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I uStay Residents Handbook 2012
Your guide oresidenial liea uSay.
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welcome
Proudly managed by
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uSay accommodaion
Wih over 550 residens, uSay is helarges privaely owned and operaed sudenresidence in Wellingon. The design o he buildings,range o accommodaion ypes and supporing aciliiesdeliver a choice o living syles. The name uSay signies youare in he hear o a dynamic urban area whils acing he challenges
o sudying a universiy.
The Managemen eam including a Village Manager, is assised by a Residenial LieCoordinaor and a suppor eam o rained Residenial Assisans (Senior Sudens) all o whomlive on sie.The 2012 Village Manager is Simon Illingworh, a ormer secondary school eacher and experienced hospialiymanager wih naional and inernaional experience. Simon’s main role is o ensure ha hesay o every residen is rewarding, enjoyable, secure and comorable.
The Residenial Lie Coordinaor is responsible or he pasoral care and academic suppor o sudens and worksclosely wih he eam o RA’s o provide a programme o assis in he growh o inellecual, culural andcommuniy ineress wihin uSay, as well as mainaining accepable sandards o behaviour. The wider uSaysuppor eam encompasses recepion and oce sa, securiy sa and caering sa.
uSay’s goals are o:
• Provideahighstandardofaordablestudentaccommodationand
• Fosteralivingenvironmentconducivetoacademicachievementandpersonaldevelopment.
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conens2 welcome
4 keeping in ouch
Posal AddressTelephoneSocial Media
5 secion 1: aciliiesand ees
Choosing your accommodaion
8 secion 2: yourcommuniy: uSay
Facilities Fees
InvoicingGuaranorsDirec debi
Financialproblems
DeposiSecuriy deposi (bond)Aciviies eeAdminisraion eeWihdrawingChanges o your caering planRoom changesDeparures
14 secion 3: key policiesand rules
AlcoholNoise
DamageDrugsEarhquake
Firesafetyequipment Fireevacuationprocedures Firesafety Firewardens
General saey issuesResiden conducDisciplinary measures
19 secion 4: generalpolicies and inormaion
Academic assisanceAssaul/violenceAtendance a classesBeddingCleaningCommunicaionComplains
CondenialiyCookingEnergy conservaion
Firearms,weapons Fridges
Derosing ridge/reezer Food&diningtimes
Dining room policySpecial diesGuessHazardous maerialsHealh
InsuranceInerne access
Keys and access cardsLaundryMailMainenanceOce hoursParies and gaheringsPes and pessPhoographs/ suden idnumbersPosersRacial harassmenRecreaionResidenial assisansResidens’ associaionRigh o enryRoomsInvenoryMoving urniureRoom checksWha o bringWha no o bring
Rubbish and recyclingSecuriy saSexual harassmenSmokingSudy and rimeser breaksTelephonesTransporWindows
33 regulaions anddisciplinary procedures
Disclaimer & Warning
This handbook is a guide only. Everyhing changes –he price o a cofee in he caering oules will no doub rise and he opening imeso Recepion will aler. I is he responsibiliy o hose using his guide o use he inormaion wih cauion, check he deails o ensure heyare curren, and make heir own judgmens.
Say up-o dae by checking your email, posers around he Village and all he laes a www.uSaysudens.co.nz. We srongly encourageyou o use his documen hroughou your say a he Village
Neiher he owners o he village, he company which operaes he village nor any o heir employees accep responsibiliy or anyinormaion conained in his handbook which is inaccurae or daed or or he reliance o any person on any such inormaion.
© 2008 Campus Living Villages Py Ld
This publicaion and is conens are he propery o Campus Living Villages Py Ld. This publicaion and is conens canno be
reproduced wihou he writen permission o Campus Living Villages Py Ld.
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welcome o uSayena kouou kaoaOn behal o he eam a uSay, I would like o welcome you o lie in Wellingon.
Wheher you live in Cumberland, McKenzies or Educaion House, you will nd ha our eam workso mainain a living environmen ha osers boh academic success and personal developmen.
As one o our residens, you have he opporuniy o learn new skills, make new riends, broadenyour horizons and exend your educaion beyond he lecure heare. The wonderul hing abouuniversiy is ha you will be presened wih new conceps, ideas and opinions. A uSay you canake hese new conceps and ideas and es hem ou in a supporive environmen.
Communiy and Diversiy are he wo key elemens o he residenial program a uSay.
The managemen eam and he Residen Assisans, who live a uSay, are here o help and guide you.We will do our umos o make you eel welcome, be supporive and plan programmes and aciviiesha provide social ineracion and aciliae learning.
A uSay you will mee people who have dieren liesyles, backgrounds, personaliies, and valuesrom your own. Someimes hese dierences may push your butons and challenge wha you believe.However, i you ake he ime o ge o know he people around you, you will nd ha you have alo more in common han you iniially hough. Remember o be posiive, keep an open mind and beacceping o ohers. Make he mos o every opporuniy you are presened wih during your say.
The Residen Handbook idenies he services, policies and resources you need o be an inormedresiden o uSay. I encourage you o ake he ime o read i and o always keep i handy orreerence purposes. I you need any more inormaion, please conac any one o our ResidenAssisans. We’re all here o help you ge he mos ou o your ime a uSay, Vicoria Universiy andWellingon.
I’d like o wish you all he bes during he coming academic year and hope ha you will make yourexperience a uSay an inegral par o your educaion. I encourage you o ge involved in lie auSay and he residen aciviies hroughou he year. Make sure you experience all ha heuniversiy has o oer by joining a spors eam, aking par in volunary projecs and making newriends and expanding your horizons hrough membership o suden associaions.
The eam and I are pleased o welcome you o your new home or he year. We hope ha you willendeavour o make he mos o his unique opporuniy and creae anasic memories.
Remember o live, learn and grow as much as you can in 2012!
Sincerely,
Simon Illingworh
Village Manager
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welcomeI you accep a place a uSay his means hayou have:
1. Read, undersood and agreed o live by all o hecondiions described in his handbook.
2. Enered a conrac ha nancially commis youor a specied erm.
Your commimen covers one o he ollowing hreeperiods, as specied on your conrac:
a. Full Year 25February2012
o 17 November 2012.
b. Trimeser 1 only 25February2012to
14 July 2012.
c. Trimeser 2 only15 July 2012
o 17 November 2012.
Depending on availabiliy,permission may be given oInernaional sudens omove in beore hese daes.You will need o pay or headdiional ime.
The condiions in his handbookhave been made in conjuncion
wih uSay’s parner, VicoriaUniversiy o Wellingon, whoseSaue o Conduc you musalso respec. I is imporanha you are clear on hecommimens ha youare making.
The purpose o his handbookis o provide clear guidelinesha will help you o setle inand know wha is expecedo you. The emphasis on clearcommunicaion and denedboundaries is o enable uSayo provide an environmenwhere over 500 residens
and sa can work and sudyogeher successully. Themain objecive is o promoe aliving environmen conduciveo sudy where he righs o allresidens are acknowledgedand respeced. We hope youenjoy your say a uSay
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keeping in ouchWe hope you enjoy your say a uSay. Please dono hesiae o approach your Residenial Assisanwho is available o help you wih any problems hamay arise.
Posal Address235 Willis SreeWellingon 6011
w. www.uSaysudens.co.nz
Your addressNameFullRoomNumberBuilding235 Willis SreeWellingon 6011New Zealand
e.g. Mary SmihRoom 70214McKenzies235 Willis SWellingon 6011
Telephone
Main Oce04 802 1310
Fax
04 802 1301
Residens RoomDirec Dial04 802 1300
Then ener he exension
McKenzies70 – hen aparmene.g. 70409
Cumberland80 – hen room number e.g.
