. Residents will be issued a key and room condition report. The resident must review, sign and return the room condition report to document any problems with the room when it is initially occupied. A resident may be held responsible for any damage to his or her living space that is found when they move out unless it was noted on his or her room condition report, is the result of normal wear and tear, or is the result of a maintenance problem that arose during the year and was properly reported.
As residents vacate their rooms, they must return their keys and schedule a check-out meeting with the residential staff to review and sign their room condition reports. Residents will be held responsible for all room charges until their check-out dates have been recorded. If the room condition report is not reviewed and signed, then the resident may be held responsible for all damages above and beyond those noted on the original room condition report. Express checkout may be available in some areas. Information regarding express checkout will be provided prior to residence hall closings.
Room Changes
The Office of Housing and Residential Education must approve room changes before students may move.
Gender designations of buildings, floors, or apartments are made on an annual basis. Single students who share apartments or residence hall rooms must be of the same gender.
Room Entry
The University recognizes and respects the desire for privacy. Designated staff members have been authorized by the University to enter any University premises. Authorization for entry includes, but is not limited to, custodial services, maintenance and repair services and inspections, inspections for fire and safety violations, inspection for damages, cleaning, and closing inspections. Inspections may be announced or unannounced,
A search of a student, a student's possessions, or a student's premises may be authorized by the Vice Chancellor for Student Life , Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, or the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residential Education if there is reasonable cause to believe that a violation of University policy is occurring or has occurred.
During searches and inspections of residential units (rooms, suites, apartments, etc.), University personnel have the option of confiscating items prohibited by the University.
Residential Life Government
All students in residence are members of the Inter-Residence Hall Association (Interhall), the governing body of the residence halls that serves as the liaison between the residents and the Office of Housing and Residential Education. Interhall's concerns include facilities improvement, recycling, residential autonomy, residence hall damage, and social, recreational, and educational programming.
Residential Conduct System
In the fall, each residence hall selects a judicial vice-president whose duties are as follows:
Residential Autonomy
Residents are expected to become familiar with the procedures and options of autonomy regulations, and to recognize their individual responsibility for the enforcement of regulations in both legislative and judicial matters. Subject to the approval of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residential Education, residents of a unit (residence hall, or floor) may, upon petition by 15% of the residential unit, and subsequent endorsement vote by a two-thirds majority of the same unit, modify the rules and regulations in the following areas [The default policies follow in brackets]:
General Residence Life Policies
Care, Cleaning, and Repair of Rooms
Students are expected to keep their rooms clean. Students may be required to clean their living accommodations, including appliances, if the assistant director for the area determines that the room, apartment, or specific appliance presents a health hazard. Inspections for damage and/or cleanliness will be conducted by the University staff. Students are expected to clean rooms and appliances, sweep floors or vacuum, and remove all trash and personal items prior to vacating a room or apartment. The housekeeping staff will clean the bathrooms and general public areas of residence halls on a weekly basis.
Students are prohibited from painting their rooms including furniture and headboards. Adhesives (e.g., glow stars) are also prohibited. Pictures and bulletin boards may be hung only from the picture rail. (Hooks for picture rails may be purchased in the University bookstore.) Tape, staples, adhesive holders, screws, brackets, tacks, and nails are not to be used on the walls, woodwork, floors, or ceilings. Non-staining putty may be used. The use of over-the-door hangers is prohibited due to the damage that these devices produce. Only tension rods may be used for curtains or other treatments at window openings.
Concrete and cinder blocks, as well as bricks, are prohibited from University residence halls because of the potential damage to walls, floors, and carpets caused by their use. Plastic crates are acceptable substitutes as long as their use does no damage. The height that one may elevate a standard bed is limited to 13" from the bottom of the bedspring to the floor. Wooden "bed-risers" are permitted as long as they conform to the specifications established by the Director of Housing Facilities, and may be purchased at the University bookstore and from other authorized local vendors. Weightlifting equipment is not permitted in the residence halls. Water beds, hot tubs, lofts, and bunk beds, other than those provided by the University, are prohibited. The unauthorized construction of walls and partitions in University housing is prohibited.
Satellite dishes or antennae may not be affixed to or mounted on any interior or exterior area of a residence hall in any manner or fashion.
Personal wireless access points, used for wireless communication, are prohibited and may not be used in any residential facility.
Residence halls are heated and cooled by central systems. As a consequence, residents should keep their windows closed. Heating or cooling problems should be reported to the area maintenance supervisor (AMS).
