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Lackawanna13 College13 Notice13 of13 Nondiscrimination13 13 413

Welcome13 to13 the13 Community13 13 513

Academic13 Calendars13 13 613 Fall13 201513 13 613 Intersession13 201613 13 613 Spring13 201613 13 613 Summer13 I13 201613 13 713 Summer13 II13 201613 13 713

Residence13 Hall13 Dates13 and13 Breaks13 13 813 2015-shy‐201613 Academic13 Year13 13 813

Residence13 Life13 Office13 Staff13 13 913

Public13 Safety13 13 913

Administrative13 Policies13 13 1013 Check13 inCheck13 out13 Procedures13 13 1013 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 13 1013 Health13 Records13 and13 Immunizations13 13 1113 Mail13 Service13 13 1113 Meal13 Plans13 and13 Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 13 1113 Motor13 Vehicle13 Regulations13 13 1313 Personal13 Property13 Insurance13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Charges13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Policy13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Policy13 Appeal13 Procedure13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Appeal13 Form13 13 1613 Roommates13 and13 Room13 Changes13 13 1913 Solicitation13 and13 Selling13 13 2013

Lackawanna13 College13 Community13 Standards13 13 2113 Alcohol13 and13 Other13 Drugs13 13 2113 Courtesy13 and13 Quiet13 Hours13 13 2113 DamageVandalism13 13 2213 Endangering13 Behavior13 13 2213 Fire13 Safety13 13 2313 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 13 2313 Privacy13 13 2513 Pets13 13 2513 Safety13 and13 Security13 13 2513 Smoking13 13 2713

Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 13 2813

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Fire13 And13 Emergency13 Evacuation13 Policy13 13 2813 False13 Alarms13 13 2913

Room13 Care13 Policies13 13 3013 Room13 Care13 and13 Decorations13 13 3013 Room13 Furnishings13 13 3013 Room13 Keys13 and13 Lock13 Out13 Policy13 13 3113 Rooftops13 and13 Windows13 13 3113

Building13 Policies13 13 3213 Art13 Projects13 13 3213 Building13 Access13 13 3213 Common13 Areas13 13 3213 Posting13 13 3313

Residence13 Hall13 Representatives13 13 3413

Resident13 Student13 Award13 13 3413 13

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Lackawanna College Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 discriminate13 in13 its13 educational13 programs13 activities13 or13 employment13 practices13 based13 on13 race13 color13 national13 origin13 sexual13 orientation13 disability13 age13 religion13 ancestry13 union13 membership13 or13 any13 other13 legally13 protected13 classification13 13

In13 accordance13 with13 Title13 IX13 of13 the13 Education13 Amendments13 of13 197213 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 tolerate13 any13 forms13 of13 sexual13 misconduct13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 sexual13 harassment13 sexual13 assault13 sexual13 violence13 and13 gender-shy‐based13 harassment13 by13 employees13 students13 or13 third13 parties13 The13 College13 complies13 with13 Title13 IX13 and13 all13 other13 federal13 laws13 and13 regulations13 that13 prohibit13 discrimination13 in13 education13 programs13 or13 activities13 receiving13 federal13 financial13 assistance13

The13 following13 persons13 have13 been13 designated13 to13 handle13 inquiries13 regarding13 the13 nondiscrimination13 policies13

Marsha13 Pigga13 Title13 IX13 CoordinatorExecutive13 Director13 of13 the13 Student13 Wellness13 Program13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10213 50113 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 955-shy‐146613 or13 (570)13 677-shy‐758913 piggamlackawannaedu13

Equal13 Opportunity13 and13 Affirmative13 Action13 inquiries13 13

Anita13 Cola13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Continuing13 Education13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 300C13 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 961-shy‐781513 or13 colaalackawannaedu13

Dan13 LaMagna13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Students13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10413 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 504-shy‐157913 or13 lamagnadlackawannaedu13

Additional13 information13 regarding13 Title13 IX13 requirements13 and13 how13 to13 file13 a13 complaint13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 at13 www2edgovocr13 1-shy‐800-shy‐421-shy‐348113 Philadelphia13 Office13 Office13 for13 Civil13 Rights13 US13 Department13 of13 Education13 The13 Wanamaker13 Building13 10013 Penn13 Square13 East13 Suite13 51513 Philadelphia13 PA13 19107-shy‐332313 Telephone13 215-shy‐656-shy‐854113 or13 Email13 OCRPhiladelphiaedgov13

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Welcome to the Community 13

Welcome13 to13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residential13 community13 As13 a13 residential13 student13 you13 will13 have13 opportunities13 to13 grow13 personally13 and13 professionally13 during13 your13 time13 on13 campus13 We13 hope13 that13 you13 will13 create13 positive13 memories13 for13 yourself13 and13 look13 back13 at13 your13 time13 here13 as13 a13 successful13 one13 with13 good13 grades13 good13 times13 and13 lasting13 friendships13 13

We13 also13 expect13 that13 as13 members13 of13 the13 residential13 community13 you13 will13 take13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 mission13 to13 heart13 Our13 mission13 is13 to13 provide13 a13 quality13 education13 to13 all13 persons13 who13 seek13 to13 improve13 their13 lives13 and13 better13 the13 communities13 in13 which13 they13 live13 Your13 opportunity13 to13 uphold13 our13 mission13 starts13 today13 While13 we13 will13 be13 sure13 to13 build13 the13 foundation13 for13 you13 through13 a13 quality13 education13 it13 is13 also13 up13 to13 you13 to13 take13 the13 time13 and13 effort13 needed13 to13 succeed13 in13 the13 classroom13 In13 our13 residence13 halls13 and13 across13 our13 campus13 we13 all13 have13 a13 responsibility13 to13 keep13 the13 community13 safe13 inclusive13 and13 enjoyable13 for13 all13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Department13 of13 Lackawanna13 College13 seeks13 to13 advance13 knowledge13 both13 formal13 and13 informal13 and13 create13 an13 environment13 that13 will13 allow13 all13 resident13 students13 to13 obtain13 their13 intellectual13 and13 personal13 goals13

In13 order13 to13 ensure13 these13 opportunities13 for13 all13 resident13 students13 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 publish13 and13 enforce13 appropriate13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 and13 take13 action13 when13 violations13 of13 such13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 occur13

Residence13 Life13 staff13 strongly13 believe13 that13 students13 are13 adults13 that13 voluntarily13 become13 a13 member13 of13 the13 resident13 community13 and13 take13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 actions13 and13 decisions13 Therefore13 Lackawanna13 College13 has13 determined13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 College13 norms13 andor13 regulations13 is13 subject13 to13 sanctions13 up13 to13 and13 including13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 depending13 on13 the13 violation13 This13 handbook13 is13 not13 exhaustive13 and13 may13 be13 amended13 as13 the13 College13 deems13 necessary13

In13 addition13 to13 being13 considerate13 of13 fellow13 residents13 in13 the13 hall13 resident13 students13 must13 also13 maintain13 reasonable13 behavior13 in13 relation13 to13 the13 surrounding13 neighbors13 13

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FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

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INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Table of Contents 13

Lackawanna13 College13 Notice13 of13 Nondiscrimination13 13 413

Welcome13 to13 the13 Community13 13 513

Academic13 Calendars13 13 613 Fall13 201513 13 613 Intersession13 201613 13 613 Spring13 201613 13 613 Summer13 I13 201613 13 713 Summer13 II13 201613 13 713

Residence13 Hall13 Dates13 and13 Breaks13 13 813 2015-shy‐201613 Academic13 Year13 13 813

Residence13 Life13 Office13 Staff13 13 913

Public13 Safety13 13 913

Administrative13 Policies13 13 1013 Check13 inCheck13 out13 Procedures13 13 1013 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 13 1013 Health13 Records13 and13 Immunizations13 13 1113 Mail13 Service13 13 1113 Meal13 Plans13 and13 Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 13 1113 Motor13 Vehicle13 Regulations13 13 1313 Personal13 Property13 Insurance13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Charges13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Policy13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Policy13 Appeal13 Procedure13 13 1413 Residence13 Hall13 Student13 Appeal13 Form13 13 1613 Roommates13 and13 Room13 Changes13 13 1913 Solicitation13 and13 Selling13 13 2013

Lackawanna13 College13 Community13 Standards13 13 2113 Alcohol13 and13 Other13 Drugs13 13 2113 Courtesy13 and13 Quiet13 Hours13 13 2113 DamageVandalism13 13 2213 Endangering13 Behavior13 13 2213 Fire13 Safety13 13 2313 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 13 2313 Privacy13 13 2513 Pets13 13 2513 Safety13 and13 Security13 13 2513 Smoking13 13 2713

Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 13 2813

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Fire13 And13 Emergency13 Evacuation13 Policy13 13 2813 False13 Alarms13 13 2913

Room13 Care13 Policies13 13 3013 Room13 Care13 and13 Decorations13 13 3013 Room13 Furnishings13 13 3013 Room13 Keys13 and13 Lock13 Out13 Policy13 13 3113 Rooftops13 and13 Windows13 13 3113

Building13 Policies13 13 3213 Art13 Projects13 13 3213 Building13 Access13 13 3213 Common13 Areas13 13 3213 Posting13 13 3313

Residence13 Hall13 Representatives13 13 3413

Resident13 Student13 Award13 13 3413 13

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Lackawanna College Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 discriminate13 in13 its13 educational13 programs13 activities13 or13 employment13 practices13 based13 on13 race13 color13 national13 origin13 sexual13 orientation13 disability13 age13 religion13 ancestry13 union13 membership13 or13 any13 other13 legally13 protected13 classification13 13

In13 accordance13 with13 Title13 IX13 of13 the13 Education13 Amendments13 of13 197213 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 tolerate13 any13 forms13 of13 sexual13 misconduct13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 sexual13 harassment13 sexual13 assault13 sexual13 violence13 and13 gender-shy‐based13 harassment13 by13 employees13 students13 or13 third13 parties13 The13 College13 complies13 with13 Title13 IX13 and13 all13 other13 federal13 laws13 and13 regulations13 that13 prohibit13 discrimination13 in13 education13 programs13 or13 activities13 receiving13 federal13 financial13 assistance13

The13 following13 persons13 have13 been13 designated13 to13 handle13 inquiries13 regarding13 the13 nondiscrimination13 policies13

Marsha13 Pigga13 Title13 IX13 CoordinatorExecutive13 Director13 of13 the13 Student13 Wellness13 Program13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10213 50113 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 955-shy‐146613 or13 (570)13 677-shy‐758913 piggamlackawannaedu13

Equal13 Opportunity13 and13 Affirmative13 Action13 inquiries13 13

Anita13 Cola13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Continuing13 Education13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 300C13 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 961-shy‐781513 or13 colaalackawannaedu13

Dan13 LaMagna13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Students13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10413 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 504-shy‐157913 or13 lamagnadlackawannaedu13

Additional13 information13 regarding13 Title13 IX13 requirements13 and13 how13 to13 file13 a13 complaint13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 at13 www2edgovocr13 1-shy‐800-shy‐421-shy‐348113 Philadelphia13 Office13 Office13 for13 Civil13 Rights13 US13 Department13 of13 Education13 The13 Wanamaker13 Building13 10013 Penn13 Square13 East13 Suite13 51513 Philadelphia13 PA13 19107-shy‐332313 Telephone13 215-shy‐656-shy‐854113 or13 Email13 OCRPhiladelphiaedgov13

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Welcome to the Community 13

Welcome13 to13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residential13 community13 As13 a13 residential13 student13 you13 will13 have13 opportunities13 to13 grow13 personally13 and13 professionally13 during13 your13 time13 on13 campus13 We13 hope13 that13 you13 will13 create13 positive13 memories13 for13 yourself13 and13 look13 back13 at13 your13 time13 here13 as13 a13 successful13 one13 with13 good13 grades13 good13 times13 and13 lasting13 friendships13 13

We13 also13 expect13 that13 as13 members13 of13 the13 residential13 community13 you13 will13 take13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 mission13 to13 heart13 Our13 mission13 is13 to13 provide13 a13 quality13 education13 to13 all13 persons13 who13 seek13 to13 improve13 their13 lives13 and13 better13 the13 communities13 in13 which13 they13 live13 Your13 opportunity13 to13 uphold13 our13 mission13 starts13 today13 While13 we13 will13 be13 sure13 to13 build13 the13 foundation13 for13 you13 through13 a13 quality13 education13 it13 is13 also13 up13 to13 you13 to13 take13 the13 time13 and13 effort13 needed13 to13 succeed13 in13 the13 classroom13 In13 our13 residence13 halls13 and13 across13 our13 campus13 we13 all13 have13 a13 responsibility13 to13 keep13 the13 community13 safe13 inclusive13 and13 enjoyable13 for13 all13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Department13 of13 Lackawanna13 College13 seeks13 to13 advance13 knowledge13 both13 formal13 and13 informal13 and13 create13 an13 environment13 that13 will13 allow13 all13 resident13 students13 to13 obtain13 their13 intellectual13 and13 personal13 goals13