80409 (Or 81 or oors 10, 11, 12)
Educaion House20 – hen room numbere.g. 20409
Recepion/Securiy04 802 1310 or “0”
I ringing wihin uSay.
Social MediauSay can be ound a heollowing social media sies.
Facebookwww.acebook.com/usay2012
Twiter@uSaySudens
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Cumberland House
Cumberland house is opposieMcKenzie’s on Willis Sree,and oers single and doublerooms. All rooms have nauralvenilaion and exernalwindows. The sandard single
rooms are siuaed on oors5 – 8 and 10 – 12 and he sudiorooms are siuaed on levels2, 3, 4 and 9. The sudio roomswere exensively modiedin2008-2009.Feesinclude
elecriciy charges. However,excessive use wihin a monhmay lead o user pay charges.See energy conservaion inSecion 3.
Room Type Descripion Number o Beds Available
Sandard Single Large single room wih hand basin. Shared bahroom
aciliies are on each oor. Only available wih he
caered opion
123
Sudio Single Sudio or one person. Own bahroom wih shower,
oile and basin. Kichenete wih cook op, microwave,
fridge and sink. Residens can be caered or self-caered
24
Sudio Twin-share Large sudio or wo people wih wo single beds.
Bahroom wih shower, oile and basin. Kichenete
wih cook op, microwave, ridge and sink.
Residens can be caered or self-caered.
Please noe: Level 9 win share has a dividing wall
beween he sleeping areas o he room.
80
Educaion House
Educaion House, opened in2003, is also locaed on WillisSree. Sree. I conains 108sudio single rooms ha areonly available or residens
who wish o sel-caer and havecompleed one year o eriaryeducaion. These sudios aresimilar o hose a CumberlandHouse, bu smaller.
Feesincludeelectricityallocaion. However, excessiveuse wihin a monh may lead ouser pay charges. See energyconservaion in Secion 3.
Room Type Descripion Number o Beds Available
Sudio Single Sudio for one person. Own bahroom wih shower, oile
and basin. Kichenete wih cook op, microwave, fridge
and sink. Residens can be caered or self-caered
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your communiy:uSayFaciliiesLevel One Cumberland Houseis he main social space or all
uSay residens.• Tuoring rooms
• Music room
• Messy Projec Workroom
• TV Room wih Sky/DVD
• Recreaional area – poolable / gian chess / ableennis.
• Gym and exercise equipmen
• User pays laundries aresiuaed in Cumberland andEducaion House.
• Educaion House also has acommon room on he groundoor.
Fees1. Feesmustbepaidby
insallmens as oulinedbelow. They canno be paidweekly.
To ease nancial pressure, iis advised ha immediaelySudy Link allowances begin,weekly auomaic paymensin advance are se up or heInsallmen Two paymen.
2. Paymens can be made bycheque, cash (New Zealanddollarsonly),EFTPOS,direc debi or credi card.
They canno be made byauomaic paymen. I youwish o pay by credi cardplease send credi card
deails by ax wih credicard holder’s signaure andauhorisaion.
Please noe credi cardpaymens incur a 2% ee.
3. Paymens mus be made onime. There is a penaly eeo $50 i a paymen is nomade in ull by he due dae.This will be charged o youraccoun. This ee may bewaived i you have conaceduSay managemen beorehe due dae o discussreasons or laeness.
4. Any deb over 30 daysincurs 4% ineres, anydeb collecion coss willbe incurred by yourselincluding all ousandingees.
5. Inernaional sudens, andsudens wihou a NZ basedguaranor, are required opay or in advance or he ullrimeser in and canno payby insalmen.
Sancion o deaulingsudens in independenhalls
The paries acknowledge hahe Vicoria Universiy oWellingon (“Universiy”) hasan ineres in he provision oaordable accommodaiono is sudens and ha anydeaul in paymen o renadversely aecs his ineres.Accordingly he paries agreeha, in he case o he suden
deauling on his agreemen,he Universiy may, a isdiscreion, revoke ha suden’senilemen:
a) o be issued wih an IDcard or o have an ID cardendorsed;
b) o atend lecures,laboraories, uorials, or use
he Universiy Library andITS Compuing Services;
c) o have a degree conerred,receive grades, receivea ranscrip or academiccericae;
d) o enrol in any oherUniversiy Course; unilhe deaul has been ully
recied.
The Manager, AccommodaionService will ensure ha allappropriae measures have
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been aken o assis heresiden, beore sancioning a
hold. This clause does no aeche righ o he IndependenHall o seek recovery o anydeb by any oher means.
ForthepurposesofenablingVUW o exercise is righs,
under his clause, he pariesagree ha all relevaninormaion may be disclosedby eiher pary o VUW.
Paymen daesThe rs accommodaion eepaymen or all sudens is o
be made beore arrival day andinsalmens are hen made inadvance, on or beore specieddaes as shown below.
I is your responsibiliy oensure ees are paid on ime.
2012 Prices
2012 Prices
Firs Trimeser (19 weeks) Second Trimeser. (19 weeks) 38 weeks
1s Insalmen(10 weeks)
2nd Insalmen(9 weeks)
3rd Insalmen(10 weeks)
4h Insalmen(9 weeks)
Due on/by22ndFeb12
Due on/by30h Apr 12
Due on/by2nd Jul 12
Due on/by10h Sep 12
McKenzie’s
Aparmen Single (caered) $3,100 $2,790 $3,100 $2,790 $11,780
Aparmen Single $2,300 $2,070 $2,300 $2,070 $8,740
(sel-caered)
Aparmen Twin-Share $2,350 $2,115 $2,350 $2,115 $8,930
(caered)
Economy Single (caered) $2,350 $2,115 $2,350 $2,115 $8,930
Cumberland House
Sandard Single (caered) $3,100 $2,790 $3,100 $2,790 $11,780
Studio Single (catered) 2 – 4 $3,270 $2,943 $3,270 $2,943 $12,426
Sudio Single $2,470 $2,223 $2,470 $2,223 $9,386
(sel-caered) 2 – 4
Sudio Twin-Share Fl 9 $2,890 $2,601 $2,890 $2,601 $10,982
(caered)
Sudio Twin-Share Fl 9 $2,090 $1,881 $2,090 $1,881 $7,942
(sel-caered)
Sudio Twin-Share $2,890 $2,601 $2,890 $2,601 $10,982
(caered) 2 – 4
Sudio Twin-Share $2,090 $1,881 $2,090 $1,881 $7,942
(sel-caered) 2 – 4
Educaion HouseSudio Single $2,400 $2,160 $2,400 $2,160 $9,120
(sel-caered)
N.B: All he above ees include elecriciy charges. However, excessive use wihin a monh may lead o user pay charges (see p. 23: Energy Conservaion.)
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InvoicingBeore each due dae, invoices
are emailed o residens and ahard copy pu ino mailboxes. Iyou will be away on he dae apaymen is due, you mus makearrangemens o pay on ime.Disance paymen opions are:
• Pay by direc credi o hebank accoun deails on heinvoice.
Pay by direc credi o
Accoun Name:uSay Urban Aparmens
Accoun Number:
02-0820-0071584-00
• Mail a cheque o uSay.
PO Box 9745, Marion
Square, Wellingon 6011.
Cheques should be made ou o “uSay”.
Alernaively, paymens shouldbe made a uSay Recepion,Cumberland House.
Frontdeskstaareauthorisedo accep paymens and giveyou a receip. Paymen can bemade during oce hours.