Residents are expected to maintain and leave the residence at checkout in the same condition of repair as it was when they checked in, normal wear and tear excepted.
Students will be charged for any damage to residence hall rooms and public areas that results from misconduct or misuse. Charges for damages for which responsibility cannot be determined will be prorated among the residents of a residence hall or living unit. In order to control the quality of the craftsmanship in campus living areas students may not make repairs to avoid damage charges. Residents should report needed repairs to the area maintenance supervisor (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd/cgi/request.htm*), the Office of Housing and Residential Education, or the building's residential staff members. The University will make all needed repairs and do all redecorating, including painting, at its discretion. Authorized University personnel may enter at any reasonable time, or in emergencies, to inspect and repair property and equipment or to investigate allegations of policy violations.
The common areas of suites, apartments, and lodges are intended as joint living space for the residents. Students are not permitted to use these rooms as bedrooms. Furnishings in these rooms may not be moved to individual bedrooms.
Communicable Diseases
Residents must report immediately to the Student Health Center any case or suspected case of communicable disease.
The University is not responsible for personal property and is not liable for damages to student property caused by vandalism, mischief, or other students' negligence. The University is not liable for damages caused by electrical or mechanical failures or difficulties, or broken water pipes, unless, after being notified, the University fails to take reasonable means to correct the failure or difficulty. Students are strongly encouraged to arrange for insurance coverage for all valuables and belongings they bring to campus.
Damage to Property
Damage, littering, or theft of University property or property of a University community member or campus visitor by a student or student groups may result in disciplinary action as well as the offender's being held financially responsible for the cost of repair or replacement. For example, a student may leave a window open during cold weather causing burst pipes and the flooding of student rooms and common areas. Or, a student may cause a fire triggering the building's sprinkler system causing both water and smoke damage to student rooms and common areas. In these cases, the perpetrators may be held responsible not only for disciplinary purposes, but also for the financial losses suffered by other students and the University resulting from these incidents. Students may be held financially responsible for damages or losses resulting from accidents or negligence. Students who suffer losses under such circumstances must take their claims to their own homeowners or renters insurance carriers. These companies may subrogate the claims to the carrier of the responsible student's insurance.
Collective Damage
Damage and vandalism are costly and undermine the quality of life in residence halls. The University expects members of the residential community to aid in the prevention of vandalism. Residents are jointly and severally responsible for damage to their living units and furnishings, and are collectively responsible for damage to common areas.
Residents of a building, or part thereof, may be assessed charges for repair of damage to common areas.
Interruption or curtailment of services maintained in a residential building, if caused by strikes, mechanical difficulties, or other causes, does not entitle residents to any claim against the University or to any reduction in rent.
Electric Appliances
Small items such as radios, sound systems, electric blankets, clocks, lamps, and coffee makers with enclosed heating units are permitted in rooms, but no appliances with exposed heating elements, or grills (for either outdoor or indoor use, including "George Foreman" grills and like devices), are allowed. Appliances that draw a large amount of current from each circuit, such as hot plates, popcorn poppers, air conditioners, electric heaters, and instant water-heating elements, are prohibited. In addition, washers, dryers, and dishwashers are not allowed. Microwave ovens less than six years old, having a maximum power of no more than 600 watts and an interior capacity of no more than one cubic foot are permitted. Refrigerators less than six years old that have no more than 4.0 cubic foot capacity may be used. The residential staff of a building may require that any appliance be placed in storage if there is abuse in the manner in which the appliance is used.
All appliances used in the residence halls must be in good condition, with special attention given to seals, electrical cords, and plugs. Only power strips with circuit breakers may be used as extension cords. In consideration of fire safety, any halogen lamps or light sources will not be permitted for use in any housing or residential facility at Vanderbilt University. The Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residential Education reserves the right to revoke authorization for the use of any appliance in individual buildings or throughout the residential campus.
No furniture, plants, or other furnishings, including those in lounges or reception areas, may be exchanged with anyone, stacked, or moved from one room to another. Headboards and footboards may not be removed from beds and University furnishings may not be removed from rooms. Anyone who moves furniture or mattresses without authorization will be responsible for the costs incurred in moving these items back to their proper positions (or the cost of repair or replacement, if an item is damaged or lost) and will be subject to disciplinary action. Doors and window screens may not be removed.