In13 order13 to13 ensure13 these13 opportunities13 for13 all13 resident13 students13 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 publish13 and13 enforce13 appropriate13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 and13 take13 action13 when13 violations13 of13 such13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 occur13

Residence13 Life13 staff13 strongly13 believe13 that13 students13 are13 adults13 that13 voluntarily13 become13 a13 member13 of13 the13 resident13 community13 and13 take13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 actions13 and13 decisions13 Therefore13 Lackawanna13 College13 has13 determined13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 College13 norms13 andor13 regulations13 is13 subject13 to13 sanctions13 up13 to13 and13 including13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 depending13 on13 the13 violation13 This13 handbook13 is13 not13 exhaustive13 and13 may13 be13 amended13 as13 the13 College13 deems13 necessary13

In13 addition13 to13 being13 considerate13 of13 fellow13 residents13 in13 the13 hall13 resident13 students13 must13 also13 maintain13 reasonable13 behavior13 in13 relation13 to13 the13 surrounding13 neighbors13 13

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Academic Calendars 13

FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

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INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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SPRING13 201613

January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

13

Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

1113

13

HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

13

MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

1213

13

life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Fire13 And13 Emergency13 Evacuation13 Policy13 13 2813 False13 Alarms13 13 2913

Room13 Care13 Policies13 13 3013 Room13 Care13 and13 Decorations13 13 3013 Room13 Furnishings13 13 3013 Room13 Keys13 and13 Lock13 Out13 Policy13 13 3113 Rooftops13 and13 Windows13 13 3113

Building13 Policies13 13 3213 Art13 Projects13 13 3213 Building13 Access13 13 3213 Common13 Areas13 13 3213 Posting13 13 3313

Residence13 Hall13 Representatives13 13 3413

Resident13 Student13 Award13 13 3413 13

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Lackawanna College Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 discriminate13 in13 its13 educational13 programs13 activities13 or13 employment13 practices13 based13 on13 race13 color13 national13 origin13 sexual13 orientation13 disability13 age13 religion13 ancestry13 union13 membership13 or13 any13 other13 legally13 protected13 classification13 13

In13 accordance13 with13 Title13 IX13 of13 the13 Education13 Amendments13 of13 197213 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 tolerate13 any13 forms13 of13 sexual13 misconduct13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 sexual13 harassment13 sexual13 assault13 sexual13 violence13 and13 gender-shy‐based13 harassment13 by13 employees13 students13 or13 third13 parties13 The13 College13 complies13 with13 Title13 IX13 and13 all13 other13 federal13 laws13 and13 regulations13 that13 prohibit13 discrimination13 in13 education13 programs13 or13 activities13 receiving13 federal13 financial13 assistance13

The13 following13 persons13 have13 been13 designated13 to13 handle13 inquiries13 regarding13 the13 nondiscrimination13 policies13

Marsha13 Pigga13 Title13 IX13 CoordinatorExecutive13 Director13 of13 the13 Student13 Wellness13 Program13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10213 50113 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 955-shy‐146613 or13 (570)13 677-shy‐758913 piggamlackawannaedu13

Equal13 Opportunity13 and13 Affirmative13 Action13 inquiries13 13

Anita13 Cola13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Continuing13 Education13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 300C13 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 961-shy‐781513 or13 colaalackawannaedu13

Dan13 LaMagna13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Students13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10413 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 504-shy‐157913 or13 lamagnadlackawannaedu13

Additional13 information13 regarding13 Title13 IX13 requirements13 and13 how13 to13 file13 a13 complaint13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 at13 www2edgovocr13 1-shy‐800-shy‐421-shy‐348113 Philadelphia13 Office13 Office13 for13 Civil13 Rights13 US13 Department13 of13 Education13 The13 Wanamaker13 Building13 10013 Penn13 Square13 East13 Suite13 51513 Philadelphia13 PA13 19107-shy‐332313 Telephone13 215-shy‐656-shy‐854113 or13 Email13 OCRPhiladelphiaedgov13

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Welcome to the Community 13

Welcome13 to13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residential13 community13 As13 a13 residential13 student13 you13 will13 have13 opportunities13 to13 grow13 personally13 and13 professionally13 during13 your13 time13 on13 campus13 We13 hope13 that13 you13 will13 create13 positive13 memories13 for13 yourself13 and13 look13 back13 at13 your13 time13 here13 as13 a13 successful13 one13 with13 good13 grades13 good13 times13 and13 lasting13 friendships13 13

We13 also13 expect13 that13 as13 members13 of13 the13 residential13 community13 you13 will13 take13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 mission13 to13 heart13 Our13 mission13 is13 to13 provide13 a13 quality13 education13 to13 all13 persons13 who13 seek13 to13 improve13 their13 lives13 and13 better13 the13 communities13 in13 which13 they13 live13 Your13 opportunity13 to13 uphold13 our13 mission13 starts13 today13 While13 we13 will13 be13 sure13 to13 build13 the13 foundation13 for13 you13 through13 a13 quality13 education13 it13 is13 also13 up13 to13 you13 to13 take13 the13 time13 and13 effort13 needed13 to13 succeed13 in13 the13 classroom13 In13 our13 residence13 halls13 and13 across13 our13 campus13 we13 all13 have13 a13 responsibility13 to13 keep13 the13 community13 safe13 inclusive13 and13 enjoyable13 for13 all13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Department13 of13 Lackawanna13 College13 seeks13 to13 advance13 knowledge13 both13 formal13 and13 informal13 and13 create13 an13 environment13 that13 will13 allow13 all13 resident13 students13 to13 obtain13 their13 intellectual13 and13 personal13 goals13

In13 order13 to13 ensure13 these13 opportunities13 for13 all13 resident13 students13 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 publish13 and13 enforce13 appropriate13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 and13 take13 action13 when13 violations13 of13 such13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 occur13

Residence13 Life13 staff13 strongly13 believe13 that13 students13 are13 adults13 that13 voluntarily13 become13 a13 member13 of13 the13 resident13 community13 and13 take13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 actions13 and13 decisions13 Therefore13 Lackawanna13 College13 has13 determined13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 College13 norms13 andor13 regulations13 is13 subject13 to13 sanctions13 up13 to13 and13 including13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 depending13 on13 the13 violation13 This13 handbook13 is13 not13 exhaustive13 and13 may13 be13 amended13 as13 the13 College13 deems13 necessary13

In13 addition13 to13 being13 considerate13 of13 fellow13 residents13 in13 the13 hall13 resident13 students13 must13 also13 maintain13 reasonable13 behavior13 in13 relation13 to13 the13 surrounding13 neighbors13 13

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Academic Calendars 13

FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

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INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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SPRING13 201613

January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

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Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Lackawanna College Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 discriminate13 in13 its13 educational13 programs13 activities13 or13 employment13 practices13 based13 on13 race13 color13 national13 origin13 sexual13 orientation13 disability13 age13 religion13 ancestry13 union13 membership13 or13 any13 other13 legally13 protected13 classification13 13

In13 accordance13 with13 Title13 IX13 of13 the13 Education13 Amendments13 of13 197213 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 not13 tolerate13 any13 forms13 of13 sexual13 misconduct13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 sexual13 harassment13 sexual13 assault13 sexual13 violence13 and13 gender-shy‐based13 harassment13 by13 employees13 students13 or13 third13 parties13 The13 College13 complies13 with13 Title13 IX13 and13 all13 other13 federal13 laws13 and13 regulations13 that13 prohibit13 discrimination13 in13 education13 programs13 or13 activities13 receiving13 federal13 financial13 assistance13

The13 following13 persons13 have13 been13 designated13 to13 handle13 inquiries13 regarding13 the13 nondiscrimination13 policies13

Marsha13 Pigga13 Title13 IX13 CoordinatorExecutive13 Director13 of13 the13 Student13 Wellness13 Program13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10213 50113 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 955-shy‐146613 or13 (570)13 677-shy‐758913 piggamlackawannaedu13

Equal13 Opportunity13 and13 Affirmative13 Action13 inquiries13 13

Anita13 Cola13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Continuing13 Education13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 300C13 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 961-shy‐781513 or13 colaalackawannaedu13

Dan13 LaMagna13 Affirmative13 Action13 OfficerDean13 of13 Students13 Angeli13 Hall13 Room13 10413 Vine13 Street13 Scranton13 PA13 1850913 (570)13 504-shy‐157913 or13 lamagnadlackawannaedu13

Additional13 information13 regarding13 Title13 IX13 requirements13 and13 how13 to13 file13 a13 complaint13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 Office13 of13 Civil13 Rights13 at13 www2edgovocr13 1-shy‐800-shy‐421-shy‐348113 Philadelphia13 Office13 Office13 for13 Civil13 Rights13 US13 Department13 of13 Education13 The13 Wanamaker13 Building13 10013 Penn13 Square13 East13 Suite13 51513 Philadelphia13 PA13 19107-shy‐332313 Telephone13 215-shy‐656-shy‐854113 or13 Email13 OCRPhiladelphiaedgov13

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Welcome to the Community 13

Welcome13 to13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residential13 community13 As13 a13 residential13 student13 you13 will13 have13 opportunities13 to13 grow13 personally13 and13 professionally13 during13 your13 time13 on13 campus13 We13 hope13 that13 you13 will13 create13 positive13 memories13 for13 yourself13 and13 look13 back13 at13 your13 time13 here13 as13 a13 successful13 one13 with13 good13 grades13 good13 times13 and13 lasting13 friendships13 13

We13 also13 expect13 that13 as13 members13 of13 the13 residential13 community13 you13 will13 take13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 mission13 to13 heart13 Our13 mission13 is13 to13 provide13 a13 quality13 education13 to13 all13 persons13 who13 seek13 to13 improve13 their13 lives13 and13 better13 the13 communities13 in13 which13 they13 live13 Your13 opportunity13 to13 uphold13 our13 mission13 starts13 today13 While13 we13 will13 be13 sure13 to13 build13 the13 foundation13 for13 you13 through13 a13 quality13 education13 it13 is13 also13 up13 to13 you13 to13 take13 the13 time13 and13 effort13 needed13 to13 succeed13 in13 the13 classroom13 In13 our13 residence13 halls13 and13 across13 our13 campus13 we13 all13 have13 a13 responsibility13 to13 keep13 the13 community13 safe13 inclusive13 and13 enjoyable13 for13 all13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Department13 of13 Lackawanna13 College13 seeks13 to13 advance13 knowledge13 both13 formal13 and13 informal13 and13 create13 an13 environment13 that13 will13 allow13 all13 resident13 students13 to13 obtain13 their13 intellectual13 and13 personal13 goals13

In13 order13 to13 ensure13 these13 opportunities13 for13 all13 resident13 students13 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 publish13 and13 enforce13 appropriate13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 and13 take13 action13 when13 violations13 of13 such13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 occur13

Residence13 Life13 staff13 strongly13 believe13 that13 students13 are13 adults13 that13 voluntarily13 become13 a13 member13 of13 the13 resident13 community13 and13 take13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 actions13 and13 decisions13 Therefore13 Lackawanna13 College13 has13 determined13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 College13 norms13 andor13 regulations13 is13 subject13 to13 sanctions13 up13 to13 and13 including13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 depending13 on13 the13 violation13 This13 handbook13 is13 not13 exhaustive13 and13 may13 be13 amended13 as13 the13 College13 deems13 necessary13

In13 addition13 to13 being13 considerate13 of13 fellow13 residents13 in13 the13 hall13 resident13 students13 must13 also13 maintain13 reasonable13 behavior13 in13 relation13 to13 the13 surrounding13 neighbors13 13

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Academic Calendars 13

FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

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INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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SPRING13 201613

January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

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Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

13

2013

13

On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

2213

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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13

PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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13

bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

2813

13

Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Welcome to the Community 13

Welcome13 to13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residential13 community13 As13 a13 residential13 student13 you13 will13 have13 opportunities13 to13 grow13 personally13 and13 professionally13 during13 your13 time13 on13 campus13 We13 hope13 that13 you13 will13 create13 positive13 memories13 for13 yourself13 and13 look13 back13 at13 your13 time13 here13 as13 a13 successful13 one13 with13 good13 grades13 good13 times13 and13 lasting13 friendships13 13