GuaranorsGuaranors will be heldresponsible i any issues onon-paymen occur. They willbe liable o cover all cossassociaed wih your accoun. Iany issues arise relaing o hepaymen o ees, which canno
be resolved direcly wih you,he Guaranor will be conaced.The Guaranor may also beconaced regarding conduc
issues or violaion o uSayrules and regulaions.
Direc debiOnly ull insalmens may bepaid in his manner. I you payby direc debi ino he uSaybank accoun you mus inormhe accoun manager on he dayhis has aken place by email.
You mus quoe your ull
name as reerence on yourdirec debi. uSay’s accoundeparmen email address [email protected]
Financial problemsIn he even o unoreseennancial problems, you mus:
• Pay as much as you can on/ by he due dae.
• Beore he due dae, submia leter o he VillageManager advising why youhave been unable o meehe ull commimen, andhow/when you inend oovercome he problem.Approval o your proposal,
and/or discussion, will ollow.
• Conac he VicoriaUniversityStudentFinancialAdvisory Service, whomay be able o provideassisance.
DeposiWhen you accep a place a
uSay you make a one-odeposi paymen.
Securiy Deposi $250.00
ActivitiesFee $130.00
AdministrationFee $100.00
Toal $480.00
(This Aciviy Fee is halved i you enroll or onlyone rimeser.)
Securiy deposi(bond)
Your securiy deposi is aguaranee ha any ees,charges or damage coss hayou incur, afer enering aconrac wih uSay, will nobe lef unpaid. Deducionsmay include bu no limied ocleaning, damage o buildingsor chatels and alse re callous. Your Securiy Deposi(less any deducion necessary)is reunded o you afer yourconrac ends. We aim o havehis processed wihin 6 weeks.I your deducions are more
han your Securiy Deposi,you will be required o pay hedierence.
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Aciviies eeThis ee is paid by each residen
or aciviies iniiaed byResidenial Assisans or hebene and enjoymen o uSayresidens. Purchases o smallasses or he use o residensmay also be made. This ee isnon-reundable afer you arrive.
Adminisraion ee
This ee covers par o he coso processing your applicaionand is non-reundable.
Wihdrawingrom uSay
Prior o Sar o Conac
• I you wihdraw beore
Friday06JanuaryyourSecuriy Deposi andActivitiesFeewillbereunded.
• TheAdministrationFeewillno be reunded under anycircumsances.
• I uSay receives noicaiono your inenion o wihdraw
aerFriday09January(or 30 May i applying orTrimeser 2 only) yourdeposi will no be reunded.
Non AdmissionI you are wihdrawing, becauseyou have no gained admissiono Vicoria Universiy, you need
o send leter o wihdrawalo [email protected] by documenaionrom Vicoria Universiy o
prove ha your applicaionhas been unsuccessul. In his
insance your aciviy eeand securiy deposi will bereunded.
Afer Conrac SarsYou canno leave uSay beorehe erm o your conracends unless you have writenpermission rom he Village
Manager. All requess musbe submited in wriing andaccompanied by supporingdocumenaion.
I you leave wihou he VillageManager’s approval in wriing orelease you rom your conrac,your conrac remains in orce.
You and your Guaranor remain
liable or accommodaionees or he ull erm o yourconrac as specied on yourGuarantor’sForm.
Wihdrawal ully romUniversiyYour leter o he VillageManager mus include he
wihdrawal documens romVicoria Universiy. A paymeno six weeks board is requiredin your accoun rom he dae odeparure i.e. room cleared andkeys and access cards reurned.
In all circumsances a conracbreakage charge o $150 applieso cover he addiional work
in nd a suiable replacemen.All replacemens are sourcedhrough VUW AccommodaionServices.
I you are replaced during hesix week period, he balance
o accommodaion paymen isreunded o you.
Wihdrawing or oherreasonsYou and your guaranor remainliable or accommodaionees or he ull erm o yourconrac.
Please noe:Because someone movesino he vacaed room doesno mean i is a conracreplacemen. Conracs are
replaced in order owihdrawals approved.
Changes o yourcaering planResidens in McKenzie’s andCumberland House SudioSingles and Sudio Twin-sharescan change heir caering plana he end o Trimeser Oneonly. Requess o change musbe received by he VillageManagerbyFriday25May2012.
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Room changesYou are expeced o remain
in your allocaed room or aminimum o our weeks aferarrival as everyone setles in.
I you are having problems aferhis ime, discuss he siuaionwih your RA in he rsinsance who will inorm heResidenial Lie Coordinaor.Our policy is o atemp o
resolve conics, or poins odierence, beore considering aroom change.
I he siuaion remainsunresolved afer his, please puyour reasons or a room changein wriing and give his o heResidenial Lie Coordinaor.
Because uSay is usually ull, aroom change depends on woor more sudens wishing ochange rooms and is no alwayspossible.
Room changes are mos ofenpossible beween Trimeser1 and 2. Requess or roomchanges beween rimesersmustbemadebyFriday25May.A $50 room change ee applies.
DeparuresTowards he end o your
conrac, you will receive a seo deparure orms.
I hese orms are misplaced,please come o recepion orreplacemens.
The deparure ormsconsiss o:
• Deparure leter wih
deparure ime and dae slip• Leaver’s cleaning checklis
• Deparure orm
These orms mus be reurnedo recepion by he daespecied. On leaving uSay, youare required o hand in:
• Your key and swipe card(s)
• Your compleed deparureorm which includes bankaccoun deails.
Any residen no reurning allhe above-menioned will delaybond-processing procedures.
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key policiesand rulesAlcoholuSay promoes a sensible and
responsible atiude owardsalcohol. Consumpion o alcoholwihin your aparmen or roomis allowed, provided ha use isno excessive or ha noise anddamage is no a problem andprovided you do no live on analcohol ree oor.
Kegs, craes, beer bongs, any
paraphernalia associaed wihdrinking games and homebrewing equipmen are nopermited on he premises.
1. No alcohol can be consumedin common or social areas.Open drinks in public areas(e.g. hallways, shared areas,oyers, sairwells, lifs ec.)
will be conscaed anddiscarded.
2. As uSay is locaed in heWellingon Ciy Councilliquor ree area. No alcoholcan be consumed in heroad area or bus sopbeween McKenzies andCumberland. You run he risk
o prosecuion by he police.
3. No drinking o alcohol ispermited rom Monday oSunday prior o 3pm.
4. We will require you, or yourguess, o leave i yourbehaviour is unaccepable.
5. I excessive noise can beheard a anyime ousideyour room and alcohol isinvolved, your gahering willbe closed down.
6. The 2012 Alcohol Policywill be widely displayedand placed in all rooms andnoiceboards. Excessivevolumes or banned alcoholsuch as sraigh spiris orliqueurs, will be conscaed.
7. Inoxicaed guess will berequired o leave uSay
premises.8. Fromtimetotime,total
alcohol bans will beimplemened. This will bein exam periods and a anyoher imes as deerminedby managemen.
Disciplinary measures will beacioned as a consequence o
breaking any o hese rules.
NoiseuSay is a place where sudens
come o sudy. Noise mus bekep o a reasonable level a allimes.
1. Noise mus no be heardouside your room, eiherin he public areas or in anyneighbouring room. Thisincludes bass rom sereos,which may ravel hrough
oors and ceilings.2. I you wan o lisen o
loud music, you mus wearheadphones. DJ equipmen,addiional lighs / discolighs and urn ables are nopermited.
3. Loud conversaionaround he walkways o
he McKenzies arium isparicularly disrupive oresidens rying o sleepor sudy. Please keep yourvoices down.
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Quie Time• FromSundaytoThursday
quie hours apply rom10.00pm unil 8.00am.
• OnFridaysandSaturdaysquie hours apply rom11.00pm unil 8.00am.During quie hours no noiseshould be heard a all romyour room or aparmen orcommon areas. This policy is
sricly enorced. Residensbreaching quie ime willace discipline and nes.
• During examinaion imesquie hours will be exended.
• Guess mus have lef hebuilding by quie ime.
Noisy Neighbours• I your neighbours are
making so much noise hayou are unable o sudyor sleep, poliely ask heoending residen o reducenoise. I his is unsuccessul,conac he ResidenialAssisan on DuyCumberland 027 244 4530
McKenzie 022 096 8980Educaion House022 096 8981.
Exernal NeighboursPlease undersand you are in aresidenial area and he righso ohers living in he viciniymus be respeced.
No congregaing ouside o anybuildings is permited.
DamageYou will be expeced o pay
or he cos o cleaning,repairing or repainingyour room i i has no beenmainained in he condiioni was in a he beginning ohe year wih he excepion ogeneral wear and ear.
Any damage o commonareas, which no one acceps
responsibiliy or, will bededuced rom all residens’ deposis.
You are responsible or hebehaviour o your guess andmus accompany hem a allimes. You will be held liableor any disurbance or damageresuling rom heir visis.
Guess can also be bannedor respassed rom uSaypremises.
A gues is any person whois no a curren residen orsa member. This includes allormer residens.
Drugs – Marijuana& any oher illegalsubsancesPossession, use, and/ordisribuion are orbidden.Residens discovered inpossession o, or using orselling such subsances willbe eviced and may ace
police prosecuion. You areresponsible or wha
happens in your room. I hereare signs o drugs having
been used in your room, youare responsible and may aceevicion. Do no allow anybodyo use drugs in your room.
EarhquakeThe NZ Civil Deence adviceis o drop, ake cover under asurdy piece o urniure likeyour desk and hold on. I no
in your room, sheler againsan inerior wall away romwindows. Say here unil allmovemen ceases, hen move ohe Evacuaion Poin.
Fire saey equipmenI you or your guessdeliberaely amper wih
re equipmen such as reexinguishers, individualre alarms, sprinklers, headeecors, re signs, re exisor re swiches which se ohe re alarm, severe disciplineacion will ollow.
I you are responsible orseting o a re alarm you will
also be liable or a charge o$1500.00 or more o cover hecostoftheFireDepartmentcalloutcharge.TheFireDeparmen may also beinvolved in urher acion.
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Fire evacuaionproceduresWhen he re alarms sound, youand everyone else in your room/ aparmen mus:
1. Leave your room/ aparmenimmediaely.I in Cumberland House orEducaion House, leave yourdoor unlocked and hang hered re ag over he ousidedoor handle.I in a McKenzie aparmen,check ha all your ellow amaes have lef, leave youraparmen door unlockedand hang he red re agover he ouside door handle.
2. Leave he buildingimmediaely using he
neares sairwell.You mus no use helifs in an evacuaion.
3. Proceed o he designaedassembly area.
4. Say ou o he building unilyou are old you may reurn.
5. I he smoke deecor in your
room acivaes, nd ou hecause as quickly as possibleand acivae he re alarm inecessary.
Fire saeyYour room is a “re cell”, which
means ha i here is a re inyour room, he closed door willpreven he re rom spreadingrapidly. This is an imporansaey mechanism in a buildingwhere several hundred peoplelive and a re poses realpoenial or loss o lie.
Mainaining an inac door
closer and keeping doors closedare legal requiremens o heNewZealandFireServiceandhe Wellingon Ciy Council.I your room door is oundpropped open or your doorcloser is ound disconneced,you will ace disciplinary acion.
Room door closers mus no be
disconneced.1. Room and aparmen doors
mus no be propped open.
2. Overnigh guess andvisiors in any building mussign he overnigh guesregiser a recepion inCumberland and McKenziesoyer when enering hebuilding.
3. You are no permited oburn anyhing in your roomor aparmen – incense,candles, cigaretes, obacco,maches, or lighers. Theseiems will be conscaed iound in use.
4. You are no permitedo hang anyhing rom
sprinkler pipes or tings,and mus keep he areaaround sprinklers and smokedeecors clear.
5. Your elecric blanke mushave a saey check.
I your smoke deecor emis ahigh-piched beep, he bateryis a. See he recepion or a
new (ree) batery.
Fire wardensFirewardensineachbuildingare appoined a he beginningo he year. There will be aleasttwoFireWardensoneachoor and hey will be insrucedon re saey and evacuaion
procedures.AtyourrstFloormeetingyourRA will ask or voluneers obecomeFireWardens,pleasepu your names orward.
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General saey issuesForsafetyandsecurityreasons
i is no permited o:
• Throw anyhing ou o, orhang anyhing rom anywindow.
• Throw anyhing over, or hanganyhing over a McKenzie’sarium railing.
• Climb on or over aMcKenzie’s arium railing.
• Climb ou o any window inany building.
A breach o any o hese ruleswill lead o disciplinary acion,upo and including evicion.
Residen conducResidens are expeced o
respec all oher people livingand working in uSay a allimes. You mus no ac in aninsuling or hreaening mannerowards any sa member orresiden. Any such behaviourwill lead o disciplinary acionbeing aken in accordance wihVicoria Universiy’s Saue oConduc. There is no accepableexcuse or insuling orhreaening behaviour, includinginoxicaion.
Disciplinary measuresDisciplinary measures can
include nes, perormingcommuniy service, conscaiono iems, suspension andevicion.
1. Managemen andResidenial Assisans havehe auhoriy o imposedisciplinary measures.
2. Securiy sa members havehe auhoriy o requesresidens o open heir bagon enry, conscae alcoholand o require a residenor gues o leave uSaypremises immediaely.
3. Oher sa and residens canrepor incidens, which mayresul in disciplinary acion.
4. You are eniled o bringa suppor person o anymeeing wih managemen.
5. Please also reer oSecion 4 o his handbookor inormaion aboudisciplinary procedures.
I you are eviced or suspended
or any reason you will remainliable or your accommodaionees or he ull year.
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general policiesand inormaionAcademic assisanceI you require uorial
assisance, approach heduy RA who will discuss yourneeds wih you and make henecessary arrangemens.
An RA will ouch base wihyou a he beginning o eachrimeser o discuss youracademic siuaion.
Assaul/violenceAssaul on a ellow residenor sa member will no beoleraed and disciplinarymeasures will be aken.
Atendance a classesResidens are expeced oatend he lecures, uorials
and laboraory sessions orwhich hey have enrolled. Ihere is evidence a residen isno atemping o mee courserequiremens (or reasons oherhan sickness), he/she may begiven noice o vacae.
BeddingLinen packs are available or
purchase a a cos o $100single or $110 double. A linenpack
Conains a duve inner, duvecover, se o shees, pillow andpillow cover.
Due o an upgrade, someCumberland rooms have doublebeds. Residens will be noied
i hey require double bed linen.
Cleaning1. Residens are responsible
or cleaning heir own roomsand or keeping all commonareas as idy as possible.In McKenzie’s Aparmens,Cumberland Sudio Singles,
Sudio Twin-shares andEducaion House SudioSingles, residens areresponsible or cleaningheir own bahroom, kichenand lounge areas and orproviding heir own cleaningproducs and oile paper.Residens are encouragedo bring heir own vacuum
cleaners.
2. uSay’s cleaning conracorsclean he common areaso all buildings. Please le
recepion know immediaelyi you have any problemswih he cleaning o commonareas.