Guests and Visitation
Escorts, Resident
Resident hosts must escort visitors of the opposite sex on their floors at all times during a visit (i.e., into the building, on the floor and in stairwells, and out of the building). Individuals may not visit a floor designated for the opposite sex without an escort from a resident host. (Individuals visiting floors designated for the same sex as their own do not require escorts, but do require resident hosts.) Resident students (or their same sex visitors) who must pass through a portion of a floor designated for the opposite sex in order to get to their own floors (or the floors they are visiting), must take the most direct route possible, and should remain mindful of the rights of the residents of the opposite sex through whose floors they must pass.
Visits of a relatively short duration by members of the opposite sex in residential rooms are permitted during visitation hours. In most residence halls, a visit may occur at any time during a given 24-hour period. (Students are expected to know the hours of visitation in their own living units, and in the units of those they may visit.)
However, overnight and extended visits by members of the opposite sex are not allowed by the visitation policy. If a visitor has not been escorted from the residential area of a hall by the close of its visitation hours, both the resident and the visitor will be subject to disciplinary action. While in a residence hall, a visitor of the opposite sex must be escorted at all times by his or her resident host. (See also Escorts, Resident)
It is inappropriate (and unauthorized) for persons to use bathroom facilities designated for the opposite sex. Common bathroom facilities on residential floors are designated for the sex assigned to the floor, unless otherwise indicated.
NEW: Residents seeking to host nonresident, overnight guests must obtain authorization from all of their roommates, suitemates, lodgemates or apartmentmates. (03/11/04) Upon arrival, nonresident, overnight guests must register at the residence hall desk (or with residential staff when a residence hall either has no desk, or the desk is not staffed), and must check out upon departure. Arrangements for temporary housing of overnight guests must be authorized by the head resident or staff official on duty, at the earliest possible date. There is a three-night limit on visits by guests in undergraduate residence halls.
Guests may occupy the vacant half of a double room with the written authorization of the absent occupant. Guests of the opposite sex from that of their hosts must be accommodated in space appropriate for their sex. (I.e., the host must secure an "official," same-sex host from the floor on which the guest will be staying.) No one may serve as host in absentia except during breaks. The University reserves the right to require that a guest vacate a room, a residence hall, or the campus, for any reason and at any time.
Guests during breaks: A Vanderbilt student who lives in a residence hall that closes during breaks may be invited to stay as a guest in the room of a student who lives in one of the buildings that remains open. The host may, or may not, be present during the break. In either case, the host must obtain the authorization of all the roommates, suitemates, lodgemates, or apartmentmates, in order to offer a place to stay during a break, to a student who is not a resident of the unit. The guest must register at the appropriate desk in compliance with posted or published procedures.
At certain hours, students may be required to show Vanderbilt identification to gain entrance to the residence halls. (See also ID Card Access Readers, below)
ID Card Access Readers
Most University residence halls have ID card access readers at one or several entrances. Access schedules vary by building and by entrance. For reasons of safety and security, students should not permit residence hall access to persons they do not know to be residents of that building.
Lost ID cards should be reported immediately to the Vanderbilt University Card Office, 184 Sarratt Center, 322-2273 (C-CARD on campus phones), or to any facility that accepts the Vanderbilt Card, such as dining halls or Varsity Markets. Lost cards may also be reported to the University Police Department at 322-2745.
Keys to residence hall rooms and other necessary keys, if any, are issued to residents upon check-in to the room. Residents may not duplicate keys. No deposit is required, but if a key is lost or not returned when a room is vacated, the lock may be changed and the resident charged for the replacement. The decision to replace the lock and/or issue a new or replacement key is made by the assistant director in charge of the area.
Linens and Laundry
The University does not supply towels, washcloths, linens, blankets, or pillows. Coin- or Vanderbilt Card-operated washers and dryers are provided for campus residents in Branscomb Quadrangle, Vanderbilt/Barnard, Kissam, Lewis and Morgan Houses, Gillette Hall, Garrison Apartments, Family Housing, West Hall, and Carmichael Towers East and West.
Loss of Property/Insurance Coverage
The student is responsible for his or her own property and should consider obtaining personal coverage or having coverage under his or her parent's homeowner's policy for any and all items brought to campus.
Music Practice Rooms
Certain rooms in the residence halls have been designated for use as music practice rooms. Due to their proximity to residential space, their use requires policies that preserve the quiet of the halls for the residents. Policies and specified times for the use of these spaces will be posted in each space. No amplified or percussion instruments are permitted. Use of these rooms may be terminated by the Office of Housing and Residential Education.