We13 also13 expect13 that13 as13 members13 of13 the13 residential13 community13 you13 will13 take13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 mission13 to13 heart13 Our13 mission13 is13 to13 provide13 a13 quality13 education13 to13 all13 persons13 who13 seek13 to13 improve13 their13 lives13 and13 better13 the13 communities13 in13 which13 they13 live13 Your13 opportunity13 to13 uphold13 our13 mission13 starts13 today13 While13 we13 will13 be13 sure13 to13 build13 the13 foundation13 for13 you13 through13 a13 quality13 education13 it13 is13 also13 up13 to13 you13 to13 take13 the13 time13 and13 effort13 needed13 to13 succeed13 in13 the13 classroom13 In13 our13 residence13 halls13 and13 across13 our13 campus13 we13 all13 have13 a13 responsibility13 to13 keep13 the13 community13 safe13 inclusive13 and13 enjoyable13 for13 all13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Department13 of13 Lackawanna13 College13 seeks13 to13 advance13 knowledge13 both13 formal13 and13 informal13 and13 create13 an13 environment13 that13 will13 allow13 all13 resident13 students13 to13 obtain13 their13 intellectual13 and13 personal13 goals13

In13 order13 to13 ensure13 these13 opportunities13 for13 all13 resident13 students13 Lackawanna13 College13 will13 publish13 and13 enforce13 appropriate13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 and13 take13 action13 when13 violations13 of13 such13 rules13 regulations13 and13 policies13 occur13

Residence13 Life13 staff13 strongly13 believe13 that13 students13 are13 adults13 that13 voluntarily13 become13 a13 member13 of13 the13 resident13 community13 and13 take13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 actions13 and13 decisions13 Therefore13 Lackawanna13 College13 has13 determined13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 College13 norms13 andor13 regulations13 is13 subject13 to13 sanctions13 up13 to13 and13 including13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 depending13 on13 the13 violation13 This13 handbook13 is13 not13 exhaustive13 and13 may13 be13 amended13 as13 the13 College13 deems13 necessary13

In13 addition13 to13 being13 considerate13 of13 fellow13 residents13 in13 the13 hall13 resident13 students13 must13 also13 maintain13 reasonable13 behavior13 in13 relation13 to13 the13 surrounding13 neighbors13 13

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Academic Calendars 13

FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

13

INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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SPRING13 201613

January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

713

13

January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

13

Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

13

Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

13

MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Academic Calendars 13

FALL13 201513

August13 3013 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

August13 3113 (Monday)13 Fall13 semester13 begins13

September13 413 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

September13 713 Labor13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 513 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 Term13 113 online13

October13 1213 Columbus13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

October13 2013 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

October13 2113 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

October13 2613 Advising13 begins13

November13 1113 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

November13 1313 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

November13 16-shy‐2013 Returning13 student13 registration13

November13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

November13 2513 Thanksgiving13 break13 begins13

November13 3013 Classes13 resume13

December13 1113 Semester13 ends13

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INTERSESSION13 201613

January13 413 Intersession13 begins13

January13 713 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 from13 Intersession13 without13 academic13 penalty13

January13 2213 Intersession13 ends13

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SPRING13 201613

January13 2413 (Sunday)13 Freshman13 orientation13

January13 25n13 (Monday)13 Spring13 semester13 begins13

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

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SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

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SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

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Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

13

2013

13

On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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13

PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

2813

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

13

After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

3213

Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

713

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January13 2913 (Friday)13 End13 of13 dropadd13

February13 1513 Presidentrsquos13 Day13 13 College13 closed13

February13 2413 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 113 online13

March13 7-shy‐1113 Spring13 break13

March13 1313 Sub13 term13 113 online13 ends13

March13 1413 Classes13 resume13 13 Sub13 term13 213 online13 begins13

March13 2113 Advising13 begins13

March13 25-shy‐2813 Holiday13 13 College13 closed13

March13 2913 Classes13 resume13

April13 813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

April13 11-shy‐1513 Returning13 student13 registration13

April13 1813 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13 from13 Sub13 term13 213 online13

May13 1313 Semester13 ends13

May13 3113 Graduation13

13

SUMMER13 I13 201613

May13 3113 Summer13 I13 session13 begins13

June13 1013 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

July13 113 Summer13 I13 session13 ends13

13

SUMMER13 II13 201613

July13 1113 Summer13 II13 session13 begins13

July13 2213 Last13 day13 to13 withdraw13 without13 academic13 penalty13

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813

13

Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

13

Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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13

Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

13

Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

13

Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

1113

13

HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

13

MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

1213

13

life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Residence Hall Dates and Breaks 13

2015-shy‐201613 ACADEMIC13 YEAR13

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Summer13 II13 check-shy‐in13 13 July13 613 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13

Freshman13 Football13 team13 residents13 July13 3113 201513 noon13 to13 413 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 team13 August13 413 201513 from13 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 Football13 camp13 is13 by13 invitation13 only13

Soccer13 Tennis13 and13 Volleyball13 resident13 check-shy‐in13 August13 1713 201513 913 am13 to13 313 pm13 By13 invitation13 only13

Balance13 of13 football13 in13 McKinnie13 (small13 number)13 August13 2813 201513

All13 other13 residents13 Saturday13 August13 2913 201513 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Sophomore13 Dorm13 Orientation13 August13 2913 201513 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 Sunday13 August13 3013 201513 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Thanksgiving13 Break13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 November13 2413 201513 and13 reopen13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 November13 2913 201513

Winter13 BreakEnd13 of13 Fall13 201513 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 December13 1113 201513 or13 2413 hours13 after13 last13 final13

Intersession13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 January13 413 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 the13 Intersession13 only)13

Spring13 201613 Resident13 check-shy‐in13 January13 2313 201613 from13 913 am13 to13 413 pm13

FreshmanNew13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

Returning13 student13 Dorm13 Orientation13 January13 2313 201613 Time13 to13 be13 announced13

New13 Student13 Orientation13 January13 2513 201613 at13 1213 pm13 in13 The13 Theater13

Spring13 Break13 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 March13 413 201613 and13 reopen13 on13 at13 1213 pm13 on13 March13 1313 201613

End13 of13 Spring13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 May13 1313 201613 or13 2413 hours13 after13 the13 last13 final13

Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 open13 on13 May13 3113 201613 from13 813 am13 to13 313 pm13 (for13 students13 registered13 for13 summer13 session13 only)13

End13 of13 Summer13 I13 201613 13 Dorms13 close13 at13 1113 pm13 on13 July13 113 201613

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

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Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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13

HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

13

MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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13

life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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Signature13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

13

After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Residence Life Office Staff

Stephen13 Duda13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 McKinnie13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10313 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐173413 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203013 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐074613 Email13 dudaslackawannaedu13

Tony13 Ferrese13 Resident13 Director13 Seeley13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 13513 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐176013 13 Cell13 (570)13 241-shy‐203113 Fax13 (570)13 504-shy‐150213 Email13 ferresetlackawannaedu13

Josh13 Pardini13 Resident13 Director13 Tobin13 Hall13 -shy‐13 Room13 10513 13 Phone13 (570)13 955-shy‐147213 Cell13 (570)13 955-shy‐824613 Fax13 (570)13 955-shy‐147313 Email13 pardinijlackawannaedu13

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Public Safety Gary13 Shoener13 Director13 of13 Public13 Safety13 Phone13 (570)13 504-shy‐794913 Email13 shoenerglackawannaedu13

Parking13 PassPhoto13 ID13 Phone13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913 Email13 publicsafetylackawannaedu13

On13 Call13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 (570)13 961-shy‐789913

Snow13 Line13 for13 Closings13 and13 Cancellations13 (570)13 504-shy‐793513

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

13

Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

1113

13

HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

13

MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

1213

13

life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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Signature13

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PhoneEmail13

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(Attach13 additional13 typed13 sheets13 if13 necessary)

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Administrative Policies

CHECK13 INCHECK13 OUT13 PROCEDURES13 13

13

Check-shy‐in13 13 Before13 a13 student13 moves13 in13 to13 hisher13 assigned13 room13 heshe13 must13 be13 cleared13 through13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 obtain13 a13 student13 ID13 card13 and13 have13 all13 housing13 paperwork13 completed13 13

After13 the13 initial13 paperwork13 has13 been13 completed13 the13 resident13 will13 receive13 a13 key13 to13 hisher13 room13 along13 with13 a13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 13

It13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 to13 review13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 assigned13 room13 and13 inform13 the13 staff13 of13 any13 issues13 heshe13 finds13 within13 4813 hours13 of13 check-shy‐in13 The13 RCR13 officially13 documents13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 at13 check-shy‐in13 Failure13 to13 complete13 the13 RCR13 will13 result13 in13 the13 resident13 being13 responsible13 for13 all13 damages13 assessed13 at13 check13 out13

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Checkout13 Any13 resident13 student13 leaving13 for13 the13 semester13 or13 leaving13 permanently13 during13 the13 year13 must13 complete13 the13 following13 tasks13

Remove13 all13 personal13 items13 and13 clean13 the13 room13 If13 the13 room13 is13 vacated13 and13 there13 is13 an13 excessive13 mess13 the13 student(s)13 will13 be13 billed13 for13 clean13 up13

Have13 the13 room13 inspected13 by13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 then13 complete13 and13 sign13 proper13 checkout13 paperwork13 Charges13 may13 apply13 for13 improper13 checkout13

All13 keys13 are13 returned13 to13 a13 member13 of13 the13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 on13 duty13 If13 keys13 are13 not13 returned13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13 to13 the13 student(s)13 account13

All13 personal13 belongings13 are13 removed13 Daily13 storage13 fees13 will13 be13 applied13 if13 anything13 is13 left13 in13 the13 room13 Other13 charges13 will13 then13 be13 applied13 such13 as13 disposal13 costs13

If13 any13 College13 property13 is13 removed13 and13 must13 be13 replaced13 charges13 will13 be13 applied13

FALCON13 FITNESS13 CENTER13 13

The13 Falcon13 Fitness13 Center13 located13 in13 the13 Student13 Union13 and13 is13 available13 for13 use13 to13 enrolled13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 The13 Center13 includes13 cardiovascular13 and13 weight13 training13 equipment13 A13 current13 student13 ID13 card13 is13 required13 for13 access13 to13 the13 center13 Hours13 of13 operation13 will13 be13 posted13 each13 semester13 13 However13 when13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 the13 Center13 is13 closed13 as13 well13

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13

HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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HEALTH13 RECORDS13 AND13 IMMUNIZATIONS13

Students13 will13 not13 be13 permitted13 to13 receive13 a13 housing13 assignment13 until13 a13 completed13 health13 record13 is13 on13 file13 in13 the13 office13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 The13 studentrsquos13 primary13 health13 care13 provider13 must13 complete13 forms13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 committed13 to13 maintaining13 and13 protecting13 the13 wellness13 of13 its13 students13 13 Below13 is13 a13 listing13 of13 required13 and13 recommended13 immunizations13 for13 your13 reference13 and13 that13 of13 your13 health13 care13 provider13 Evidence13 of13 required13 immunizations13 must13 be13 included13 with13 the13 studentrsquos13 health13 records13

REQUIRED13 HIGHLY13 RECOMMENDED13

Two13 Measles-shy‐Mumps-shy‐Rubella13 (MMR)13 immunizations13 Tetanus-shy‐diphtheria13 (within13 past13 1013 years)13 13

Polio13 Vaccine13 Hepatitis13 B13 (a13 three-shy‐shot13 series)13

Mantoux13 test13 for13 tuberculosis13 Varicella13 (if13 you13 have13 not13 contracted13 Chicken13 Pox13

Meningitis13 13

MAIL13 SERVICE13

Each13 resident13 will13 be13 assigned13 a13 mailbox13 The13 United13 States13 Postal13 Service13 (USPS)13 will13 not13 deliver13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 All13 student13 mail13 will13 be13 received13 by13 the13 College13 Mail13 Room13 and13 distributed13 to13 the13 student13 boxes13 daily13 Monday13 through13 Friday13 There13 is13 no13 mail13 service13 on13 Saturday13 or13 Sunday13 If13 a13 resident13 receives13 a13 package13 that13 does13 not13 fit13 in13 their13 mailbox13 a13 notice13 will13 be13 placed13 in13 their13 box13 notifying13 them13 of13 the13 delivery13 The13 student13 may13 pick-shy‐up13 the13 package13 from13 the13 mailroom13 13 13

Any13 residential13 student13 who13 wishes13 to13 have13 letters13 or13 packages13 shipped13 to13 Lackawanna13 College13 should13 address13 it13 as13 follows13

Student13 Name13 Lackawanna13 College13

50113 Vine13 St13 Dorm13 amp13 Mail13 Box13 Number13

Scranton13 PA13 1850913

The13 studentrsquos13 hall13 (McKinney13 Hall13 Seeley13 Hall13 or13 Tobin13 Hall)13 and13 mailbox13 number13 (not13 room13 or13 Student13 ID13 number)13 must13 be13 written13 on13 the13 letter13 or13 package13 13 13

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MEAL13 PLANS13 AND13 CAFETERIA13 HOURS13 OF13 OPERATION13 13

A13 Residential13 Meal13 Plan13 is13 an13 essential13 part13 of13 the13 residence13 life13 experience13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 Its13 implementation13 alleviates13 one13 of13 the13 concerns13 most13 students13 face13 while13 living13 away13 from13 home13 This13 allows13 the13 student13 to13 concentrate13 solely13 on13 his13 or13 her13 studies13 and13 other13 activities13 associated13 with13 college13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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life13 Therefore13 it13 is13 necessary13 to13 integrate13 this13 service13 into13 the13 requirements13 for13 all13 students13 living13 in13 our13 residence13 halls13 13

There13 are13 two13 options13 available13 to13 students13 students13 can13 choose13 a13 $125013 per13 semester13 plan13 or13 a13 $140013 per13 semester13 plan13 This13 is13 an13 estimated13 cost13 which13 would13 allow13 the13 average13 student13 to13 purchase13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 and13 a13 dinner13 meal13 each13 weekday13 and13 either13 breakfast13 or13 lunch13 on13 Saturday13 and13 Sunday13 When13 meal13 service13 is13 not13 available13 a13 take-shy‐out13 lunch13 or13 dinner13 may13 be13 purchased13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 for13 future13 consumption13 or13 students13 may13 choose13 to13 eat13 at13 the13 many13 reasonably13 priced13 restaurants13 within13 walking13 distance13 of13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 residence13 halls13 13 13

The13 meal13 plan13 money13 is13 deposited13 into13 a13 declining13 balance13 account13 held13 by13 the13 Food13 Service13 Provider13 13 Each13 time13 a13 student13 purchases13 food13 from13 the13 cafeteria13 the13 amount13 will13 be13 tallied13 and13 deducted13 from13 that13 individual13 studentrsquos13 account13 In13 order13 to13 purchase13 food13 in13 the13 cafeteria13 on13 the13 meal13 plan13 the13 student13 must13 present13 hisher13 Lackawanna13 College13 photo13 identification13 card13 each13 time13 a13 purchase13 is13 made13 The13 food13 service13 staff13 will13 provide13 information13 regarding13 each13 studentrsquos13 balance13 upon13 request13

If13 a13 student13 meal13 plan13 account13 becomes13 depleted13 prior13 to13 the13 end13 of13 a13 semester13 deposits13 in13 increments13 of13 $10013 can13 be13 made13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 account13

All13 meal13 plan13 dollars13 must13 be13 used13 by13 the13 end13 of13 the13 designated13 period13 and13 will13 not13 be13 refunded13

The13 College13 requires13 all13 payment13 of13 College13 expenses13 (to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 tuition13 residence13 hall13 fees13 meal13 plan13 payments13 etc)13 to13 be13 paid13 in13 full13 and13 documented13 on13 the13 studentrsquos13 account13 prior13 to13 the13 first13 day13 of13 each13 semester13

Exceptions13 may13 be13 made13 on13 a13 case-shy‐by-shy‐case13 basis13 and13 are13 at13 the13 sole13 discretion13 held13 and13 keep13 the13 student13 from13 moving13 into13 the13 residence13 hall13 and13 utilizing13 the13 meal13 plan13 Failure13 to13 make13 scheduled13 payments13 as13 established13 by13 the13 College13 will13 result13 in13 the13 suspension13 of13 access13 to13 the13 meal13 plan13 until13 payment13 is13 received13 Please13 note13 the13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 dismiss13 any13 student13 who13 fails13 to13 make13 any13 payment13 as13 required13 under13 the13 payment13 plan13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 13 Failure13 to13 make13 payments13 will13 cause13 the13 studentrsquos13 schedule13 to13 be13 placed13 on13 hold13

Cafeteria13 Hours13 of13 Operation13 The13 cafeteria13 is13 located13 on13 the13 third13 floor13 of13 Angeli13 Hall13 and13 is13 open13 during13 the13 following13 hours13 13

Monday13 -shy‐13 Friday13 73013 am13 to13 73013 pm13

Saturday13 -shy‐13 Sunday13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Holidays13 when13 residents13 are13 on13 campus13 noon13 to13 413 pm13

Cafeteria13 Compressed13 Schedule13 Football13 players13 will13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13 from13 83013 am13 to13 913 am13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 for13 all13 other13 dorm13 students13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 On13 Fridays13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 open13 at13 913 am13 for13 all13 dorm13 students13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

13

MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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If13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 Monday13 through13 Thursday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13 At13 the13 conclusion13 of13 that13 hour13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 The13 football13 players13 will13 then13 eat13 in13 the13 dining13 hall13

If13 the13 College13 closes13 after13 classes13 are13 in13 session13 on13 Friday13 the13 cafeteria13 will13 remain13 open13 for13 one13 (1)13 hour13 after13 the13 official13 closing13 time13 for13 the13 students13 and13 staff13 to13 eat13

If13 the13 College13 is13 closed13 due13 to13 weather13 conditions13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 will13 be13 followed13

Cafeteria13 Holiday13 Schedule13 The13 cafeteria13 will13 be13 closed13 on13 the13 following13 days13 13

bull September13 713 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Labor13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull October13 1213 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Columbus13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull November13 1113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Veteranrsquos13 Day13 (Wednesday)13

bull November13 2513 2613 2713 2015in13 observance13 of13 Thanksgiving13

bull December13 2113 -shy‐13 3113 201513 in13 observance13 of13 Winter13 Holiday13

bull January13 113 201613 in13 observance13 of13 the13 New13 Yearrsquos13 Holiday13 (Friday)13

bull January13 1813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Martin13 Luther13 King13 Jr13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull February13 1513 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Presidentsrsquo13 Day13 (Monday)13

bull March13 2513 amp13 2813 201613 in13 observance13 of13 Spring13 Recess13

bull May13 3013 201613 in13 observance

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MOTOR13 VEHICLE13 REGULATIONS13

Residential13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 park13 on13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 campus13 All13 resident13 studentsrsquo13 vehicles13 must13 be13 parked13 off13 campus13 Commuter13 Students13 are13 the13 only13 students13 allowed13 to13 park13 on13 College-shy‐owned13 andor13 leased13 parking13 lots13 13 13

Resident13 and13 commuter13 students13 can13 use13 on13 street13 parking13 or13 make13 arrangement13 with13 private13 vendors13 13 In13 an13 effort13 to13 facilitate13 off-shy‐campus13 parking13 the13 College13 has13 negotiated13 a13 deal13 with13 the13 parking13 authority13 facility13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13 that13 will13 allow13 students13 to13 enter13 into13 a13 four-shy‐month13 agreement13 at13 the13 cost13 of13 $80month13 This13 agreement13 will13 allow13 them13 to13 park13 24713 during13 that13 four-shy‐month13 time13 period13 For13 those13 students13 with13 sufficient13 financial13 aid13 this13 charge13 can13 be13 covered13 as13 part13 of13 their13 financial13 aid13 package13 Additional13 information13 can13 be13 found13 on13 the13 Parking13 Program13 Request13 From13 or13 contact13 the13 Financial13 Aid13 Office13 directly13 13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

13

2013

13

On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

2213

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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13

PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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13

bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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13

SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

2813

13

Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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PERSONAL13 PROPERTY13 INSURANCE13

The13 College13 recommends13 that13 residents13 secure13 personal13 property13 insurance13 or13 homeowners13 or13 renters13 insurance13 to13 cover13 their13 personal13 items13 while13 on13 campus13 Residents13 should13 keep13 a13 record13 of13 the13 serial13 numbers13 of13 all13 appliances13 including13 television13 stereo13 computer13 and13 camera13 equipment13 All13 valuables13 should13 be13 marked13 with13 the13 residentrsquos13 first13 initial13 and13 last13 name13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 CHARGES13

Dormitory13 charges13 are13 billed13 with13 tuition13 A13 payment13 plan13 is13 available13 for13 any13 balance13 owed13 to13 the13 College13 that13 is13 not13 covered13 by13 financial13 aid13 If13 a13 student13 does13 not13 want13 to13 take13 advantage13 of13 the13 payment13 plan13 payment13 in13 full13 must13 be13 made13 at13 the13 Bursarrsquos13 Office13 or13 online13 at13 portallackawannaedu13 13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 13

All13 full-shy‐time13 students13 attending13 the13 Scranton13 campus13 who13 do13 not13 commute13 daily13 from13 the13 home13 of13 their13 parent(s)13 legal13 guardian(s)13 or13 spouse13 must13 reside13 in13 campus13 housing13 when13 they13 are13 actively13 enrolled13 in13 college13 courses13 Commuting13 distance13 is13 defined13 as13 3013 miles13 from13 campus13 or13 less13 This13 policy13 applies13 to13 any13 time13 of13 enrollment13 including13 summer13 sessions13 and13 Intersession13

Exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13 can13 only13 be13 made13 by13 the13 Vice13 President13 of13 Student13 Affairs13 and13 only13 under13 extreme13 circumstances13 The13 decision13 of13 the13 Vice13 President13 is13 final13 To13 apply13 for13 an13 exception13 the13 parent13 legal13 guardian13 or13 spouse13 needs13 to13 provide13 a13 notarized13 letter13 documenting13 that13 the13 student13 will13 in13 fact13 meet13 the13 criteria13 stated13 in13 the13 policy13 and13 lives13 within13 a13 reasonable13 commuting13 distance13 (defined13 as13 within13 3013 miles13 of13 the13 campus13 of13 attendance)13

If13 the13 College13 is13 able13 to13 verify13 that13 a13 student13 is13 in13 fact13 violating13 the13 policy13 as13 stated13 or13 the13 conditions13 set13 forth13 in13 an13 approved13 exception13 the13 student13 is13 subject13 to13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 andor13 full13 charge13 for13 residence13 hall13 costs13

RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 POLICY13 APPEAL13 PROCEDURE13 13

Students13 may13 appeal13 the13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 decision13 rendered13 by13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 This13 appeal13 must13 be13 made13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 original13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 status13 decision13 All13 appeals13 must13 be13 submitted13 in13 writing13 using13 the13 below13 listed13 format13 13

In13 order13 for13 your13 appeal13 to13 be13 considered13 you13 will13 need13 to13 document13 your13 reasons13 for13 requesting13 another13 review13 on13 the13 below13 listed13 on13 the13 following13 page13

Please13 be13 specific13 but13 brief13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 cannot13 make13 an13 informed13 judgment13 regarding13 your13 appeal13 without13 complete13 information13 Similarly13 if13 you13 have13 new13 information13 you13 believe13 needs13 to13 accompany13 your13 appeal13 you13 will13 need13 to13 submit13 it13 in13 writing13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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Signature13

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(Attach13 additional13 typed13 sheets13 if13 necessary)

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 review13 appeals13 on13 a13 basis13 that13 is13 in13 the13 best13 interest13 of13 the13 College13 Community13 andor13 the13 applicant13 13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 will13 make13 their13 decision13 within13 five13 (5)13 business13 days13 of13 the13 receipt13 of13 the13 applicantrsquos13 written13 appeal13 In13 no13 case13 will13 a13 determination13 of13 ldquonot13 eligiblerdquo13 be13 altered13 after13 fifteen13 (15)13 days13 of13 the13 Teamrsquos13 original13 decision13 Decisions13 rendered13 by13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 are13 final13 and13 not13 subject13 to13 further13 appeal13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 STUDENT13 APPEAL13 FORM13 (Not13 Eligible13 Status)13

I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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Signature13

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Date13

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Address13

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PhoneEmail13

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(Attach13 additional13 typed13 sheets13 if13 necessary)

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

2213

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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I13 would13 like13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Review13 Team13 to13 re-shy‐consider13 my13 request13 to13 be13 released13 from13 the13 residency13 requirement13 for13 the13 following13 reasons13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