3. Please le recepion knowi cleaning supplies such asoile paper in CumberlandHouse has run ou.
4. Aparmen/room checkswill be conduced each halrimeser. I hey are oundo be unsaisacory andyou will/ canno reciy hisin he ime required, yourroom may be cleaned by ourcleaners, a your expense. Inhe case o an aparmen, allresidens o ha aparmen
share he cos. I is yourresponsibiliy o keep yourroom in a clean and idycondiion. In aparmens youwill need o work ou a roseror weekly cleaning. Seekassisance o an RA i yourequire help wih a roser.
5. I is imporan o ensure you
leave your room in a cleanand idy condiion, so hayou do no have a cleaningdeducion made rom yoursecuriy deposi.
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CommunicaionI you have any quesions abou
anyhing a uSay, Universiyor Wellingon ask he DuyResidenial Assisan (RA), askhe recepionis or securiysa (afer oce hours).
Check he whieboards andnoiceboards, your emails ona daily basis or newsleters,noices issued by Managemen,
RA’s he Residens Associaionand VUW.
Coninually check he sudenwebsitesofFacebookwww.acebook.com/usay2012 andwww.uSaysudens.co.nz ornews and evens.
Residen Assisans who are onduy can be conac by dialling
zero on room elephone or onhe ollowing mobile numbers
Cumberland 027 244 4530
McKenzie 022 096 8980
Educaion 022 096 8981
ComplainsI you have a complain abouanyhing, please pu i in wriingand come and o alk o hemanagemen eam.
Recepion hours are Monday oFriday9.00am–7.00pm.
The Residenial LieCoordinaor is onsie Thursday– Saurday
until8pm(11pmFri&Sat).
CondenialiySa and residens a uSay
rea each oher wih respecand condenialiy. There arehowever, occasions when imay be necessary o conacohers, such as parens,nancial guaranors or healhservices. This may include imeswhen here appears o be adanger o your personal saey
or wellbeing or disciplinaryreasons.
Guaranors can also beconaced i paymens areousanding, i a residen isresponsible or damage orampering wih re saeyequipmen and i a residen isbeing suspended or eviced.
CookingI you live in a McKenzie’saparmen or a sudio room inCumberland House or EducaionHouse, you may cook using heaciliies provided.
I you are a Cumberland Houseresiden living on oors 5 – 8
and 10 – 12, you may only use hekichenete aciliies providedon Level 1 or making snacks.Under Wellingon Ciy Councilby-laws, cooking in any oherarea is no permited.
Energy conservaionPlease mainain reasonable
energy conservaion pracices.This means no leaving yourheaer or lighs on in yourroom or aparmen when you
go ou and no spending hoursdownloading o he inerne.Each room or aparmen ismeered o rack usage.
Forthegreatmajorityofresidens who ollow heseguidelines he ull cos oelecriciy will be me by heirboard ees. However, we aredeermined o discourageexcessive use o elecriciy andvery heavy users will have opay or heir elecriciy oncehey reach a cerain monhlyhreshold which will resul inheir supply being resriced.The aim o his is o gehese people o reduce heirconsumpion o reasonablelevels.
Firearms, weaponsFirearmsorweaponsofanysor are no permited on hepremises and, i ound, will beconscaed and you may acedisciplinary measures wih VUWand he Police.
Fridges
All single and win-shared sudiorooms conain a small ridgeand McKenzie’s aparmens averical ridge/ reezer. You areadvised o deros your ridgehroughou he year when icebuilds up.
Please nd below ourinsrucions.
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Fridge/freezerderosing:1. Make sure you ake all your
ood ou o your ridge.
2. Turn o your ridge a walland leave he ridge dooropen or a leas 8 hours soi can deros properly.
3. Take as much ice ou hayou can and le i dissolve
in your sink. Do no use anysharp objecs o remove ice,his will cause damage andwill resul in a replacemenridge charge.
4. Place a owel underneahyour ridge and somehing ocach any excess waer hamay come rom derosing.
5. Clean up any excess waerand wipe he inside wih ho,soapy waer.
Food & dining imes
Monday–Friday Saurday – Sunday
Breakas Coninenal breakas Coninenal breakas
7.00 – 10.00am 8.00 – 10.00am
Lunch Make cu lunch a
breakas imeCooked lunch served
11.30am – 1.30pm
Dinner Cooked dinner Cooked dinner
4.30 – 7.30pm 4.30 – 7.30pm
* Times will vary during sudy week/rimeser breaks.
Dining room policy• Caering ID cards mus be
wih you a all imes, No card= No meal.
• Guess and sel-caeredresidens are no permitedin he dining room unlesshey have purchased a mealicke rom recepion.
• Footwearmustbewornatall imes.
• Only packed lunches, laemeals or one piece o ruimay be aken rom hedining room.
• When you have nishedeaing, plaes, culery andood lefovers mus be akeno he collecion area.
• All bags are o be lef a he
sign in desk wih he duyRAs. No bags are permitedin he dining hall.
General inormaion
•
Meal imes are displayedin he dining room. Duringsudy/rimeser breaks,dining imes may vary.
• An RA is on duy o ick yourname o he caered lis andview your caering card.
• The only people permitedin he kichen are hoseemployed o prepare andserve he ood.
• You canno borrow or sealany culery or crockery romhe uSay dining room.
• I you are ill, please ell heDuy RA and he/she willbring a meal o you in yourroom i you are a caeredresiden.
• No reunds are given iyou miss meals duringhe conrac period. Thisincludes during holidayperiods when someresidens reurn home.
Lae meals
I you require a lae meal, youneed o sign he lae mealregiser in he dining roombeore 4:00 p.m. Lae meals willonly be provided rom
MondaytoFridayduringstudyerm and will be delivered o heroom by he duy RA.
Please noe: Missing plae and
culery will be charged o allcaered residens a he end oeach erm.
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Special diesNo Halal or Kosher meals are
served. Gluen ree dies areavailable afer a consulaionwih he che.
I you are a vegearian eaer,you mus regiser a recepionduring he rs week o herimeser. Vegearian meals areonly provided or hose whohave signed up or non-mea
meals a he beginning o heyear or Trimeser 2.
GuessYou are responsible or hebehaviour o your guessand will be held liable orany disurbance or damageresuling rom heir visis.A gues includes all ormerresidens. Residens are onlypermited o have one gues aa ime unless prior approval bymanagemen.
Guess mus:• Be me a he ron door by
heir hos, who mus be aresiden.
• Be accompanied o he rondoor by heir hos when i isime o leave.
• Remain in he companyo he hos while on hepremises.
Unaccompanied guess will beescored o he premises.
uSay reserves he righ oreuse enry o any gues.Failuretocomplycouldresultwih a respass noice.
Overnigh guessResidens o all buildings mus
complee and have auhorisedovernigh gues passes ormsrom recepion 24 hours inadvance.
No gues may say on a regularbasis.
Guess may no say more han2 consecuive nighs unlesspermission has been obainedrom he Managemen eam.
I you have a shared or anaparmen room, you mus haveobained he agreemen o yourroommae or a maes beoreyou can have a gues sayovernigh.
Gues mealsMeal vouchers are availablerom recepion and mus bepurchased in advance andpresened o he caering sa.
Hazardous maerialsYou are no permited o usehazardous subsances such as
resin, chemicals, spray pains,spray glue, or ammablesolvens or paining wihinuSay premises. Sudens whoneed o use subsances o hisnaure or course requiremenscan use he Messy ProjecRoom on Level 1 o CumberlandHouse or he appropriaeaciliy provided on campus.
HealhI you are sick, or you know oanoher residen who is sick
immediaely ell eiher your RA,Residenial Lie Coordinaor
or Recepion so ha heappropriae care can be given/ arranged. Please make yourselaware o he sympomsofmeningitis.Foryourinormaion, he phone numbero he Suden Healh Servicesa VUW is 463 5308.
InsuranceIn your conrac you haveagreed o have a valid insurancepolicy or your personal eecshroughou he erm o yourconrac. uSay will no accepresponsibiliy or any lossor damage or any o yourbelongings. Please ensure youlock your room and aparmen
doors a all imes.
Inerne accessuSay has high-speed Inerneservice hroughou our hreebuildings.
• Education&Cumberlandhave a xed-wire Eherneconnecion ino each room.
• McKenzies has a wirelessinrasrucure wih wireless
“ho spos” scateredhroughou he building.
Inerne access is charged ona weekly “plan based” sysem.Residens are given an accessaccoun which hey can op-upvia Credi Card, via cardsha are sold a recepionor in vending machines onCumberland Level One.There is no cos o join.
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Freetracisprovidedtosomevery popular web sies including
Vicoria Universiy; TV OnDemand and Trade Me.Forotherfreesitespleaserefero www.visagae.co.nz.
Credi runs down according ohe amoun o daa downloadedrom New Zealand based orinernaional websies unil irunsout.Furtherinformationis available rom he Visagaewebsie.
Level 1 Cumberland House alsohas wireless access.
Keys & access cardsAn aparmen or room key andan access card are provided oyou on arrival. I you lose yourcard, see Recepion who willarrange a replacemen card aa cos o $35 per card. I yound your card he cos will becredied back o your accoun.
I you lose your key you muspay or he replacemen barrelo all doors your key has accesso, including he replacemenkey. The cos o his will bedeermined by our locksmih,bu is rom $120 minimum.
I you nd any los key or accesscard, please reurn i o heRecepion.
Nobody is permited o accessyour room in your absencewihou your permission having
been given o managemen. Thisincludes relaives.
Thef someimes occurs in hallsofresidence.Forthisreason:
• Lock your room oraparmen whenever you
leave i.• Do no lend your key or
access card o anyone a anyime.
• Keep your access card andkey wih you a all imes.
• Repor any los key or cardo he recepion oceimmediaely.
LaundryThere are laundry aciliies inCumberland and EducaionHouse. Washing machines anddriers are on a user pays basis.Residens need o bring or buyheir own laundry powder.
Lock ousI you are locked ou o yourroom, please call he Duy RA orrecepion during oce hours.
Lockous are subjec o apenaly ne.
Mail should be addressed o youas specied on p7.
• Mail is sored ino hemailboxes in he McKenzie’s,Cumberland and EducaionHouse oyers. I you have aparcel o pick up, a parcel slipwill be pu in your mailbox.
• Courier parcels can be
picked up rom Recepion aCumberland House duringoce hours.
• You mus provide I.D. ocollec parcels. Pick up your
mail regularly.• uSay sa are happy o sign
or courier parcels on yourbehal, bu do no accepresponsibiliy or parcelsha go missing.
MainenanceI you noice anyhing in your
room or any oher par o uSayha needs repairing, pleaseimmediaely complee a repairsand mainenance orm arecepion in Cumberland House.Please see managemen i yourproblem is urgen and remainsunatended.
Oce hoursOce hours are MondaytoFriday8.00am–7.00pmhroughou he academic erm.
Dial “0” or 802 1310 o reachrecepion a any ime.
Paries and GroupGaherings
To mainain an environmenwhich is conducive o work,sudy and respec or yourneighbours, resricions aremade as o he number oresidens gahering in a room aone ime.
Educaion House:
All rooms: Toal o 6 residens.
No Pary Conracs areavailable or Educaion House.
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Cumberland: All sandard singlerooms and Level 9 Sudios:Toal o 8 residens.
Level 2-4: Toal o 10 residens.
No Pary Conracs areavailable or Cumberland.
McKenzies: Toal o 10residens.
McKenzies Aparmens mayhold paries wih cerain
resricions. Complee a paryconrac reques orm availablea recepion or in he aolder. The conrac mus besubmited o he ResidenialLie Coordinaor no less han48hrs in advance.
Pes and pess
Sudens’ pes are no allowedon uSay premises.
uSay has a pes eradicaionservice agreemen in place.Please le recepion know i youhave any problems wih pess.
Phoographs/sudenID numbers
Residens are required osupply a recen passpor-sizephoographs o hemselves.This is used or:
• Compiling phoo books orreerence by uSay sa.
• ForuseontheuStaycompuer daabase and
securiy services.
Communal PhoosPhoos aken by sa a
communal evens hroughouhe year may be used orpromoional purposes. Pleaseadvise recepion i you do nowish your phoo o be used
Residens are asked o provideRAs and uSay sa wih heirsuden ID number or:
•
Conrming coninued ullime enrolmen a VicoriaUniversiy.
• Providing saisicalinormaion concerningsudens in Halls oResidence.
• Any oher purpose or whichi may be required.
PosersDo no use any producs such asacks, hooks, pins or celloapeas hey can damage your walls.Make sure you remove allmarks when you leave. Pleaseuse he pinboards provided.Any remedial work required orepair damage caused by heabove will be charged o you.You are no permited o repainyour room yoursel, his is he
job o a qualied radesperson.
Posers are no o be displayedin common areas wihouapproval rom managemen onhe pin board provided.
Racial harassmen andacions causing racial
disharmonyuSay is commited oproviding a living and workingenvironmen which is ree romharassmen.
Harassmen is unlawul.
I amouns o discriminaorybehaviour under boh he
Human Righs Ac and heEmploymen Conracs Ac1991.
Harassmen is unwelcome,uninvied behaviour, which canmake someone eel oended,humiliaed, or inimidaed.
I does no mater ha here isno inenion o harass.
I he recipien perceives heharassmen as such, hen i isharassmen. This is also heview aken by he law.
Racial harassmen includeshe use o language (writen orspoken) or visual maerial orphysical behaviour ha:
• Expresses hosiliy agains,or brings ino conemp orridicule, any oher person onhe grounds o colour, race,and he ehnic or naionalorigins o ha person.
• Is hurul or oensive o haoher person (wheher orno ha is conveyed o he
person complained abou). Iseiher repeaed, or o such asignican naure ha i hasa derimenal eec on haoher person.
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Causing racialdisharmony includes:
• Publishing or disribuingwriten, visual or elecronicmaerial, which ishreaening, abusive orinsuling.
• Using words which arehreaening, abusive orinsuling.
• Physical behaviour, which isdeemed hreaening, abusiveor insuling.
This is no permited a uSayor wihin he Vicoria Universiycommuniy and will resul indisciplinary measures.
Recreaion
Rules in he buildings• No roller skaes, bikes,
scooers, roller blades, orskaeboards may be usedin he buildings, includingenrance ways/oyers.
• NoballorFrisbeegamesareo be played in he buildings.
• Balls, skaeboards, ec mus
be carried when enering orleaving he buildings.
Music pracice roomThe music pracice room is
available on a rs come rsserve basis. Prioriy is given osudens who are pracicing orsudy requiremens. There is apiano available.
Residenial assisansuSay employs 13 ResidenialAssisans (RAs) who repor o
he Village Manager. RAs aresenior sudens appoined aspar o he uSay managemeneam o underake he day-o-day suppor and adminisraiono residens.
RAs are responsible or sudenwelare and or mainainingaccepable sandards o
discipline and behaviour in heuSay environmen.
RAs are available o be helisening ear when residensneed o discuss concernsrom homesickness, atingproblems, sudy queries o jusalking in general.
They have been rs yearsudens hemselves and arehere o help. RAs have heauhoriy o enorce uSay rulesand procedures and can eneryour room i required o do soor he purposes o perormingheir duies.