Party Registration
Gatherings in residential spaces with alcohol present must be registered, regardless of size. Gatherings with alcohol are permitted only in Carmichael Towers East suites, Carmichael Towers West, Mayfield Place, Chaffin Place, Morgan House, Lewis House, Family Housing Apartments and Garrison Apartments. All gatherings must abide by all other University and Residential Policies (noise, alcohol, visitation, etc.). Party Registration Applications are available at the residence hall front desks and through residential staff members and should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the event.
Other Regulations
The University reserves the right to make other regulations as necessary, without notice to secure maximum comfort, safety, and convenience for all.
Students may not have pets and other animals in University residence halls. Students are also prohibited from keeping or providing for animals on University property, and visiting animals must be kept outdoors and leashed. Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary action and will bear any associated costs in rooms where animals are found in violation of this policy. Fish may be kept in aquariums, but flesh-eating and dangerous fish (e.g. piranha) are prohibited.
Quiet Hours
Quiet hours are in effect from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, and midnight until 10 a.m., Friday and Saturday. During these hours, residents must cease all activities that might disturb study or sleep. Radios, televisions, etc., should be turned to low volume and other noisy activity curtailed. During reading and examination periods, quiet hours are in effect 24 hours a day. In addition, the residents may vote to alter quiet hours, in accordance with the provisions for residential autonomy. Non-quiet hours are not "noisy" hours. Courtesy hours are in effect 24 hours a day.
The use of electric guitars, other amplified instruments, drums, and other instruments producing loud volume, is prohibited in the residence halls.
Because of their propensity to be heard and felt through solid materials, subwoofers in stereo speakers or other audio equipment are also prohibited.
Residence Hall Solicitation
In general, solicitation in the residence halls is prohibited. Room-to-room solicitation for any reason is not allowed. Those students or student organizations who wish to organize clothing, food, blood, book, or other drives in the residence halls must request authorization from the Director of Residence Life.
Safety and Security
Residents must agree to abide by the security and safety practices and regulations listed below:
The following are prohibited:
It is essential that residents cooperate with the University in every way to safeguard the property of all residents. Students should keep room doors locked, keep money and other valuables out of sight, and report thefts immediately to the Head Resident or Vanderbilt Police Department. Students must not prop open exterior doors or remove screens.
Periodically, officers from the Vanderbilt Police Department may enter residence halls, Greek houses, and other campus facilities to assess their safety, security, and compliance with University policies.
Smoking is prohibited in University residence halls, apartment buildings, apartment complexes, and Greek houses, including private residential space.
There are storage facilities in most residence halls for large luggage. (Students are expected to keep weekend bags in their rooms.) Each item must be labeled with the student's name, room number, home address, and date stored using the storage stickers provided on site. Charges may be assessed for special handling. The University does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage for items students placed in storage.
Items may be stored in trunks, metal trashcans or plastic storage containers with lids. Fire regulations require that no cardboard boxes be used for storage of items. Each student may store a maximum of three storage containers, but furniture may not be stored in University storage areas.
Summer storage is permitted, but any personal property remaining in the assigned room at the closing of the current housing contract or in the storage rooms past the removal times will be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of without notice at the discretion of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residential Education.
Substance Free Residences
All freshman residence halls and certain floors in upperclass residence halls have been designated as substance free by the Office of Housing and Residential Education. The consumption of tobacco products and the possession or consumption of alcohol or illicit drugs in these substance-free areas (in either private rooms or common areas) by residents or their guests are prohibited. In upperclass halls, substance-free floors are designated in advance in consultation with the Inter-Residence Hall Association. Students present in a room in a substance-free residence (or on a substance-free floor), when a prohibited substance (alcohol, tobacco, or drugs) is present, are subject to disciplinary action.
The University does not provide telephone handsets. Students may use handsets that are FCC registered. Use of non-FCC registered phones, or other non-compatible devices using telephone lines, is prohibited. Because they interfere with wireless access to data networks, 2.4GHz cordless phones are also prohibited. Devices questionable with respect to these guidelines should be presented to the Information Technology Services (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/its*) for approval.
Policy Violations
Students who are found to be in violation of University policy may be required to change room assignments or vacate University housing as directed by the Office of Housing and Residential Education. (See also Residential Conduct System below).
Residential Conduct System
The purpose of the Residential Conduct System is to enable residents to hold one another accountable for their actions and promote a greater sense of community within the residence halls. Students and their guests are expected to abide by all policies, regulations, and procedures in the Student Handbook and other documents while living in, or visiting, University residence halls. Ignorance of these policies, regulations, and procedures is not an excuse for failing to comply with them.