13

2013

13

On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

2213

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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13

PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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13

bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

2813

13

Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

13

After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

3013

13

Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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By13 signing13 this13 form13 I13 agree13 that13 the13 information13 I13 have13 included13 is13 true13 and13 accurate13 I13 understand13 that13 the13 information13 I13 am13 including13 along13 with13 any13 previously13 submitted13 documentation13 will13 be13 considered13 in13 the13 appeals13 process13 I13 agree13 to13 accept13 the13 decision13 rendered13 through13 this13 process13 13

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Signature13

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Date13

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Address13

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PhoneEmail13

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(Attach13 additional13 typed13 sheets13 if13 necessary)

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

3313

in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

3413

Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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RESIDENCE13 HALL13 NETWORK13 SETUP13 PROCEDURES Each13 student13 is13 provided13 with13 a13 computer13 port13 and13 access13 to13 an13 Internet13 provider13 is13 included13 for13 no13 additional13 charge13 The13 College13 provides13 email13 accounts13 to13 all13 enrolled13 students13 accessible13 through13 the13 student13 portal13 All13 resident13 students13 are13 provided13 with13 access13 to13 a13 high-shy‐speed13 Internet13 connection13 Connection13 to13 this13 network13 is13 done13 at13 the13 studentsrsquo13 own13 risk13 The13 College13 is13 not13 responsible13 for13 material13 viewed13 or13 downloaded13 by13 users13 13

Lackawanna13 College13 is13 responsible13 for13 securing13 its13 network13 and13 computing13 systems13 in13 a13 reasonable13 and13 economically13 feasible13 way13 against13 unauthorized13 access13 or13 abuse13 while13 making13 it13 accessible13 for13 authorized13 and13 legitimate13 users13 By13 using13 any13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 electronic13 and13 technology13 resources13 users13 consent13 to13 assume13 personal13 responsibility13 for13 their13 appropriate13 use13 and13 agree13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 applicable13 College13 policies13 and13 local13 state13 federal13 and13 international13 laws13 and13 regulations13 13

Equipment13 Needed13 Equipment13 needed13 for13 connection13 to13 the13 dorm13 network13 includes13 a13 Wireless13 Network13 Card13 or13 a13 Network13 Interface13 Card13 (NIC)13 with13 a13 Category13 5-shy‐13 or13 6-shy‐patch13 cable13 Both13 items13 are13 available13 at13 the13 Bookstore13 though13 students13 may13 obtain13 these13 items13 elsewhere13 Installation13 of13 the13 network13 card13 is13 completely13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 student13 Check13 your13 ownerrsquos13 manual13 before13 you13 purchase13 a13 network13 card13 most13 computers13 already13 have13 one13 factory13 installed13 13 13

Connecting13 to13 the13 Internet13 If13 using13 a13 NIC13 connect13 the13 patch13 cable13 from13 the13 NIC13 card13 jack13 on13 the13 back13 of13 your13 computer13 to13 the13 network13 jack13 in13 your13 room13 then13 turn13 the13 computer13 on13 Network13 cards13 usually13 have13 LED13 light13 indicators13 showing13 the13 connection13 to13 the13 network13 When13 your13 machine13 starts13 you13 will13 see13 these13 indicators13 glow13 to13 show13 you13 have13 an13 active13 connection13

If13 using13 a13 wireless13 connection13 connect13 to13 publiclackawannaedu13 Open13 up13 an13 Internet13 browser13 You13 will13 be13 prompted13 for13 your13 portal13 username13 (ex13 firstnamelastname)13 and13 password13 Please13 note13 that13 this13 is13 not13 your13 student13 ID13 number13 or13 entire13 falcons13 email13 address13 13

If13 you13 receive13 certificate13 errors13 Open13 Internet13 Explorer13 click13 on13 Tools13 then13 Internet13 Options13 and13 finally13 the13 Advanced13 tab13 Scroll13 down13 to13 the13 last13 section13 (Security)13 and13 uncheck13 Check13 for13 Server13 certificate13 revocationrdquo13 Click13 on13 Apply13 and13 close13 then13 reopen13 Internet13 Explorer13

Security13 Users13 are13 responsible13 for13 maintaining13 the13 integrity13 of13 personal13 equipment13 connecting13 to13 the13 Collegersquos13 network13 Users13 are13 expected13 to13 purchase13 and13 maintain13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 such13 as13 Norton13 Anti-shy‐Virus13 McAfee13 Panda13 Sophos13 and13 others13 There13 are13 several13 free13 anti-shy‐virus13 programs13 available13 for13 personal13 use13 including13 Microsoft13 Security13 Essentials13 or13 AVG13 13 Installing13 anti-shy‐virus13 software13 and13 keeping13 your13 virus13 definitions13 up13 to13 date13 will13 protect13 your13 PC13 from13 damage13 and13 loss13 of13 valuable13 data13 13 13

Users13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 update13 and13 patch13 their13 Windows13 computers13 regularly13 on13 the13 Microsoft13 Windows13 update13 site13 Microsoft13 ldquoPatch13 Tuesdayrdquo13 is13 the13 second13 Tuesday13 of13 each13 month13 Go13 to13 windowsupdatemicrosoftcom13 for13 patch13 and13 update13 downloads13 You13 will13 most13 likely13 need13 to13 restart13 your13 computer13 every13 time13 you13 install13 updates13 from13 Microsoft13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

13

ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

13

2013

13

On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

2113

13

Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

2213

13

quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

2313

13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

2413

13

Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

2513

13

PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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The13 high-shy‐speed13 access13 to13 the13 World13 Wide13 Web13 is13 behind13 a13 Firewall13 server13 and13 has13 been13 filtered13 to13 only13 allow13 connection13 through13 TCPIP13 ports13 8013 and13 44313 which13 are13 the13 ports13 for13 standard13 and13 secure13 web13 access13 All13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 have13 been13 blocked13 for13 your13 safety13 and13 protection13 Viruses13 and13 hackers13 can13 and13 do13 use13 other13 TCPIP13 ports13 to13 gain13 access13 to13 your13 computer13 or13 to13 spread13 viruses13 Another13 reason13 is13 to13 block13 the13 use13 of13 Peer-shy‐to-shy‐Peer13 file-shy‐sharing13 networks13 which13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 Federal13 Digital13 Millennium13 Copyright13 Act13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Copyright13 Policy13 and13 Guidelines13 for13 further13 rules13 and13 regulations13 13

Network13 users13 are13 responsible13 for13 all13 traffic13 originating13 from13 their13 network13 Any13 attempts13 to13 read13 or13 monitor13 network13 information13 of13 others13 (sniffing)13 is13 a13 violation13 of13 the13 privacy13 act13 Repeat13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 the13 College13 disconnecting13 the13 device13 from13 the13 network13 We13 reserve13 the13 right13 to13 monitor13 all13 network13 activity13 incoming13 or13 outgoing13 on13 the13 dorm13 network13 and13 on13 all13 computers13 internally13 tied13 to13 it13 All13 Web13 usage13 is13 logged13 by13 default13 and13 can13 be13 traced13 to13 the13 machine13

Attempts13 by13 individuals13 to13 reconfigure13 the13 network13 infrastructure13 can13 result13 in13 damage13 to13 the13 infrastructure13 or13 severe13 network13 problems13 Examples13 of13 this13 are13 extending13 the13 network13 with13 hubsswitchesrepeaters13 daisy13 chaining13 of13 wiring13 and13 the13 use13 of13 non-shy‐standard13 electronics13 and13 wiring13 The13 connection13 and13 use13 of13 individual13 wireless13 Wi-shy‐Fi13 routers13 is13 strictly13 prohibited13 Repair13 costs13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13 if13 it13 is13 found13 that13 an13 individual13 caused13 damage13 When13 a13 user13 is13 encountering13 problems13 related13 to13 non-shy‐adherence13 to13 industry13 andor13 Lackawanna13 College13 network13 standards13 by13 installing13 their13 own13 wiring13 andor13 electronics13 the13 user13 risks13 being13 removed13 from13 the13 network13

Remember13 dorm13 network13 access13 is13 a13 privilege13 not13 a13 right13 13 Please13 use13 the13 privilege13 in13 a13 responsible13 manner13 and13 you13 will13 be13 able13 to13 surf13 the13 Web13 with13 ease13 13

Support13 If13 you13 are13 experiencing13 any13 difficulties13 with13 your13 connection13 contact13 support13 at13 supportlackawannaedu13 or13 call13 (570)13 504-shy‐158513 or13 (570)13 955-shy‐146413 Monday13 through13 Friday13 from13 813 am13 to13 413 pm13 Evening13 support13 is13 available13 Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 from13 613 pm13 to13 1013 pm13 by13 contacting13 (570)13 878-shy‐293013

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ROOMMATES13 AND13 ROOM13 CHANGES13

The13 relationship13 between13 roommates13 often13 influences13 a13 residents13 satisfaction13 with13 college13 life13 Some13 components13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 include13 each13 residents13 ability13 to13 express13 concern13 for13 the13 rights13 needs13 recognition13 and13 respect13 for13 anotherrsquos13 unique13 needs13 and13 lifestyles13 and13 the13 willingness13 to13 resolve13 conflict13 positively13 with13 the13 help13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 or13 other13 College13 staff13 members13

Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 take13 primary13 responsibility13 for13 ensuring13 the13 development13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 positive13 roommate13 relationship13 Students13 are13 strongly13 encouraged13 to13 invest13 themselves13 fully13 in13 working13 together13 with13 roommates13 to13 resolve13 differences13 by13 speaking13 directly13 to13 roommates13 sharing13 concerns13 expressing13 feelings13 in13 an13 honest13 manner13 and13 jointly13 negotiating13 resolution13 to13 conflict13

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2013

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

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DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

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Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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On13 occasion13 a13 resident13 will13 attempt13 to13 solve13 problems13 by13 talking13 to13 a13 roommate13 who13 is13 unresponsive13 In13 other13 cases13 a13 student13 may13 find13 it13 difficult13 to13 approach13 the13 roommate13 In13 either13 situation13 the13 student13 should13 seek13 the13 help13 of13 hisher13 Resident13 Director13 Residence13 hall13 staff13 members13 can13 assist13 students13 in13 expressing13 themselves13 to13 their13 roommates13 or13 assist13 in13 negotiating13 a13 living13 agreement13

ROOM13 CHANGES13 Room13 assignment13 changes13 may13 be13 requested13 during13 the13 third13 full13 week13 of13 each13 semester13 and13 between13 the13 fall13 and13 spring13 semesters13 A13 Room13 Change13 Request13 Form13 can13 be13 obtained13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 who13 must13 grant13 final13 approval13 In13 extreme13 circumstances13 a13 student13 will13 be13 permitted13 to13 make13 a13 room13 change13 outside13 of13 the13 room13 change13 periods13 Residents13 may13 apply13 in13 November13 to13 be13 reassigned13 for13 the13 spring13 semester13 These13 requests13 are13 filed13 in13 the13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 13 13

A13 room13 change13 is13 generally13 not13 considered13 as13 the13 means13 to13 resolve13 roommate13 conflict13 Changes13 will13 be13 considered13 only13 after13 residents13 have13 made13 a13 genuine13 attempt13 to13 resolve13 a13 conflict13

EXCEPTION13 Lackawanna13 College13 does13 offer13 a13 one-shy‐time13 move13 during13 the13 first13 week13 of13 check-shy‐in13 If13 you13 arrive13 and13 find13 that13 you13 and13 your13 roommate13 are13 absolutely13 not13 fit13 to13 live13 together13 you13 can13 find13 someone13 who13 is13 willing13 to13 switch13 rooms13 with13 you13 Finding13 another13 roommate13 is13 your13 responsibility13 Once13 you13 have13 found13 someone13 willing13 to13 switch13 you13 MUST13 see13 your13 resident13 director13 to13 facilitate13 the13 room13 change13 (key13 changing13 paperwork13 etc)13 Under13 no13 circumstance13 can13 a13 change13 be13 made13 without13 notifying13 the13 Resident13 Director13 and13 all13 changes13 must13 be13 made13 before13 the13 first13 day13 of13 classes

13 SOLICITATION13 AND13 SELLING13

Solicitation13 and13 selling13 by13 students13 and13 all13 others13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 Lackawanna13 College13 owned13 residential13 facilities13 except13 by13 written13 authorization13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 department13 can13 conduct13 a13 business13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13

No13 person13 organization13 or13 office13 may13 enter13 these13 facilities13 to13 distribute13 or13 collect13 questionnaires13 and13 surveys13 andor13 to13 collect13 any13 other13 information13 in-shy‐person13 from13 students13 in13 their13 place13 of13 residence13 without13 obtaining13 advance13 written13 permission13 from13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 13