Residens’ associaionThe Residens’ Associaion
is ormed by he residens oMcKenzies, Cumberland Houseand Educaion House and ismade up o:
• FiveMcKenziesresidents,ve rom Cumberland House,and hree rom EducaionHouse.
•
RAs represening uSayManagemen.
A residens’ meeing is heldsoon afer residens arrive auSay, and represenaives areeleced or appoined or heyear.
The Residens’ Associaion’suncion is o plan and managesome social uncions duringhe year, and o assis andsuppor aciviies iniiaed byRAs.
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Residenial assisans’ conac deails
Building Oce Locaion Oce PersonMcKenzies Level 1, McKenzies Check noiceboard ouside RA
oce.
Cumberland House Level 1, Cumberland House Check RA Oce window
Educaion House RA’s room – see whieboard in oyer or he nigh.
RA’s on duy are available rom5.00pm -10pm every nigh
rom Sunday o Thursday anduntilmidnightonFridayandSaurday. They will eiher be inhe RA Oce or in heir room.
Duy RA’s can be conacedouside hese imes oremergencies, lockous, noisecomplains.
In an emergency, call he
duy phone:Cumberland 027 244 4530
McKenzie 022 096 8980 or
Educaion 022 096 8981
Righ o enryLegally we canno permi
any oher person, includingrelaives, o access your roomwihou your verbal or writenpermission.
You are no permited o eneranoher residen’s aparmenor room wihou ha residen’sexpress permission.
Your room may be enered inyour absence or ensuring hepersonal saey and wellbeingo you or oher residens.I uSay requires access oyour room or aparmen ormainenance or repairs, sawill atemp o noiy you inadvance.
uSay reserve he righ o enerrooms or pasoral care, or
disciplinary issues or o urnmusic down.
Residens are no permitedo obsruc any ocer o heUniversiy, uSay sa, he
FireWardensorauthorisedrades people in heperormance o heir duies.
uSay reserves he righ oreuse enry o any gues.Failuretocomplycouldresultwih a respass noice.
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Rooms
Iems in roomsMcKenziesBedrooms
McKenziesAparmenLiving Areas
CumberlandBedrooms **
CumberlandSudioBahrooms
CumberlandSudioKichenetes
EducaionHouse Room
Bed Dining able Bed Shower Elecric hob Bed
Matress Dining chairs Matress Mirror Microwave Matress
Hanger Rail Panry Wardrobe Wash basin Small ridge* Wardrobe
Drawers Elecric sove wih baskes Towel rail Toaster&Jug wih drawers
Desk Fridge/freezer Desk Toile DeskChair Telephone Chair Toile brush Chair
Toaser and jug Bookshel Bookshel
Bahroom Telephone Telephone
Heaer Heaer
Jug
Toaser
Basic culery,
crockery andcooking uensils
* In Educaion House here is a reezer in he common room available or all residens o use.
** In Cumberland House sandard singles, you have an atached washbasin and mirror in your room.
NB: There are kichen aciliies on level 1 Cumberland
InvenoryWhen you move in you are
required o complee a roominvenory orm. This compleedinvenory orm mus be handedback o your RA wihin woweeks o your arrival. Anydamages ound afer youdepar, ha you have no lisedon your orm, will be deducedrom your securiy deposi
beore i is reunded. You areresponsible or he urniure inyour room and in he commonareas i you live in an aparmen.
Moving urniureYou are allowed o bring in
urniure o your own providedyou remove i by prior o yourdeparure dae. Removal cosswill be charge o you or anyexra urniure lef afer youleave.
In special circumsances youmay be permited o bring yourown bed and base. Writen
permission mus be obainedrom well beore your arrival.
You can shif he urniurearound wihin your room
provided xures (wall shelves,noice boards) are no moved.You may no move any urniurerom any oher rooms includingcommon rooms ino your room.
Room checksThroughou he year, uSaysa will check your roomor hygiene and mainenancepurposes. Every atemp ismade a giving you noice priorinspecions. I is preerableha you are presen, bu uSayreserves he righ o check inyour absence.
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Wha o bring oryour roomSudens are advised o bringor buy as required, dependingon wheher caered or sel-caered.
• Bedding- afer roomallocaion, you will beadvised wheher you requiresingle or double linen.
• Culery and crockery orpersonal use.
• Desk lamps
• Kichenware (pos, pans)
• Television and aerial cord oplug ino wall socke
• Laundry baske and washingpowder, drying rack
• Coa hangers
• Firstaidkit• Cleaning producs and
cleaning equipmen or allroom ypes
• Bah mas or aparmensand sudio rooms
• Emergency waer conainerso sore waer or 3 dayspersonal use.
• Torch
Wha no o bring• Candles
• Incense or oil burners
• Unceried elecricalappliances
• Bar heaers
• Turnables – excessivemusic/pary equipmen
• Srobe lighs
Rubbish and recyclingA goal we have or 2012 is oconinue o promoe recyclingin he Hall. There is a sysemesablished wih sacks o hreerecycling bins sraegicallylocaed around he buildings.These will be o collec paperand cardboard; glass; cans and
botles.Forgeneralrubbish,thatisnonrecyclable, Cumberland andMcKenzies residens please usehe bins provided a he backo he McKenzie’s building or ahe back o Cumberland House(in he inernal car park) Eachrubbish cenre is locaed in aroom, please ensure you use hecorrec bins. Educaion Houseplease use he bins behind hebuilding. Ask your RA i you areunsure.
The sacks around he hall areonly or incidenal rubbish, noor room or aparmen rubbishwhich should be individuallyplaced in he recycling saionsas deailed above.
Securiy sa
Ouside weekday oce hours
and weekends, uSay Securiysa members are presenonWednesday,FridayandSaurday nighs. Their job is omonior he securiy and saeysysems we have in place, ando proec uSay propery romhef or vandalism.
I you require emergency
assisance, please dial he DuyRA elephones or “0”.
Sexual harassmenSexual harassmen issuggesive behaviour wihor wihou direc sexualconnoaions, which anoherperson considers oensive or
unwaned.
Any orm o sexual harassmeno residens or sa is a seriousoence and will resul indisciplinary acion being aken.uSay has a ormal procedurein place or invesigaingany allegaions o sexualharassmen.
SmokinguSay premises are smoke-ree.You canno smoke in any
o he buildings including heoyer enranceways, or he bussheler. Smoking maerials willbe conscaed i you are oundsmoking in he building anddisciplinary acion will ollow.
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Sudy and rimeserbreaksAll holidays are included in hecos o he board ha everyresiden is expeced o pay,wheher hey remain a uSayor no. You do no have o movepossessions ou during heseimes and do no receive anyreund or he ime you areno in residence, nor rebaes i
you are no here or meals. Youcanno suble your room a anyime.
TelephonesThere is a elephone ineach McKenzie’s aparmenlounge and in each bedroomin Cumberland House and
Educaion House. You havea personal pin number orphone access and i is yourresponsibiliy no o pass hisnumber on o anyone else.
• There is one ree phone orlocal calls in CumberlandHouse or everybody. Thereis also one locaed in he
common room o EducaionHouse. They are no orInerne access.
• Phones in rooms work on aprepay basis.
• Credi can be loaded arecepion. Minimum credi osar is $5.
• Local calls are 5 cens per
minue, naional calls are 14cens per minue and mobilecalls are 45 cens per minue.
• Inward calls are ree. You dono require credi on your
phone accoun o receivecalls.