Minor violations of University policies that occur within the residence halls or their immediate environs generally fall within the jurisdiction of the residential conduct system. Students accused of violations of University policy within the jurisdiction of the residential conduct system may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. Generally, the residential conduct system will consider cases of alleged violations for which sanctions less than disciplinary probation are appropriate. The cases of non-residents will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. Students, who are accused of violations near the end of the semester and are not returning to the residence halls, may also be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. The resident's Associate Director of Residence Life or designee will make the initial referral to either the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity or to the Residential Conduct System
Generally, alleged violations of residence hall policies may be observed and reported by residents, residential staff, or University Police officers.
The Director or designee will review incident reports and determine how a case will be handled. The Director may initiate further investigation of the incident by residential staff members. The Director may dismiss the case without further action or refer it to either the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity or the Residential Conduct System. The resident will be notified about the violation alleged in the report and about the disposition of the case (dismissed, referred to Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity, or referred to Residential Conduct System) within a reasonable amount of time (generally, ten business days) following the receipt of an incident report. In instances of referral, the resident will be directed to schedule, and to keep, an appointment with the appropriate staff member. This request may be made by email, telephone, letter, or in person. Failure to comply with such directives is a violation of University policy and will not stop the Residential Conduct System process. The case may be resolved in the resident's absence.
Should the Director of Residence Life determine that a resident may pose an imminent danger to persons or property, the Director of Residence Life may direct the resident to vacate immediately the residence hall system and not return, pending further investigation and review. A preliminary hearing will be held, within five business days of such a directive, to review the directive. Appeals of the review may be made to the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Housing and Residential Education. (See Appeals, below.)
Cases heard in the Residential Conduct system can be adjudicated in one of three ways: a hearing by the Residential Conduct Board; an Informal Hearing held by the student's Assistant Director, or designee; or a formal administrative hearing. The Director of Residence Life or designee will review all cases and refer them to the appropriate authority. The Residential Conduct Board will hear most cases involving first violations of residence-life policies, including those concerning co-habitation, escort, trash, noise, pets, vandalism, or the possession of certain prohibited items (candles, incense, decorative lights, cooking devices, etc.). Cases involving alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs as well as violations of fire-safety will be heard by the Assistant Director at an informal hearing or by the Director of Residence Life at a formal hearing.
The Residential Conduct Board consists of four residents and is chaired by the Director of Residence Life or his designee. The resident board members are judicial vice-presidents of the Inter-Residence Hall Association (Interhall) or other Interhall members selected by Interhall's Attorney General or President. Findings of guilt or innocence and, when appropriate, assignment of sanction, are determined by a simple majority vote assuming that all five members of the board are present (see below).
The resident will be informed in writing of the charges and will have no fewer than three business days to prepare for the hearing unless the resident agrees to an earlier date. The resident will have the opportunity to examine all of the evidence presented in the case. The resident may present information at the hearing and may ask relevant and important questions about information presented at the hearing through the hearing authority. The hearing authority determines the relevance and importance of questions.
In the event that one of the four judicial vice-presidents is absent during the time of the Board hearing, the resident will have one of three options.
1. Postpone the hearing until a later date as determined by the Directory of Residence Life or designee
2. Elect to have the case heard only the by Director of Residence Life or designee
3. Waive the right to the fourth resident member and continue the hearing with three judicial vice-presidents and the Directory of Residence Life or designee. If the decision of guilt or innocence by the three judicial vice-presidents is not unanimous, the case must be reheard by a full Board. If the accused resident enters a guilty plea, a two-thirds decision is necessary for an imposed sanction to go into effect or the case must be reheard by a full Board.
All participants in hearings are expected to tell the truth and conduct themselves in a respectful and appropriate manner. Accused residents may not attempt to influence, harass, or intimidate complainants, witnesses, or members of the Board. Instances of perjury by any participant during the investigation or hearing may result in a referral to either the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity or the Residential Conduct System at the discretion of the Director of Residence Life or designee.
Persons serving as hearing authorities may disqualify themselves if they believe that they cannot be impartial or even if it appears that their impartiality may be questioned. Accused residents may object for specific cause to any person(s) serving as a hearing authority scheduled to hear a case.
In cases not sent to the Residential Conduct Board, the Assistant Director (or person designated by the Director) will hold an initial meeting with the resident and others with relevant information. The resident will be provided with written notification of the alleged violation(s) as well as with information about the Residential Conduct System process. The resident will have an opportunity to examine the written notification and to respond to the incident report.
Based on the interview or other information, the Assistant Director may take the following actions:
If the evidence indicates that no violation has occurred, the case may be dismissed and the Assistant Director will notify the accused resident and complainant.
The accused student may be referred to mediation. In mediation, an impartial third party guides a process of communication between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or compromise. The accused student will have the opportunity to select a mediator from available staff members; generally the mediator will be a residential staff member or a staff member from the Psychological and Counseling Center. The purpose of mediation is to help the conflicting parties reach agreement about future behavior. This agreement may be determined in a behavioral contract. The agreement will be monitored by the Assistant Director or his designee. Failure to achieve agreement or failure to abide by the agreement will result in referral of the case to the Assistant Director.
If the evidence indicates that it is likely that a violation occurred, then the Assistant Director may formally charge the resident. The resident may accept or deny responsibility for the violation. The accused resident may then choose informal or formal processes to resolve the accusation. Typically, the resident will select the informal process in cases in which the facts are not in dispute and the resident accepts responsibility for the violation. Hearings may not be scheduled earlier than three days after a student has been charged without that student's consent.
In the informal process, the Assistant Director and accused student will discuss the incident, its circumstances, and other relevant information. Although the resident agrees to abide by the decision of the Assistant Director, the resident may appeal the sanction imposed by the Assistant Director. (See Appeals below.)
In the formal process, the student will be referred to the Director of Residence Life or designee to have an administrative hearing in which the Director of Residence Life or designee will hear the case, determine the question of guilt or innocence and assign sanctions when appropriate.
Sanctions are intended to be educational in character. Students are encouraged to attend to the consequences of their actions for the development of their own characters and for the well-being of the other members of their community. A resident's prior conduct record may result in progressively more severe sanctions.
Students found guilty of violations may receive the one or more of the following sanctions:
Reprimand: The resident will receive a written warning advising the student to reflect on his or her actions and to abide by University policy in the future.
Behavioral Contract: The resident will sign a written agreement in which certain behavioral changes are specified.
Work Service: The resident will be required to provide a service beneficial to the community within a specified period of time.
Educational Sanction: A resident may be required to complete within a specified period of time an educational task related to his or her behavior that violated University policy.
Restitution: The resident pays for lost, stolen, or damaged property or lost revenue.
Fines: The resident may be billed for a fine, not to exceed $200.
Reassignment: The resident may be reassigned to another hall for his or her benefit and/or the benefit of his or her community.
Loss of standing in the Housing Assignment: The resident may lose seniority, point standing or both in the housing assignment process. The resident may lose eligibility to participate in the off-campus or Greek House authorization process.
Residence Hall Probation: The resident will receive a stern, written warning advising the resident that any further violations of University policy within a specified period of time may result in referral to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity for discipline. Residential staff members placed on residence hall probation are subject to termination. Residents on residence hall probation may be required to resign from, or be prohibited from seeking, offices or positions of responsibility in the InterResidence Hall Association.
Prohibition of entry or use of residential facilities: The resident may be prohibited from entering some or all residential facilities. Violators may be subject to arrest for trespass. Limits may be imposed on the resident's use of various residential services (laundry, ResNet connection, etc.).
Residential Expulsion: The resident may be expelled from the University housing system and have his or her housing contract terminated. The resident will be expected to vacate his or her space within 24 hours of expulsion. The resident is liable for all damages to the space and for rental charges in accordance with the published refund schedule.
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The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program cultivates and supports research partnerships between Wilder School undergraduates and faculty. The UROP offers students the chance to work on cutting-edge research, whether they join established research projects or pursue their own ideas. As UROP participants, undergraduates are involved in each phase of standard research activity: developing research plans, writing proposals, conducting research, analyzing data and presenting research results in oral and written form. UROP projects take place during the academic year, as well as over the summer, and research can be done in any of the Wilder School's academic programs. Projects can last for an entire semester or may continue for a year or more. For their projects UROP students receive academic credit or pay, or work on a voluntary basis. The UROP experience enables students to become familiar with the faculty, learn about potential majors and investigate areas of interest. UROP participants gain practical skills and knowledge they eventually apply to careers after graduation or as graduate students. Most importantly, they become involved in exciting research.
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A St. Edward's University Student's Perspective: Helping the Bastrop Community through Service
As part of the St. Edward's Spring Break Experience (SBE) service project, I was among dozens of fellow students who helped with debris clean-up of burned homes caused by the wildfires in Bastrop. When we showed up on the site, we saw perfectly intact homes next to homes that were completely destroyed. I was shocked. How could one house not be affected and the one next door be a pile of rubble?