No13 deliveries13 may13 be13 made13 to13 individual13 rooms13 unless13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 granted13 prior13 permission13

No13 advertisements13 or13 flyers13 are13 permitted13 on13 or13 under13 the13 doors13 of13 residence13 hall13 rooms13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

13

FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Lackawanna College Community Standards

The13 following13 policies13 and13 regulations13 were13 developed13 to13 maintain13 a13 safe13 residential13 community13 while13 protecting13 studentsrsquo13 rights13 and13 acknowledging13 studentsrsquo13 responsibilities13 Compliance13 with13 these13 policies13 and13 regulations13 contributes13 to13 the13 creation13 and13 maintenance13 of13 a13 productive13 living13 and13 learning13 residential13 experience13 Lackawanna13 College13 students13 are13 responsible13 for13 knowing13 and13 abiding13 by13 the13 following13 residential13 policies13 Failure13 to13 abide13 by13 any13 of13 the13 following13 policies13 will13 subject13 the13 student13 to13 disciplinary13 action13

ALCOHOL13 AND13 OTHER13 DRUGS13

Our13 office13 supports13 and13 expects13 adherence13 to13 established13 College13 policies13 and13 state13 laws13 regarding13 the13 use13 of13 alcohol13 and13 other13 drugs13

Residents13 residents13 from13 other13 buildings13 and13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 enter13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 alcoholic13 beverages13 regardless13 of13 age13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 dorm13 rooms13 or13 public13 areas13 of13 the13 residence13 halls13

Drinking13 games13 are13 prohibited13

Alcohol13 consumption13 is13 not13 permitted13 by13 anyone13 in13 the13 adjacent13 area13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 such13 as13 parking13 lots13 patios13 loading13 docks13 porches13 lawns13 etc13

Residents13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 keep13 empty13 alcohol13 containers13 in13 their13 rooms13 at13 any13 time13 for13 any13 reason13 including13 decorative13 purposes13

Drinking13 paraphernalia13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 funnels13 are13 not13 permitted13

Regardless13 of13 ownership13 or13 origin13 any13 of13 the13 following13 items13 found13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 disposed13 of13 unauthorized13 alcoholic13 beverages13 such13 as13 alcoholic13 beverages13 found13 in13 the13 possession13 of13 minors13 kegs13 beer13 balls13 taps13 or13 other13 mechanisms13 used13 to13 dispense13 alcohol13 Staff13 is13 authorized13 to13 confiscate13 and13 dispose13 of13 such13 items13

COURTESY13 AND13 QUIET13 HOURS13

All13 residents13 have13 the13 right13 to13 live13 in13 an13 environment13 that13 provides13 reasonable13 conditions13 for13 study13 and13 sleep13 Mandatory13 courtesy13 and13 quiet13 hours13 have13 been13 established13 and13 will13 be13 posted13 Courtesy13 hours13 are13 in13 effect13 2413 hours13 a13 day13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 while13 quiet13 hours13 cover13 specific13 evening13 hours13 13

During13 courtesy13 hours13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 be13 considerate13 of13 the13 needs13 of13 others13 at13 all13 times13 and13 comply13 with13 requests13 for13 maintaining13 a13 reasonable13 level13 of13 quiet13 13

Quiet13 hours13 require13 that13 noise13 be13 reduced13 so13 that13 nothing13 can13 be13 heard13 from13 within13 the13 rooms13 when13 the13 doors13 are13 closed13 Congregation13 of13 more13 than13 two13 (2)13 residents13 in13 a13 hallway13 at13 any13 given13 time13 will13 be13 interpreted13 as13 violating13 this13 policy13 and13 the13 violators13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 A13 24-shy‐hour13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

13

NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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quiet13 period13 is13 in13 effect13 prior13 to13 and13 during13 final13 exams13 Disturbing13 noises13 during13 these13 hours13 will13 not13 be13 tolerated13 and13 will13 subject13 the13 offender13 to13 discipline13 These13 policies13 help13 make13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 suitable13 places13 to13 study13 Other13 good13 places13 for13 studying13 include13 the13 Lackawanna13 College13 Library13 and13 Scranton13 Public13 Library13 (located13 across13 the13 street13 from13 Angeli13 Hall)13

13

DAMAGEVANDALISM13

The13 College13 is13 not13 liable13 for13 any13 loss13 or13 damage13 incurred13 to13 the13 residentrsquos13 personal13 property13 whether13 by13 flood13 fire13 theft13 or13 any13 other13 cause13 Residents13 assume13 any13 and13 all13 liability13 for13 damage13 or13 claims13 that13 result13 from13 their13 own13 negligence13 as13 well13 as13 any13 negligence13 of13 visitors13 or13 guests13 Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 report13 any13 information13 regarding13 specific13 acts13 of13 vandalism13 to13 HousingResidence13 Life13 staff13 andor13 Public13 Safety13

Residents13 will13 be13 held13 responsible13 for13 the13 condition13 of13 the13 room13 to13 which13 they13 are13 assigned13 as13 well13 as13 for13 the13 repair13 of13 any13 damages13 to13 public13 areas13 Residents13 are13 expected13 to13 treat13 the13 residence13 halls13 with13 respect13 and13 care13 for13 the13 environment13 Residents13 cannot13 paint13 damage13 or13 otherwise13 alter13 the13 private13 or13 public13 spaces13 of13 the13 hall13

Residents13 who13 are13 found13 responsible13 for13 damage13 will13 be13 liable13 for13 any13 damage13 andor13 loss13 to13 a13 residential13 facility13 or13 its13 furnishings13 and13 may13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 through13 the13 Student13 Conduct13 Process13

Whenever13 possible13 repair13 or13 replacement13 costs13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 individual(s)13 responsible13 when13 this13 is13 not13 possible13 costs13 will13 be13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 of13 a13 building13 floor13 or13 wing13 When13 costs13 are13 prorated13 among13 the13 residents13 this13 is13 referred13 to13 as13 Common13 Area13 Damage13 and13 charges13 cannot13 be13 appealed13

Residents13 agree13 to13 satisfy13 all13 damage13 assessment13 charges13 to13 heshe13 by13 the13 indicated13 due13 date13

Students13 should13 refer13 to13 the13 Room13 Condition13 Report13 (RCR)13 and13 procedures13 found13 under13 the13 Administrative13 Policies13 in13 this13 handbook13

Misuse13 abuse13 theft13 or13 damage13 to13 personal13 property13 by13 one13 resident13 or13 group13 of13 residents13 to13 another13 is13 not13 permitted13

The13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 has13 a13 basic13 damage13 price13 guide13 available13 to13 all13 students13 at13 request13 This13 list13 is13 not13 an13 all-shy‐inclusive13 list13 of13 repairs13 and13 replacement13 costs13 as13 prices13 may13 change13 13

ENDANGERING13 BEHAVIOR13

Any13 student13 action13 that13 may13 lead13 to13 physical13 harm13 to13 oneself13 or13 others13 is13 considered13 endangering13 behavior13 and13 will13 typically13 result13 in13 removal13 from13 the13 residence13 halls13 disciplinary13 action13 (including13 cost13 of13 repair13 andor13 cleaning)13 andor13 criminal13 charges13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Residents13 are13 not13 to13 engage13 in13 behaviors13 of13 disorderly13 or13 disruptive13 conduct13 at13 any13 time13 of13 day13 or13 night13 that13 is13 inconsistent13 with13 the13 healthy13 functioning13 of13 our13 residential13 community13 or13 the13 surrounding13 community13 Residents13 found13 responsible13 for13 causing13 unnecessary13 garbage13 and13 debris13 in13 the13 hallway13 will13 be13 billed13 accordingly13

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FIRE13 SAFETY13

All13 students13 residing13 in13 any13 room13 found13 to13 have13 fire13 or13 life13 safety13 violations13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 probation13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 Assessment13 of13 fines13 or13 other13 disciplinary13 measures13 will13 be13 attributed13 to13 every13 student13 residing13 in13 the13 living13 area13 in13 which13 the13 infractions13 occur13 There13 will13 be13 no13 exceptions13 to13 this13 policy13

Students13 are13 forbidden13 to13 tamper13 with13 windows13 smoke13 detectors13 sprinklers13 ceiling13 light13 fixtures13 ceiling13 tile13 grids13 fire13 extinguishers13 fire13 escapes13 baffles13 or13 vents13 locks13 door13 closers13 security13 cameras13 or13 any13 other13 equipment13 installed13 to13 maintain13 the13 safety13 health13 andor13 welfare13 of13 the13 resident13 students13 13

Tampering13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13

bull Removing13 the13 safety13 devices13 in13 the13 windows13 locks13 or13 door13 closures13

bull Taping13 the13 inside13 of13 the13 smoke13 detectors13 covering13 smoke13 detectors13 or13 otherwise13 causing13 them13 to13 be13 inoperable13

bull Defacing13 fire13 station13 covers13

bull Discharging13 (unless13 there13 is13 a13 fire13 emergency)13 or13 disarming13 fire13 extinguishers13

bull Hanging13 anything13 from13 the13 ceiling13 grids13 (to13 include13 clothing13 sheets13 drapes13 or13 any13 other13 type13 curtain13 or13 screen13 limiting13 visibility13 anywhere13 within13 the13 confines13 of13 said13 room)13

bull Covering13 or13 blocking13 air13 vents13 or13 baffles13 as13 well13 as13 placing13 furniture13 in13 walkways13 or13 doorways13 inside13 the13 room13

Please13 refer13 to13 the13 complete13 Lackawanna13 College13 Fire13 Safety13 Guidelines13 in13 this13 handbook13 13

GUESTS13 AND13 VISITORS13

Residents13 must13 register13 all13 visitors13 at13 the13 Hallrsquos13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 (front13 desk)13 Visitors13 must13 provide13 appropriate13 identification13 which13 will13 consist13 of13 a13 picture13 ID13 that13 contains13 the13 birth13 date13 of13 the13 visitor13 Family13 visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 are13 not13 allowed13 in13 residence13 hall13 rooms13 and13 are13 restricted13 to13 the13 common13 areas13 Visitors13 under13 1813 years13 of13 age13 who13 are13 not13 family13 members13 are13 restricted13 from13 entering13 the13 building13 Residents13 are13 responsible13 for13 the13 actions13 of13 their13 guests13

All13 underage13 individuals13 will13 be13 escorted13 from13 the13 dormitory13 Refusal13 to13 leave13 will13 cause13 the13 College13 to13 seek13 charges13 of13 trespassing13 Residents13 responsible13 for13 inviting13 underage13 guests13 into13 the13 building13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 the13 College13 13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Residents13 must13 meet13 their13 guests13 at13 the13 Public13 Safety13 Office13 and13 sign13 them13 in13 They13 are13 also13 expected13 to13 escort13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 and13 sign13 them13 out13 Guests13 are13 to13 be13 escorted13 at13 all13 times13 by13 the13 resident13 who13 signed13 them13 in13 and13 are13 expected13 to13 adhere13 to13 all13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 regulations13 and13 policies13 Public13 Safety13 will13 escort13 any13 unescorted13 guests13 from13 the13 building13 Visitors13 who13 fail13 to13 follow13 College13 procedure13 will13 lose13 visitation13 privileges13 and13 will13 be13 considered13 trespassers13 on13 private13 property13 13

Overnight13 visitors13 are13 not13 allowed13 13 All13 visitors13 must13 vacate13 the13 facility13 by13 the13 close13 of13 posted13 visiting13 hours13 This13 policy13 will13 be13 strictly13 enforced13 and13 residents13 violating13 any13 part13 of13 this13 policy13 are13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 fines13 or13 community13 service13 Repeated13 violations13 will13 result13 in13 escalated13 disciplinary13 action13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13 andor13 dismissal13 from13 College13 All13 policies13 related13 to13 visitation13 apply13 whether13 a13 Public13 Safety13 Officer13 is13 present13 or13 not13

Lackawanna13 College13 Visitation13 Hours13

Sunday13 through13 Thursday13 Noon13 to13 midnight13

Friday13 and13 Saturday13 Noon13 to13 213 am13

13 13

Fines13 for13 Visitation13 Violations13

1st13 Offense13 $5013

2nd13 Offense13 $10013

3rd13 Offense13 or13 more13 Loss13 of13 visitation13 privileges13

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NOTE13 These13 hours13 and13 amounts13 are13 subject13 to13 change13 without13 prior13 notice13 When13 there13 is13 a13 scheduled13 day13 off13 eg13 Columbus13 Day13 which13 falls13 on13 a13 weekday13 visitation13 hours13 will13 follow13 the13 weekend13 schedule13 (213 am)13 the13 night13 before13 the13 holiday13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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PRIVACY13

