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Beit Hall: Introduction

Brief History of Beit Hall

Building of Beit Hall funded by Sir Otto Beit director of the governing body of Imperial College 1912-1930.

Initially it was a faculty building housing Biology and later converted to a student Hall.

Renovated to its present state in 2001.

Currently one of the largest Halls of Imperial College providing self-catering accommodation to 340 students. Sir Otto Beit

Hall Management

Wardens

Welfare Amenities budget Discipline

Housekeeping

Cleaning Repairs Keys

Security staff

Swipe cards Post Fire safety

Hall Management

Wardens Housekeeping Security staff

Welfare Amenities budget Discipline Emergencies

Cleaning Repairs Keys Emergencies

Swipe cards Post Fire safety Emergencies

Locations of Housekeeping and Security Offices

Prince Consort Road

Beit Quad

West CommonRoom

East CommonRoom

Archway

Locations of Housekeeping and Security Offices

Housekeeping Security

West CommonRoom

East CommonRoom

Housekeeping Office (open 8am-6pm weekdays)

Housekeeping

West CommonRoom

Knocking on door

Call: 49905 (room landline)

Email:beit.defects@imperial.ac.uk

Cleaning, Repair and Keys

Pawel Helen

Security Office (open all the time)

Safety, sorting mail, collect parcels

Security

East CommonRoom

Knock on door

Call: 58902 (room landline)

Call: 020 7589 1000 (mobile)

Andrew

Locations of entrances to Beit Hall

West CommonRoom

East CommonRoom

Locations of entrances to Beit Hall

West CommonRoom

East CommonRoom

Locations of entrances to Beit Hall

West CommonRoom

East CommonRoom

The Warden

The AssistantWarden

Savvas

Lucia

Wardens & Hall Seniors

The Hall Seniors Melody, EU Gene, Sandipan, Marc, Heather, Navidu, Sabah, Vanya, Milia, Tammy, Humairah, Harriet, Ed, Scott, Jason

The Subwardens Deborah, Anne, Sarah, Alex, Sam, Freddie

Welfare• Our job is to help make your year safe, fun and successful• We welcome feedback and suggestions

Amenities budget• Beit Hall events• Beit Hall Committee – discuss issues facing Hall and decide how the amenities budget is spent. Your chance to have a say!!

Discipline• Hall rules

Emergencies• Duty mobile: 07764285894 ext. 57710

Wardens & Hall Seniors

Hall Rules• Can be found on the Hall

website and on kitchen announcement boards

• Make sure you read them and that you are fully aware of them

• Rules are there for the safety and well-being of Beit residents, ensuring order and that every person enjoys her/his time at most.

• Breach of the rules may lead to disciplinary action

What counts as an “emergency”?

Accidents Illness Crime Leaks/flood Fires

Useful/emergency contacts

Keep in your wallet at all times!!

Noise in the Hall

Please keep noise down in rooms and kitchens from 11:00 pm till 8:00 am. Respect your fellow Beiters who may want to study/sleepYou are encouraged to use the common rooms after 11:00 pm

Drugs and smoking

• No illegal drugs. The College has a zero tolerance policy on drug use and possession

• Disciplinary action, may lead to expulsion from Imperial

• No smoking in Hall• No electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Hall

Drinking in the Quad

• The direction from the college is that when in the Beit central quadrangle one can only drink alcohol purchased from the Union Bar

• Alcohol purchased from elsewhere can only be consumed indoors (eg. Beit Hall common room)

Fire alarms• Loud high-pitched siren,• Often false alarms, sometimes real fires• Every resident must evacuate• Use nearest exit, gather in Beit Quad• Do not use the lift• Do not re-enter the building until told to do so

Also• Let a warden know if you have difficulty hearing the alarm or evacuating the building quickly• Find out today where your nearest exits are

Health and Safety issues

Health and Safety issues

Do not leave kitchen doors open !

Do not tamper with Fire Extinguishers !

Health Centre

• Register with the College Health Centre in Princes Gardens as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already .

Health and Safety issues

http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/

Meningococcal disease (Meningitis)

How to recognise the illness:

https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/signs-and-symptoms/meningitis-children-and-young-people/

Vaccination:

Only for first year undergraduates under age 25

New vaccine (A,C,W,Y) replaces previous Men C vaccine Single vaccine available from the Health Centre for first year UGs only who have not been vaccinated before arrival at Imperial and for those who have only had Men C before

Clinics running now until the end of October.

Hall Events

Coming up:

•Many more !!!

•Get involve with the Hall Committee and decide for yourself!

Beit Hall freshers’ events 2015 !

Boat party tickets £5 :6:00 -7:00 pm on Wednesday and Friday in the West Common Room

Questions? You must have lots. Please read Beit ME

Also check our website: http://hallsf.imperial.ac.uk/beit and facebook: Beit Hall 2015/2016.

Internet and wireless connection: ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict

Call : 49000 from your room landline Ask the wardens and Hall Seniors!

Questions?

Duty mobile

6pm-8am on weekdays & 24 hours at weekends

07764285894 (from your mobile)

ext. 57710 (from your room landline)