I imagined what the families in the neighborhood were feeling — everything they had and known went up in flames. As my group worked on one particular house, the owner stood by watching us try to salvage what was left of her home. We all managed to pick up the garage door, then carry out the remains of her kitchen like the oven and dishwasher, things from her living room like her computer and window frames, and tiles from her bathroom.
She asked us to look for her jewelry box, so we fervently searched for it. She was so hopeful that we would find this treasured item. With great sorrow, I had to tell her that after hours of clearing out the rubble, we couldn't find it. It was one of the saddest moments of that day.
I had the chance to talk with this woman a bit more and found out she lived in her house for 11 years. She had built a life in that home and it was suddenly swept away within a few minutes. It was difficult placing myself in her situation, and at the same time, knowing that many people have had this tragedy happen to them.
When people inhabit areas that are prone to high temperatures and extreme drought, wildfires are a frequent threat and can result in great loss. Yet, as nature would have it, these fires must occur in order for trees and shrubs to continue growing and renewing themselves. In times like these, I think nature's lesson for us is that we must continue to grow and renew ourselves. We are reminded that nothing is permanent, and that with suffering can come unexpected blessings.
The homeowner we assisted mourns her lost home and neighborhood. Yet she was able to see a blessing -- with her insurance coverage, she'll be able to rebuild a house in Austin and be closer to friends and family. As Aristotle once said, "Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind."
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Scratch for NXT - Enchanting 0.0.4
Clinton Blackmore has continued working on his programming tool called "Enchanting". His goal is to make it easier for children to program their NXTs.
"This video shows off Enchanting version 0.0.4, which can be used to program LEGO Mindstorms NXT robots in a Scratch-like environment."
This is only version 0.0.4 and it looks great already! If you want to give this tool a try, visit the project's website here.
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- Donatella said...
I'm following the project Enchanting because I'm interested in programming with Scratch-like interface. Unfortunately I do not have sufficient skills to aid in the development but I tried to give Clinton some ideas on what features could be useful, for example the robot to interact with the characters created with sprites ...
- Jan 9, 2011, 1:26:00 AM
- megamindstorm101 said...
strangely for me scratch is very difficult and I dont understand how its good for children. but making a scratch tool for NXT is very interesting.
- Jan 11, 2011, 10:04:00 AM
- Clinton said...
Thanks for posting this, Laurens. Scratch is the easiest and most expressive programming environment for children I'm aware of, with over 1.5 million kid-produced projects online. I've really found it helpful to start teaching young roboticists by teaching them Scratch, and can't wait to see what they'll do with Enchanting, especially after I've made it easier to install and implemented suggestions from Donatella and others on the mailing list. I am grateful for help in making robotics programming more accessible to everyone.
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- Robert said...
The Technology Camp I work at, iD Tech Camps,uses both of those software for younger students. This is pretty awesome using Scratch as a tool for NXT. I am going to have to try this out over the summer.
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- Jimmy機器人積木軟體實驗室 said...
My Scratch Mod--JNXT beta 1.4 for Linux.
Welcome to try this tool and give me some advice.
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- poita said...
I've been waiting for someone to create just such a link between scratch and nxt. Thanks so much! Can't wait to start experimenting. At our museum in sydney australia, Young people just love inventing and creating with scratch, and lego We-do connects the physical world. and now there's a simple step up into more complex machines. Awesome!
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If it is completely and solid, we will be eager to adopt. It appears from the video that it only works tethered by USB, though. True? That would be a showstopper.
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BONIFAY — Commissioner Bobby Sasnett once again pressed that he would need his "yard" moved during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Holmes County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
"We have got to do something about it and we've got to do something about it soon," said Sasnett. "I've have to go there often and gas prices are high."
A "yard" is a central location for each district which is supervised by the commissioner of that district and contains fuel tankards, work equipment, etc. for maintaining that district.
Chairman Monty Merchant motioned that the issue be tabled until they can find a more sensible solution.
"To me it would be more sensible not to move a yard just to have to move it again," said Merchant. "I know it's inconvenient right now but it would be bad to move it and then find a more suitable place and have to move it again. I make a motion to renew the current lease for the time being and continue to look for a more suitable solution."
The Board approved of Merchant's motion with a vote of 4 to 1, with Sasnett voting "no."
Merchant continued the discussion of possibilities for the yard.
"We do need to act rather quickly," said Merchant. "It is a good ways away from Sasnett."