In13 a13 residence13 hall13 environment13 living13 together13 with13 fellow13 residents13 is13 a13 wonderful13 experience13 that13 can13 enhance13 your13 academic13 career13 All13 residents13 are13 encouraged13 to13 clearly13 communicate13 their13 needs13 using13 roommate13 agreements13 regarding13 privacy13 matters13 with13 roommates13 suitemates13 and13 floor13 mates13 All13 residents13 should13 expect13 to13 maintain13 personal13 privacy13 within13 their13 student13 rooms13 and13 community13 bathroom13 facilities13 Students13 who13 violate13 an13 individualrsquos13 privacy13 by13 entering13 their13 room13 without13 permission13 or13 invade13 their13 privacy13 within13 bathroom13 facilities13 will13 likely13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Cohabitation13 is13 prohibited13

When13 having13 guests13 each13 resident13 should13 be13 conscious13 of13 the13 privacy13 of13 hisher13 roommate13 Residents13 should13 exercise13 their13 right13 to13 privacy13 responsibly13 and13 conduct13 themselves13 appropriately13 being13 mindful13 of13 extra13 responsibilities13 and13 social13 obligations13 of13 having13 guests13

The13 right13 to13 privacy13 does13 not13 imply13 the13 rights13 to13 violate13 the13 applicable13 regulations13 of13 the13 Residence13 Hall13 Regulations13 or13 College13 or13 city13 state13 or13 federal13 laws13

PETS13

Students13 may13 not13 at13 any13 time13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 animals13 Service13 animals13 are13 the13 only13 exception13 and13 must13 be13 registered13 with13 the13 Office13 of13 Disability13 Services13 13

SAFETY13 AND13 SECURITY13

Lackawanna13 College13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 at13 any13 time13 for13 health13 safety13 and13 maintenance13 reasons13 Included13 in13 this13 a13 College13 Official13 may13 enter13 a13 student13 room13 any13 time13 the13 official13 has13 reason13 to13 believe13 that13 a13 violation13 of13 any13 College13 rule13 or13 regulation13 is13 occurring13 or13 has13 occurred13 13

Students13 are13 encouraged13 to13 lock13 their13 doors13 at13 all13 times13 and13 report13 the13 presence13 of13 any13 suspicious13 persons13 or13 unusual13 activities13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 to13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 Public13 Safety13

Room13 keys13 or13 entrance13 door13 access13 devices13 are13 not13 provided13 to13 guests13 Students13 should13 not13 enter13 another13 residentrsquos13 room13 without13 the13 knowledge13 and13 consent13 of13 the13 occupant(s)13 regardless13 of13 whether13 or13 not13 the13 door13 is13 closed13 and13 locked13

Residents13 are13 not13 to13 tamper13 with13 automatic13 door13 locks13 or13 prop13 open13 doors13 with13 automatic13 closures13 Residents13 are13 not13 to13 enterexit13 through13 fire13 doors13 except13 during13 fire13 alarms13 or13 fire13 drills13

For13 reasons13 of13 personal13 safety13 and13 in13 order13 to13 prevent13 structural13 damage13 students13 and13 their13 guests13 may13 not13 participate13 in13 sports13 games13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 This13 includes13 but13 is13 not13 limited13 to13 baseball13 basketball13 soccer13 lacrosse13 football13 hockey13 Frisbee13 boxing13 or13 wrestling13

A13 room13 entry13 or13 search13 may13 be13 authorized13 under13 the13 following13 circumstances13

bull Emergency13 repair13 or13 maintenance13 work13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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bull Clear13 indication13 that13 routine13 health13 or13 safety13 regulations13 are13 being13 violated13

bull Apparent13 danger13 to13 the13 room13 occupants13 or13 other13 residents13 exists13

bull Probable13 cause13 to13 believe13 residents13 or13 their13 guests13 are13 violating13 federal13 state13 or13 local13 laws13 andor13 College13 regulations13

bull Occupant13 cannot13 be13 located13 for13 an13 extended13 period13 of13 time13

bull Itrsquos13 necessary13 to13 inspect13 a13 vacantunoccupied13 portion13 of13 a13 roomapartment13 in13 order13 to13 prepare13 for13 occupancy13

Prohibited13 Items13 The13 following13 items13 are13 prohibited13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 any13 items13 discovered13 at13 any13 time13 (eg13 during13 room13 inspections)13 will13 be13 confiscated13 and13 the13 resident(s)13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 disciplinary13 action13 13

bull Appliances13 with13 open13 coils13 or13 burners13 such13 as13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 broilers13 toaster13 ovens13 toasters13 electric13 skillets13 hot13 plates13 hot13 pots13 electric13 woks13 microwaves13 hot13 dog13 and13 hamburger13 cookers13 deep13 fryers13

bull Immersion13 coils13 or13 grills13 of13 any13 type13 to13 include13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 George13 Foreman13 grills13

bull Explosive13 or13 flammable13 substances13 including13 fireworks13 smoke13 bombs13 sparklers13 etc13

bull Refrigerators13 larger13 than13 4313 cubic13 feet13

bull Any13 type13 of13 room13 heating13 device13

bull Incense13 candles13 and13 open13 flame13 potpourri13 burners13

bull Octopus13 type13 plugs13

bull Halogen13 lights13

bull Live13 Christmas13 trees13 or13 flammable13 holiday13 decorations13

bull Weapons13 paint13 guns13 firearms13 or13 explosive13 devices13

bull Cinder13 blocks13

bull Empty13 alcohol13 containers13

bull Alcohol13 posters13 advertisements13 lights13 or13 signs13

bull Furniture13 without13 fire13 retardant13 material13

bull Nails13 hooks13 double13 faced13 adhesive13 tape13 or13 other13 items13 that13 will13 damage13 the13 walls13

bull Pets13

bull Power13 cords13 without13 a13 multi-shy‐plug13 power13 strip13 with13 an13 internal13 circuit13 breaker13

bull Waterbeds13

bull Lofts13

Confiscation13 Policy13 Any13 appliance13 in13 violation13 of13 this13 provision13 found13 in13 possession13 of13 a13 student13 shall13 be13 confiscated13 and13 held13 by13 the13 College13 until13 the13 end13 of13 the13 current13 semester13 The13 appliance13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 student13 at13 the13 end13 of13 the13 semester13 upon13 payment13 of13 a13 levied13 fine13 and13 on13 the13 condition13 that13 the13 appliance13 is13 immediately13 removed13 from13 the13 premises13 13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

13

After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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SMOKING13

Smoking13 is13 not13 permitted13 in13 any13 building13 and13 students13 found13 smoking13 in13 residence13 halls13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13 Students13 will13 be13 charged13 for13 any13 related13 maintenance13 or13 cleaning13 as13 the13 result13 of13 smoking13 in13 a13 residential13 facility13 The13 use13 of13 hookahs13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 is13 prohibited13 Smoking13 is13 prohibited13 (including13 electronic13 cigarettes)13 around13 all13 entrances13 and13 exits13 of13 campus13 buildings13

Smoking13 is13 only13 permitted13 in13 designated13 areas13 of13 campus13 where13 signs13 are13 posted13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

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FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Fire Safety Guidelines 13

Before13 a13 fire13

1 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 fire13 alarm13 pull13 stations13 and13 the13 fire13 safety13 equipment13 on13 the13 floor13

2 Know13 the13 location13 of13 all13 exits13 throughout13 the13 building13

Upon13 discovering13 smoke13 or13 flames13

1 Notify13 your13 Resident13 Director13 or13 a13 Public13 Safety13 officer13 13

2 Vacate13 your13 room13 immediately13 close13 the13 door13 (lock13 it13 if13 time13 permits)13

3 Vacate13 the13 building13 as13 quickly13 and13 safely13 as13 possible13 by13 the13 nearest13 exit13 Keep13 fire13 doors13 closed13 and13 do13 not13 use13 elevators13 Stay13 as13 low13 to13 the13 floor13 as13 possible13 Move13 as13 far13 away13 from13 the13 building13 as13 possible13

4 If13 you13 cannot13 leave13 your13 room13 go13 to13 your13 window13 pull13 up13 the13 shade13 and13 get13 the13 attention13 of13 the13 firemen13 call13 91113 or13 shout13 for13 help13

FIRE13 AND13 EMERGENCY13 EVACUATION13 POLICY13

All13 students13 faculty13 members13 administrators13 and13 classified13 personnel13 must13 consider13 the13 ringing13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 as13 a13 bona13 fide13 emergency13 signal13 and13 react13 accordingly13 Upon13 the13 sounding13 of13 the13 fire13 alarm13 all13 rooms13 and13 buildings13 will13 be13 vacated13 in13 an13 orderly13 fashion13 and13 as13 rapidly13 as13 possible13 No13 one13 is13 allowed13 to13 remain13 in13 the13 building13 except13 essential13 personnel13 13

When13 exiting13 the13 building13 students13 are13 asked13 to13 take13 with13 them13 backpacks13 purses13 coats13 and13 valuables13 they13 have13 on13 or13 near13 their13 persons13 They13 should13 not13 return13 to13 the13 area13 for13 any13 items13 left13 behind13 until13 given13 permission13 to13 return13 to13 the13 area13 by13 an13 administrator13 of13 the13 College13 13

In13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 please13 keep13 in13 mind13

bull Orderly13 and13 rapid13 movement13 of13 people13 is13 imperative13 13 13 bull Avoiding13 panic13 is13 vital13 bull Use13 of13 the13 nearest13 exit13 will13 expedite13 evacuation13 bull All13 personnel13 should13 go13 by13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 nearest13 parking13 area13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 front13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 Vine13 Street13 bull All13 those13 exiting13 the13 building13 from13 the13 back13 will13 gather13 in13 the13 parking13 area13 on13 North13 Washington13

Avenue13 bull No13 one13 should13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13

13 McKinnie13 Hall13

1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 area13 across13 the13 street13 from13 the13 dormitory13 on13 the13 corner13 of13 Vine13 and13 Wyoming13 Avenue13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

13

After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

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BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

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POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Seeley13 Hall13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 parking13 lot13 of13 the13 Academic13 Building13 (Healey13 Hall)13 located13

across13 the13 street13 on13 North13 Washington13 Avenue13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

Tobin13 Hall13 13 1 Take13 the13 most13 direct13 route13 to13 the13 Student13 Union13 at13 the13 corner13 of13 Jefferson13 Avenue13 and13 Vine13

Street13 If13 necessary13 you13 will13 be13 directed13 by13 fire13 personnel13 or13 administrators13 to13 a13 different13 location13 at13 that13 time13 13

2 Do13 not13 remain13 near13 the13 doors13 to13 the13 building13 13

3 When13 exiting13 use13 extreme13 caution13 Cross13 Vine13 Street13 to13 the13 parking13 commons13 and13 wait13 there13 to13 document13 your13 presence13 when13 approached13 by13 College13 or13 fire13 personnel13

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After13 the13 emergency13 is13 over13 or13 the13 drill13 is13 completed13 an13 administrator13 will13 give13 the13 signal13 to13 return13 to13 your13 residence13 13 If13 it13 is13 not13 possible13 to13 occupy13 the13 building13 notification13 of13 the13 action13 to13 follow13 will13 be13 given13 by13 an13 administrator13

13

FALSE13 ALARMS13

False13 Alarms13 are13 of13 great13 concern13 to13 the13 College13 and13 cause13 residents13 to13 ignore13 genuine13 alarms13 which13 may13 place13 them13 in13 dangerous13 situations13 Pulling13 a13 false13 alarm13 is13 a13 second-shy‐degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 two13 (2)13 years13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $500013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 Dismissal13 without13 appeal13

Discharging13 a13 fire13 extinguisher13 is13 a13 third13 degree13 misdemeanor13 punishable13 by13 one13 (1)13 year13 in13 prison13 andor13 a13 $250013 fine13 and13 will13 lead13 to13 College13 disciplinary13 action13 as13 well13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

3213

Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Room Care Policies

13 13 ROOM13 CARE13 AND13 DECORATIONS13

Everyone13 is13 responsible13 for13 upkeep13 of13 the13 residence13 hall13 which13 will13 be13 your13 home13 away13 from13 home13 during13 your13 academic13 career13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 and13 should13 be13 treated13 as13 such13 Common13 areas13 of13 the13 building13 will13 be13 maintained13 on13 a13 daily13 basis13 by13 College13 staff13 The13 maintenance13 of13 an13 individuals13 room13 is13 the13 responsibility13 of13 the13 resident13 College13 personnel13 will13 conduct13 periodic13 safety13 and13 health13 checks13 of13 rooms13 Any13 violation13 of13 College13 health13 or13 safety13 policy13 must13 be13 immediately13 corrected13 Failure13 to13 comply13 may13 result13 in13 disciplinary13 action13

The13 Maintenance13 staff13 provides13 housekeeping13 service13 seven13 days13 a13 week13 in13 the13 common13 areas13 only13 Our13 Maintenance13 staff13 does13 routine13 repairs13 to13 items13 as13 needed13 and13 any13 problems13 or13 concerns13 should13 be13 reported13 to13 the13 Resident13 Directors13 as13 soon13 as13 they13 occur13

Any13 items13 that13 are13 left13 outside13 of13 the13 assigned13 dorm13 room13 will13 be13 discarded13 without13 notice13 and13 the13 cost13 of13 discarded13 items13 will13 be13 at13 userrsquos13 expense13 No13 items13 should13 be13 stored13 or13 left13 in13 the13 stairwells13 which13 are13 also13 used13 as13 fire13 exits13 Any13 items13 found13 in13 residence13 hall13 stairwells13 will13 be13 discarded13 at13 the13 userrsquos13 expense

ROOM13 FURNISHINGS13

All13 supplied13 furniture13 must13 stay13 in13 its13 designated13 room13 Furniture13 cannot13 be13 removed13 from13 assigned13 room13 and13 must13 be13 used13 for13 intended13 purposes13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 leave13 room13 furnishings13 in13 common13 areas13 hallways13 or13 corridors13 Furniture13 found13 in13 any13 of13 these13 areas13 will13 be13 returned13 to13 the13 studentrsquos13 room13 and13 a13 fine13 for13 obstruction13 of13 egress13 and13 a13 moving13 charge13 will13 be13 assessed13 to13 the13 student13 for13 each13 incident13

Cinder13 blocks13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 residences13 Lofts13 of13 any13 type13 are13 not13 permitted13 in13 Residence13 Hall13 rooms13 (unless13 issued13 by13 the13 College)13 Ping-shy‐Pong13 tables13 pool13 tables13 video13 arcade13 games13 and13 other13 large13 game13 tables13 (by13 use13 or13 function)13 are13 not13 permitted13 due13 to13 limited13 room13 space13 and13 potential13 disruption13 to13 other13 students13

NOTE13 Housing13 and13 Maintenance13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 close13 all13 common13 areas13 due13 to13 vandalism13 or13 misuse13 without13 notice13

Any13 objects13 such13 as13 decals13 pictures13 stickers13 etc13 that13 are13 fastened13 to13 the13 walls13 doors13 woodwork13 or13 ceilings13 of13 rooms13 or13 hallways13 must13 be13 removable13 without13 damage13 to13 paint13 or13 furnished13 surfaces13 of13 the13 room13 No13 decals13 pictures13 signs13 posters13 or13 other13 items13 visible13 from13 outside13 shall13 be13 attached13 or13 placed13 next13 to13 windows13 Contact13 paper13 is13 forbidden13 as13 are13 cellophane13 tape13 and13 heavy13 packaging13 tape13 13 Writing13 instruments13 must13 not13 be13 used13 on13 any13 building13 surfaces13 13

Students13 must13 not13 decorate13 their13 rooms13 with13 combustible13 materials13 or13 be13 in13 possession13 of13 incense13 candles13 or13 other13 flammable13 items13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Please13 refer13 to13 the13 full13 list13 of13 Prohibited13 Items13 under13 the13 Safety13 and13 Security13 Policy13

ROOM13 KEYS13 AND13 LOCK13 OUT13 POLICY13

Students13 are13 responsible13 for13 carrying13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 The13 room13 occupancy13 key13 issued13 to13 each13 resident13 is13 the13 property13 of13 the13 College13 and13 is13 issued13 to13 that13 particular13 resident13 for13 hisher13 exclusive13 use13 Students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 lend13 or13 give13 their13 room13 keys13 to13 anyone13 or13 any13 group13 13

It13 is13 unlawful13 to13 duplicate13 any13 residence13 hall13 key13 and13 students13 are13 not13 permitted13 to13 put13 their13 own13 locks13 or13 alarms13 on13 any13 residence13 hall13 doors13

Keys13 must13 be13 returned13 when13 a13 student13 vacates13 hisher13 residence13 hall13 assignment13 A13 lost13 or13 unreturned13 key13 will13 result13 in13 a13 lock13 core13 change13 and13 a13 fee13 per13 affected13 lock13 In13 the13 event13 of13 a13 broken13 key13 a13 replacement13 fee13 will13 be13 charged13 Lost13 or13 misplaced13 keys13 should13 be13 reported13 immediately13 to13 the13 housing13 staff13 13

Students13 are13 reminded13 to13 have13 their13 keys13 with13 them13 at13 all13 times13 13 After13 the13 third13 incident13 where13 a13 student13 needs13 to13 be13 given13 access13 to13 hisher13 room13 a13 $1013 fee13 will13 be13 assessed13 for13 each13 lockout

ROOFTOPS13 AND13 WINDOWS13

Students13 who13 are13 present13 on13 the13 roof13 or13 any13 other13 architectural13 feature13 not13 designed13 for13 recreational13 or13 functional13 use13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 fines13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 assessments13 for13 any13 damage13 and13 possible13 disciplinary13 action13 if13 the13 studentrsquos13 presence13 is13 not13 cause13 by13 a13 valid13 emergency13 The13 College13 assumes13 no13 financial13 or13 legal13 responsibility13 for13 any13 student13 injured13 as13 a13 result13 of13 such13 action13

All13 hall13 window13 screens13 must13 be13 kept13 in13 position13 at13 all13 times13 Students13 found13 responsible13 for13 removing13 screens13 from13 residence13 hall13 room13 windows13 will13 be13 fined13 per13 screen13

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Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

3213

Building Policies

ART13 PROJECTS13

Students13 are13 expected13 to13 exercise13 extreme13 caution13 when13 completing13 art13 projects13 Proper13 ventilation13 must13 be13 maintained13 and13 floors13 walls13 and13 furniture13 must13 be13 protected13 The13 use13 of13 spray13 paint13 or13 any13 aerosol13 spray13 is13 prohibited13

13

BUILDING13 ACCESS13 13

The13 main13 entrance13 doors13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13 are13 to13 be13 locked13 at13 all13 times13 for13 the13 security13 of13 the13 residents13 as13 are13 all13 individual13 room13 doors13 and13 quad13 doors13 Propping13 doors13 open13 or13 tampering13 with13 doors13 or13 locking13 systems13 is13 an13 offense13 that13 can13 lead13 to13 residence13 hall13 expulsion13 andor13 fines13

All13 residence13 hall13 entrance13 doors13 are13 locked13 for13 student13 safety13 2413 hours13 per13 day13 Access13 to13 the13 residence13 hall13 is13 only13 through13 the13 front13 door13 All13 other13 doors13 are13 locked13 from13 the13 outside13 and13 equipped13 with13 exit13 alarms13 that13 sound13 when13 the13 door13 is13 opened13 These13 doors13 are13 to13 be13 used13 only13 in13 case13 of13 an13 emergency13 13

To13 enter13 a13 building13 residents13 must13 scan13 their13 ID13 at13 the13 proximity13 reader13 by13 the13 lobby13 doors13 The13 ID13 will13 allow13 access13 to13 the13 front13 lobby13 Resident13 students13 must13 then13 hand13 their13 ID13 to13 the13 staff13 person13 working13 the13 desk13 The13 desk13 staff13 will13 check13 the13 ID13 to13 allow13 access13 into13 the13 hall13

Students13 should13 never13 share13 or13 loan13 their13 Lackawanna13 College13 ID13 to13 another13 student13 or13 guest13 Any13 violation13 of13 this13 policy13 will13 result13 in13 the13 disciplinary13 action13 of13 student(s)guest13 13

All13 non-shy‐resident13 guests13 must13 be13 registered13 Please13 refer13 to13 the13 Guests13 and13 Visitors13 Policy13 under13 Community13 Standards13

Desk13 staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 inspect13 all13 bags13 carts13 trunks13 luggage13 etc13 of13 students13 andor13 guests13 attempting13 to13 gain13 building13 entry13 or13 exit13 In13 the13 event13 that13 staff13 indicates13 an13 inspection13 they13 should13 have13 reasonable13 grounds13 to13 perform13 the13 search13 and13 will13 remain13 mindful13 of13 a13 studentrsquos13 right13 to13 privacy13 Random13 bag13 searches13 may13 also13 be13 performed13 at13 the13 discretion13 of13 the13 Director13 of13 Residence13 Life13 and13 Housing13 Staff13 reserves13 the13 right13 to13 deny13 admittance13 to13 any13 person13 to13 the13 residence13 halls13

COMMON13 AREAS13

The13 use13 of13 residence13 hall13 common13 areas13 is13 restricted13 to13 the13 building13 occupants13 their13 guestsvisitors13 and13 College13 affiliated13 groups13 and13 organizations13 that13 have13 reserved13 a13 space13 through13 the13 buildingrsquos13 Resident13 Director13 The13 size13 of13 the13 group13 must13 be13 limited13 to13 the13 number13 of13 persons13 that13 can13 be13 accommodated13 in13 the13 lounge13 to13 be13 used13

Common13 area13 furniture13 must13 remain13 in13 common13 rooms13 A13 fee13 may13 be13 assessed13 if13 common13 area13 furniture13 needs13 to13 be13 moved13 back13 to13 its13 appropriate13 location13 If13 common13 area13 furniture13 or13 other13 equipment13 placed13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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in13 common13 areas13 for13 the13 benefit13 of13 the13 residents13 is13 found13 in13 a13 student13 room13 the13 occupants13 of13 the13 room13 will13 face13 disciplinary13 action13

Common13 areas13 cannot13 be13 used13 for13 sales13 or13 solicitation13 Common13 areas13 should13 not13 be13 physically13 modified13 in13 any13 way13 without13 prior13 approval13 by13 the13 Residence13 Life13 Office13

Due13 to13 health13 and13 safety13 concerns13 students13 are13 expected13 to13 keep13 common13 areas13 reasonably13 clean13 and13 orderly13 for13 community13 use13 13

13

POSTING13

Advertising13 posted13 in13 the13 residence13 halls13 for13 events13 may13 not13 refer13 to13 alcohol13 tobacco13 andor13 other13 drugs13 Floor13 bulletin13 boards13 are13 for13 posting13 residence13 hall13 and13 College13 events13 only13 Any13 posters13 not13 approved13 by13 Residence13 Life13 staff13 or13 any13 posters13 appearing13 in13 non-shy‐approved13 areas13 will13 be13 removed13 Organizations13 not13 following13 this13 procedure13 will13 forfeit13 their13 right13 to13 post13 any13 future13 events13 13 13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13

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Residence Hall Representatives 13

Representatives13 for13 each13 residence13 hall13 are13 officers13 of13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Student13 Government13 Association13 (SGA)13 nominated13 and13 either13 voted13 in13 or13 appointed13 to13 office13 each13 academic13 year13 In13 addition13 to13 attending13 weekly13 SGA13 meetings13 dorm13 reps13 will13 schedule13 meetings13 in13 their13 residence13 hall13 to13 discuss13 issues13 and13 concerns13 specific13 to13 residence13 life13 To13 be13 eligible13 for13 the13 position13 of13 Residence13 Hall13 Representative13 a13 resident13 student13 must13 be13 enrolled13 full-shy‐time13 (a13 minimum13 of13 1213 credits)13 at13 Lackawanna13 College13 maintain13 a13 minimum13 2513 CGPA13 and13 be13 a13 resident13 of13 the13 dorm13 in13 which13 they13 represent13

Resident Student Award 13

The13 Housing13 and13 Residence13 Life13 Office13 offers13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 an13 honor13 awarded13 to13 a13 student13 who13 demonstrates13 dedication13 and13 commitment13 to13 being13 a13 model13 resident13 student13 who13 excels13 in13 and13 out13 of13 the13 classroom13 The13 College13 community13 takes13 great13 pride13 in13 the13 Resident13 Student13 Award13 to13 be13 awarded13 annually13 at13 Lackawanna13 Collegersquos13 Awards13 Night13