A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS - Fisher College

MAINTENANCE
The Maintenance staff of the College works hard to keep the facilities in good condition. We would appreciate your
efforts to keep the facilities in good condition. Corridors are to be kept clear of all articles and students are responsible
for seeing that their lounge, kitchens and bathrooms are kept orderly. If you have problems in your room, or any repairs
that need to be made, report them to your RD or to one of the RAs. Fill out a maintenance request form and place it on
the maintenance board located directly outside of the Maintenance Office on the mall level. If there is an emergency,
report it to your Resident Director, Maintenance Department, or Public Safety. A work order will be given to maintenance.
If conditions in your room seem to warrant immediate attention by Maintenance, contact your Resident
Assistant. If a staff member is unavailable, call the Maintenance Department or the Department of Public Safety.
Maintenance 617-236-8882 (Monday-Friday 8am-4pm)
Public Safety 617-236-8880 (After hours & emergency maintenance situations)
RESIDENCE HALL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR RESIDENTIAL CONDUCT VIOLATIONS
Students, who violate residence hall policies, as outlined in both the Fisher Housing Agreement and the Student Code
of Conduct, may be subject to the disciplinary processes of Housing and Residential Life, as well as other College
disciplinary processes. The following guidelines are provided to assist students in understanding and responding to
the Housing and Residential Life student conduct process, including its use of incident reports, letters of appointment,
student conduct meetings and disciplinary sanctions. The imposition of sanctions for conduct violations resulting from
incident reports filed with regard to housing infractions does not preclude additional hearing and sanctioning processes
through the College disciplinary process. Individual circumstances can determine varying levels of response, and sanctions
can take into account the specific facts of each situation. By signing the Fisher Housing Agreement, a student
agrees to support the rules and disciplinary procedures of the residence halls.
Please note that more details are provided in the section entitled Student Code of Conduct, later in the Handbook.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION
Unless indicated otherwise, all initial violations of housing regulations will be adjudicated by the Resident Director who
serves as a Student Conduct Officer. Where indicated, cases will be referred to the Assistant Director of Housing,
Student Conduct Coordinator, or designee. The Assistant Director of Housing will be responsible for adjudicating all
cases referred to her/him and applying the appropriate sanctions. The Assistant Director may elect to refer students to
the Student Conduct Coordinator (who serves as the Senior Student Conduct Officer) for multiple violations of housing
rules, when inappropriate behavior persists, or when other circumstances warrant such action.
CONDUCT VIOLATION REFERRAL
Typically, cases are referred from an incident report submitted to the Resident Director/Student Conduct Officer by
a hall staff member, resident of the hall, or another administrator. Cases may also be referred from police reports
provided by Public Safety. The resident will then be notified in writing with a letter of appointment and must schedule
a meeting with the Resident Director/Student Conduct Officer within 48-hours of receiving the letter of appointment.
Failure to schedule a meeting within 48 hours of receiving the letter of appointment will result in the conduct meeting
being held without the student present.
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