Resident's Guide to Community Living 2021-2022 Updated August 2021
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Resident’s Guide to Community Living 2021-2022 Updated August 2021 Office of Residence Life Carson Hall 807 [email protected] http://www.mmm.edu/residencelife Phone: 212.774.0740 Fax: 212.517.0665 FURNITURE ...................................................... 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS GUEST PROCEDURE ......................................... 19 From the Director of Residence Life .................. 4 HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS .................. 22 About the Office of Residence Life .................... 4 HOLIDAYS ........................................................ 23 How to Contact Staff On Duty ........................... 5 HOUSING CONTRACT ....................................... 23 The Residence Halls .......................................... 5 IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................... 23 Community Living ............................................. 5 ILLNESS OR INJURY .......................................... 23 Living With Others: Roommate/Suitemate Tips 7 INTERNET ACCESS ............................................ 25 2019 ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORT .................. 9 LAUNDRY ........................................................ 25 Guide to Living on Campus ...................... 10 LOCKOUT ......................................................... 25 Residence Hall Procedures ....................... 10 LOCKS AND SAFES ........................................... 26 ACCESS ............................................................ 10 LOITERING ....................................................... 26 ALTERATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO ROOMS LOST AND FOUND ........................................... 26 ....................................................................... 10 LOUNGES ......................................................... 26 ASSISTANCE ANIMALS ..................................... 10 MAINTENANCE ................................................ 28 BALCONY/TERRACE ......................................... 11 OFFENSIVE ODORS .......................................... 29 BICYCLES ......................................................... 11 PERSONA NON-GRATA .................................... 29 CABLE TELEVISION .......................................... 11 PERSONAL PROPERTY ...................................... 29 CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT ............................. 11 PESTS .............................................................. 29 CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS ............................. 12 POSTINGS ........................................................ 29 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE ............................... 12 QUIET AND COURTESY HOURS ......................... 29 COMMUNICATION .......................................... 13 RECORDING ..................................................... 30 CONFISCATED ITEMS ....................................... 13 RESTRICTED AREAS .......................................... 30 CONSOLIDATION OF ROOMS WITH PARTIAL ROOM ASSIGNMENTS ..................................... 30 VACANCIES ..................................................... 13 ROOM CHANGES ............................................. 32 DAMAGES ....................................................... 13 ROOM ENTRY .................................................. 33 DINING DOLLARS ............................................ 14 SEARCHES ........................................................ 33 ELECTRICAL SAFETY ......................................... 14 SOLICITATION .................................................. 33 ELEVATOR USAGE ........................................... 14 SPORTS ........................................................... 33 EMERGENCY PREPARATION ............................ 14 STORAGE ......................................................... 34 EVICTION ........................................................ 15 SUITEMATE/ROOMMATE AGREEMENT ........... 34 FIRE SAFETY AND EVACUATION ....................... 15 SURVEYS ......................................................... 34 FITNESS CENTER .............................................. 17 TELECOMMUNICATIONS .................................. 34 TRASH ............................................................. 34 JUDICIAL REQUEST/SANCTIONS ....................... 42 USE OF ROOM ................................................. 35 OBJECTS THROWN FROM HALLS ...................... 42 VACANT SPACES .............................................. 35 ONLINE POSTINGS ........................................... 42 WINDOWS AND WINDOW LOCKS .................... 35 PETS ................................................................ 42 WINTER BREAK ............................................... 35 PROHIBITED ITEMS .......................................... 42 WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COLLEGE ................. 35 RETALIATION ................................................... 43 Residence Life Policies .................................... 36 SAFETY OF SELF/OTHERS ................................. 43 ABANDONED PROPERTY ................................. 36 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ..................................... 43 AIDING AND ABETTING ................................... 36 SMOKING ........................................................ 44 ALCOHOL ........................................................ 36 THEFT .............................................................. 44 BOMB/BOMB THREAT .................................... 37 THREATS ......................................................... 44 CLASS ATTENDANCE ........................................ 37 UNAUTHORIZED BUSINESSES OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ......................................................... 44 COHABITATION ............................................... 37 UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ................................... 45 CONDUCT ........................................................ 38 UNAUTHORIZED POSTINGS ............................. 45 DISCRIMINATION ............................................ 38 QUIET HOURS/EXCESSIVE NOISE ..................... 45 DISHONESTY ................................................... 39 VANDALISM .................................................... 45 FAILURE TO COMPLY ....................................... 39 WEAPONS ....................................................... 45 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COVID GUIDELINES 39 Office of Residence Life Judicial Process and FIRE SAFETY .................................................... 40 Sanctions ......................................................... 45 FORGERY/IMPERSONATION ............................ 40 SANCTIONS ..................................................... 48 GAMBLING ...................................................... 40 Residence Life Fees and Fines .......................... 51 GUESTS ........................................................... 40 APPENDIX A .................................................... 53 ILLEGAL DRUGS ............................................... 41 APPENDIX B ............ Error! Bookmark not defined. From the Director of Residence Life Welcome to Marymount Manhattan College! We are here to support and guide you throughout your college experience. You will make friends in the residence hall who will last a lifetime. New York is diverse and there are many advantages of living in the Big Apple. You are very fortunate to Be spending your college career in this culturally rich environment! We hope to provide a fun, educational, and meaningful experience for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need help or assistance throughout your stay here. Both our professional staff and our Resident Advisors are here to help! We take pride in promoting a campus atmosphere of understanding, education, inclusion, and self-awareness. We recognize that you made a choice to be here and we thank you for choosing to make Marymount Manhattan your new home! Kyleen Ammerman Director of Residence Life About the Office of Residence Life Welcome! The Residence Life program at Marymount Manhattan College is committed to the overall growth, development, and education of our residents. Our primary goal is to provide a safe, secure, and comfortaBle educational environment while providing residents the opportunities to become involved, exercise their leadership skills, and be part of a residential community. We seek to promote individual growth: challenging values and attitudes, developing qualities of respect for others, intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, cultural awareness, self-discipline, independent judgment, and personal responsibility. Our staff consists of: - Kyleen Ammerman, Director of Residence Life, is responsible for operations and administration of the department and all of the residence halls. - Assistant Director of Residence Life manages programs that support Residence Life and is responsible for the operations and facilities management. - The Residence Directors (RD) are professional live-in staff memBers who supervise the Resident Advisors, and help to coordinate educational, cultural, and social programs. They are also available to meet with residents who may Be experiencing personal or academic concerns. Tara Leighton, Cooper Square and 1760 Residence Director Catie Solan, 55th Street Residence Director - Quenell Redden, Graduate Assistant (GAs) are professional live-in staff memBers earning their graduate degree while working in Residence Life. They serve in an on-call duty rotation to assist residents. - Resident Advisors (RAs) are student staff members who have been trained to assist residents with various aspects