• I you wish o use a callingcard o make inernaionalcalls you need o use onewih a local access number,or a naional oll-reenumber (0800), bu noan Inernaional oll-reenumber. Though naional oll-
ree numbers do no cos youanyhing, you sill need credion your accoun o acivaehe phone.
• You are advised o usecalling cards i makinginernaional calls. Pleasebe aware ha some callingcards do no work wih he
uSay phone sysem.• You can nd ou which cards
you can use rom recepion.
• The phone sysem will nocu you o i your accouncredi drops below $0.00during your call.
• You are no permited oconnec o he Inerne using
your elephone line.
Telephone/addressdisclosureA he beginning o yourresidence we are likely oreceive many calls rom yourriends and amily who arerying o conac you, bu haveno ye received your elephonenumber and address. uSay willno divulge ha inormaion.Should you wish us o have your
inormaion released pleasenoiy us in wriing beore your
arrival dae.
VoicemailThe elephone sysem servicingin McKenzie’s, CumberlandHouse and Educaion Housecarries Voicemail. Unil aVoicemail message has beenpu ino he sysem, prior
messages will be on hemachine. I is imporan hayou record your own Voicemailmessage as soon as possible.
Personalising your mailbox
– Dial he voicemail exensionnumber: 590 or press yourvoicemail Access buton.
– Ener your securiy code
(0000).– Press 3 o access he Menu
(you will no be promped odo his). You will hen be askedo se up your mailbox.
– Press 1 o personal opion.
To se your securiy code:
– Ener your new code when
promped hen press #. Youwill be asked o conrm yoursecuriy code (i his securiycode does no work, callRecepion).
To record your name:
– Press 2 o begin recording
– Press 2 o sop recording
Afer recording your name,you can:
– Press 4 o discard
– Press 5 o save
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Record a personal greeing:
– Press 2 o begin recording
– Press 2 o sop recording
Afer recording your greeing,you can:
– Press 4 o discard
– Press 5 o save
– Press 6 o review
Recording messages
– Dial he voicemail exensionnumber or press yourvoicemail Access buton.
– Ener your securiy code.
– Press 2 o record hemessage.
– Ener he mailbox number oleave he message or.
– Press 2 o begin recording.
Afer recording your message,you can:
– Press 2 o coninue.
– Press 5 o send.
– Press 6 o review.
Rerieving messages
– Dial he voicemail exension590 or press your voicemailAccess buton
– Ener your securiy code
Voicemail will ell you how manymessages you have, and playhem or you. Press 1 o lisen oyou messages.
While he message is playing:
– Press 1 = Pause/resume
–Press2=Forward– Press 3 = Back up 5 seconds –
Press 4 = Discard.
– Press 5 = Save
– Press 6 = Review
– Press 7 = Skip
– Press 8 = Reply
– Press 9 = Advance 5 seconds
Rerieving Message romanoher uSay Phone
– Dial he voice mail exension590
– Press * (when asked or yoursecuriy code)
– Press # (when asked or yourexension number)
– Ener your mail box number– Ener pin
Noe:
Should you nd ha yourincoming calls goes direclyo your voicemail wihou hephone ringing a ew imes, ry#49 o ake o he call diveruncion.
Transpor
• 5 – 20 minue walk o KelburnCampus and Pipiea Campus.
• 5 minue walk o he Schoolo Archiecure and Design.
• “Campus Connecion” busservice rom he corner o
Ghuznee and Willis S.• FrontdoorMcKenzies
bus service o he PipieaCampus.
• 20 minue walk o he railwaysaion.
•
Taxi – ring rom oyer phone.• A shutle bus service
operaes o/rom heairpor and you can ringrom he ree phone in heCumberland oyer.
WindowsPlease ensure ha your
windows are closed when youare no in your room. High windscan cause damage. uSay samembers have he righ oener your room o close yourwindows when i is windy. Iwindows are damaged, due obeing lef open in high winds,residens may be responsible
or any repairs necessary.Healh and Saey regulaionsrequire window securiy sayso remain xed. You will incura charge o reatach i hey areremoved.
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regulaions anddisciplinaryprocedures1. uSay is operaed under
he condiions in he uSayhandbook and he VUWSaue on Conduc.
The Saue is conained inhe Universiy Calendar and
on he Vicoria Universiywebsie. Wihin uSayisel, uSay rules will akeprecedence. Any change inhe rules conained in hisbookle, or oher rules hauSay may inroduce, willbe noied in wriing onnoiceboards.
Where a suden’s conducouside uSay is in quesion,VUW may ake independenacion. I he managemen ouSay believe, on reasonablegrounds, ha a person hascommited or is commitinga breach o he Saue,or o any rules governingbehaviour in uSay, andha acion is required oensure ha peace and goodorder is mainained, s/hemay insruc he person
o cease he misconducand/ or vacae he areawhere he misconduc hasoccurred. Managemen mayin addiion, or insead, a haime or laer impose any o
he ollowing:a) Where he person is no
a residen o he Hall oResidence ban he personrom he premises or anyspecied period ha s/hehinks .
b) Where he person is aresiden in he Hall o
Residence:
• Give he person an oral orwriten warning.
• Order he paymen ocompensaion or anyloss or damage causedby or arising rom hemisconduc.
•
Assign a paricularcommuniy serviceprojec wihin he Hall oResidence.
• Impose a ne.
• Exclude he person romany paricular area o, orparicular social aciviiesin he Hall o Residence.
• Exclude he person rom
uSay or any speciedperiod ha s/he hinks .
• Give he person no lesshan 24 hours’ noiceo evicion rom uSay,unless ha person isconsidered o pose animmediae danger ouSay sa, residens
or uSay propery. I iis deemed necessaryo ban he person romhe premises wihin 24hours, uSay will arrangeand pay or alernaiveaccommodaion or onenigh.
2. A decision o Managemenshall ake eec as soon ashe person is advised o i.
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3. When he decision o evicis made he Village Manager
shall wihin wo workingdays o making he decision,advise he Direcor oSuden Services and heManager o AccommodaionServices o he decisionand in wriing provide heDirecor, he Manager andhe person being eviced hereasons or i.
4. Residen means anyperson who or he imebeing resides in uSay wihhe permission o uSaymanagemen.
5. Misconduc is any breacho he rules o uSay orhe Universiy’s Saue onConduc.
6. Any residen who isconcerned abou anydisciplinary acion o anyo he adminisraive saa uSay should atempo seek resoluion hroughnegoiaion wih he personconcerned. Residensare invied o enlis he
assisance o supporpeople hroughou heseproceedings.Furtheroptions(including he righ o appeal)are spelled ou in he Saueon Conduc.
7. Sancions
The Hall may impose he
ollowing sancions or non-paymen or lae paymen ohe ees and or breacheso he uSay Rules andRegulaions.
• Oral or writen warning orbreaches o he Rules andRegulaions.
• Communiy service wihin
he Hall or breaches oRules and Regulaions.
• Suspension rom he Hallor a paricular period orserious breaches o heRules and Regulaions.
• Expulsion rom he Halla a specied dae odeparure wih no reund
o monies or seriousbreaches o he Rules andRegulaions.
• Cancellaion by heUniversiy o he suden’senilemen such as ohave a degree conerred,received grades, receiveda ranscrip or academic
cericae or non-paymen o ees and/ oroher liabiliies.
• Reund he Bond less anymonies owed, including
he cos o damagesatribued o he Residenduring heir residency andan appropriae share ohe collecive coss dueo damages ha cannobe atribued o anyindividual residen.
• Charge $50 or laepaymen o ees.
• Recover he cos ocompensaion or anyloss or damage caused bymisconduc.
• A deb collecion agencywill be uilised o recoverousanding deb rom heresiden and guaranors.
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