Several possibilities discussed were District 1 and 2 sharing yards and possibly expanding it to include a pit.
"There is quite a bit to consider," said Commissioner Bill Parish. "Like high traffic zones, flood zones and accessibility. We could possibly get District 1 or 2 with an engineer to look at possible property so that when we move we move swiftly and efficiently."
They agreed that if a workshop were necessary to work out just this issue then one would be established.
Shay McCormick with Holmes County EMS was present to explain the Med 8 Repeater's return to Holmes County responsibility.
McCormick explained that Med 8 was a state required channel used statewide by medical facilities and organizations to communicate with each other.
"Fortunately Doctors Memorial Hospital has had responsibility and now they are requesting that the county assume the responsibility," said McCormick.
McCormick confirmed that the equipment, which is attached to one of the local towers, would be of no financial concern unless something should happen to it, which then it was covered under the county's insurance.
When asked why it had been in the hospital's care, McCormick said that it had been so long ago placed in the hospital's care that there's no account as to why.
The board approved of McCormick's request to submit six grants for a new ambulance, a new cardiac monitor and laptop for an ambulance.
The board also approved of EMS new hires for the non-emergency transport van. McCormick explained that they are part-time and on call, meaning they wouldn't be used unless they were needed and there would be no additional money going in to pay for them.
Merchant informed the board that there was a request from a Haney Technical Center student wishing to intern for the county.
"She would need direct supervision but her work would be at no cost to the county," said Merchant. "We could use her, pending proof of being covered under liability."
The motion died due to a lack of a second.
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"It's 8.5 acres of usable land, but if that piece of street was properly vacated it would be 10.6," said Johnson.
Merchant said that it was a pretty simple matter to be resolved and they seen no reason why not to, but it would have to be tabled until County Attorney Jeff Goodman returned.
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raisindot wrote:Interesting. Do a little people have negative comments about her girth or Pterry's description of it?
Nobby makes a comment about the dragon that "it's sodding enormous" and then blushes and changes it to "wide, egg-bearing hips" and "statuesque", obviously catching the implications possible with Sybil and thereby giving the reader the "little man" observation. Sybil is definitely large in all ways. But I don't see her as not being pretty, just that she is large, even as, much later, Agnes Nitt is large.
raisindot wrote:I kind of see Sybil in GG as being kind of that stereotypical large-bodied, breeder-hipped aristocratic women you often see in the novels of PG Wodehouse of other English drawing room authors. [...] The most important point about Sybil's physical appearance is that Sam Vimes is physically attracted to Sybil in spite of it or perhaps because of it. Certainly enough to father a son and have a romantic scene with her in Snuff.
I can easily believe that Vimes would be attracted to Sybil at least partly because of her size. Sir Terry makes the point with Agnes that Ramtops women were often courted for their strength, not their slenderness. This can be demonstrated historically on Earth. My father was born in 1903. He used to try to get us to eat by saying "Don't you want to grow up to be big and fat like me?" He was not fat at all, by the way. A friend of my sister's once visited the house; she was large like Sybil and Agnes. Later, my father referred to her quite sincerely as "that beautiful, beautiful blonde."


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Fresh off a dominant win over Chael Sonnen, Rashad Evans could introduce Daniel Cormier to the UFC light heavyweight division.
Evans (19-3-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) on Wednesday told UFC Tonight that hes heard Cormier (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) could be his next opponent, though the fight had yet to be confirmed by the promotion.
Asked whether he thought Cormier could make the drop to 205 pounds, Evans said, I think so. I think he can diet down, and I think hes a different athlete than he was when he was wrestling for the Olympics. I think hes a little bit more disciplined now.
Cormier was unreachable for comment on the potential matchup, which was not given a date.
The 34-year-old Cormier is undefeated as a heavyweight fighter and was dominant in a recent outing against Roy Nelson at UFC 166. But after the event, he announced his intention to fight in the light heavyweight division.
Cormier pushed for a bout with Alexander Gustafsson on U.S. soil for his light heavyweight debut, but Gustafsson was recently booked to meet Jimi Manuwa in London.
Cormier also said he is open to fighting Gegard Mousasi, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, or Phil Davis.
As a collegiate wrestler, Cormier competed for the U.S. at 211.6 pounds in the 2004 Olympics, but was forced to vacate the 2008 team when he suffered kidney damage from weight cutting.
In recent interviews, Cormier said hes changed his diet and made lifestyle changes that would make possible a cut to 205 pounds. He weighed in for his UFC 166 bout at a more svelte 224 pounds.