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A complete listing of the College Residence Policies and Terms appears in a
variety of printed materials distributed by the Office of Residential Life.
These materials include but are not limited to, the Office of Residential Life
web page, Welcome
Home, and the Dartmouth Organization Regulations, and
Courses (ORC) bulletin.
A summary of existing regulations appears in this section. New or modified
rules and regulations will be publicized as warranted.
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Residential Community Expectations, Policies, and
Services
Definition of Terms
Health and Safety
Important Safety Tips
Residential Event Accessibility and Accommodation
Policy
I. ORL Community Policies
II. Individual Room Policies
III. Building/ORL Policies
IV. Housing Policies
V. Services
Residential
Life Judicial Process and Sanctions
Residential communities exist to support the educational mission of
Dartmouth College. It is the responsibility of each student living in College
housing of any type to observe standards of conduct that permit other residents
to live in and maintain a safe, secure environment that is conducive to
academic and personal success.
On campus housing is an opportunity for Dartmouth students to live and learn
together in a community environment. Residential Life is actively engaged
in the process of encouraging the development of responsible citizens and
healthy communities. Responsible membership in a community - citizenship -
requires that students learn to express their individuality as well as to
understand and consider the impact that expression has on others. A positive
sense of community develops only when students assume the responsibility to
work towards the successful participation of all members. Essential to this
process is each resident's responsibility to openly communicate with other
members of the community.
Residential Life staff provides support through relationships that focus on
care and concern and through the maintenance of clear boundaries for
appropriate, safe behavior. These boundaries are important because they
encourage predictable environments as well as insure that individual behavior
does not interfere with the legitimate rights of other members of the
community. Students can gain personal insight and learn the responsibilities of
citizenship by being held accountable for their own behaviors.
All Dartmouth students are expected to adhere to the College Residence
Policies and Terms, as well as all College rules and regulations that students
are charged to know and observe. No system of standards can fully address in
specific fashion all possible situations that arise. When these standards do
not address a specific behavior, students are expected to conduct themselves
with a spirit of social responsibility and respect for the rights and needs of
others. Behavior that violates the spirit of the College Residence Policies and
Terms may be addressed, as appropriate to the context and circumstances of the
behavior.
College Residences
Any college owned and operated Residence Hall, CFS/UGS House, Affinity
House, or Apartment Complex.
Common Areas
Any area in a College Residence outside of a student room such as:
bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, study spaces and hallways.
Student Room
Includes single, double, triple and quad rooms, along with campus apartments
or suites. Kitchens and living rooms associate with suites and apartments
are considered part of the student room.
The safety and security of all students in residence is of utmost concern to
the College and it is expected that all students adopt reasonable safety
habits. As a result of this concern, the College has taken a number of actions.
Regular patrols by Safety and Security and other College personnel occur
nightly in each College-owned residence hall and academic affinity program
house. Safety visits by Safety & Security occur weekly in the co-ed,
fraternity, sorority and society houses. Additional hall security
procedures are in effect during weekends when many visitors are on campus (for
example: Homecoming, Winter Carnival, and Green Key). Foot patrols and
informational posters are circulated in advance reminding students abut
personal safety and the safeguarding of personal property.
A number of exterior security phones, many with attached locator blue
lights, have been installed in various campus locations. These eighteen
security phones are located at Butterfield, McLane, Ripley, Hitchcock, Topliff,
Lord, Morton, Little, Judge, and the north and south ends of the McLaughlin
Cluster, Davis Varsity House, Thompson Arena, Wentworth Hall, Baker Library,
Gilman, A-Lot and the River Parking Lot, which is adjacent to the docks on the
Connecticut River.
Officers from the Department of Safety and Security conduct a number of
residence hall safety programs throughout the year. These programs discuss some
of the most common types of campus crimes, crime prevention and crime reporting
procedures. This information is also available directly from the Department of
Safety and Security by calling (603) 646-4000.
All Residential Life staff members undergo training in safety and security
policies and support the efforts of the Department of Safety and Security to
educate students in-residence about campus safety. As members of a community,
each individual has a responsibility to ensure that safety hazards are
eliminated, fire equipment is maintained and fire procedures are established
and followed. Students who by virtue of their behavior toward themselves or
other residents show an inability to live in a group setting, refuse
intervention and/or endanger themselves or others in any manner may be asked to
leave the Dartmouth residential community immediately.
Suspicious persons and activities in the residence halls or their environs
should be reported to the Department of Safety and Security. Most importantly,
each student should watch out for the well-being of his or her neighbors,
friends and classmates. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
- Keep your room door locked when you are out or especially while you are
sleeping. If your lock does not work, report it immediately to Residential Life
staff.
- If you live on a ground or first floor, keep your window closed and locked
when you are not in your room. If your window lock does not work
properly, please contact Residential Operations for a repair.
- Report any suspicious person or activity to the Department of Safety and
Security at 646-4000.
- Do not leave your laundry unattended.
- Lock your bicycle in one of the storage racks. Remember that it is
mandatory that you register your bicycle with the Department of Safety and
Security.
Dartmouth College seeks to ensure that students with disabilities have
appropriate access to events hosted in the residence halls, regardless of
sponsor. The Office of Residential Life is committed to this goal and is
available to work with any event sponsor or student. There are two types of
events hosted in residence halls:
- Closed Events: Closed events are those events
only open to residents of a given community. In order to request accommodations
for these types of events, please refer to the Office of Residential Life
Statement on Diversity as well as in pre-event publicity for these
events.
- Open Events: Open events are those events that
are open to the Dartmouth community or the general public. In order to request
accommodations for these events, please contact the Senior Associate Director
of Residential Education.
Accommodation: The College employs a variety of
ways to provide accessibility to residence hall events. Some methods of
accommodation include provision of auxiliary aids and services, technology,
personal assistance or, where programs or activities initially are scheduled in
physically inaccessible locations, by relocation.
Whenever feasible, events should be scheduled in accessible locations in the
first instance. In the case of events in the residence halls that are open to
the Dartmouth community or the general public, it is important that the
sponsors of events plan ahead. In advance of selecting a particular
venue, event sponsors should contact the Office of Residential Life for
information concerning the accessibility of the proposed venue and to make
arrangements for participants with disabilities.
Resources: Dartmouth has resources that can
provide guidance as to how to plan events to maximize the opportunities for
participation by persons with disabilities, including how to respond to
requests for accommodations, such as requests for relocation, for interpreters,
or for other forms of accommodation. For events in the residence halls, the
Senior Associate Director for Residential Education serves as the point person
for these resources (Telephone: 603-646-1491, Email residential.education@dartmouth.edu)
Requests for Accommodation/Relocation: Individuals
seeking accommodations in order to participate in events hosted in the
residence halls are encouraged to provide as much advance notice as possible,
but in any event, a minimum of two weeks advance notice, so that there is
sufficient time to provide accommodations or relocate an event.
Notice: Pre-event publicity, whether by flyer,
website, or other means must include information on how potential participants
may request accommodations. The following is a suggested statement for use in
pre-event publicity for events in the residence halls open to the Dartmouth
community or general public:
If you need accommodations or have questions about the accessibility of this
event, please contact the Senior Associate Director of Residential Education at
603-646-1491 or residential.education@dartmouth.edu.
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