2012 08 07 Undergraduate Catalog Cover - Lake Erie College

STUDENT HANDBOOKPaintingPainting of ANY area in the residence hall, apartment building or townhouse including an individual room is prohibited. Students whodo not comply with this policy will be fined for damages.Public/Community Living AreasPublic/community living areas are defined as any space that is not a specified room assigned to a specific student(s). Each student isexpected to observe the rights of others when using these areas and to maintain appropriate housekeeping habits in all commonareas. All materials posted on room doors and in view of other people are not permitted to be offensive in nature.Quiet HoursQuiet hours in all residence halls, apartment buildings and townhouses are from 10 p.m. until 10 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Anatmosphere conducive to study will be provided to any and all students on class nights. Quiet hours will be from 1 a.m. until 12 p.m.on Fridays and Saturdays.Room Condition Reports/Damage AssessmentsPrior to students moving in, the residence director or resident assistant will conduct a visual inspection of the room, making note of alldamages and discrepancies that exist in the room. Upon moving out or changing rooms, the residence director or resident assistantwill accompany the student in a visual inspection of the room. The student will be held financially responsible for any further damagesor discrepancies noted during this inspection. Fines for damages, as determined by the College, will be assessed to the student'saccount.Room InspectionThe College reserves the right to conduct room inspections whenever deemed necessary by the administration for preservation of thehealth and safety of persons and property. Except in emergencies and in the case of service, Health and Safety Inspections will beconducted twice a year.In a case of perceived health, safety, or theft problems in the residence hall or College leased apartments/townhouses, the Collegereserves the right to conduct unannounced room inspections. These inspections will be conducted by residence directors and/or thedirector of residence life.Room Lock-OutsThose students who are locked out of their room must seek the assistance of their resident assistants or residence directors. Doorswill be unlocked only for the assigned occupants of rooms, as soon as a staff person is available. Students who abuse the unlockingprivilege by requesting that their doors be unlocked more than three times per semester may be fined $10.00 per subsequentunlocking request. Anytime Security is called to unlock a student room on campus or in a campus leased apartment, a $10.00 may beassessed to the student's account.Room RepairsResidents that have a maintenance issue are responsible for appropriately reporting the problem to housingmaintenance@lec.edu.The request will be filtered to the appropriate maintenance personnel for their area (on-campus or apartments). Residents should notcontact the Lake Erie College Physical Plan directly.Room SelectionThe Director of Residence Life (or designee) will assign housing to all new residential students. Room assignments for returningstudents are determined by a lottery system. Only currently enrolled students who are eligible to return will be allowed to participatein the room selection process at which time they may indicate a particular room selection. This selection or process does notPage | 153Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook