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Room Paint PolicyStudents may not paint their own rooms.Room SelectionThe room selection process is designed to assist students in securing a residence hall room for the upcomingacademic year. Each year the Department of Housing and Residence Life will announce the process forselection. Students will be notified in advance of the housing selection process. Priority is given for selectionin the following order: current residential students, transfer /graduate students, and commuter students.Room Change ProcedureThe student requesting a room change must first consult with the Residential Coordinator. Room changerequests will not be granted until after the drop/add period. The Residential Coordinator will give acomplete explanation of the procedure that must be followed to complete an authorized room change.After the explanation of the procedure by the Residential Coordinator, the student must complete thenecessary forms and return them to the Residential Coordinator. All room changes must be approvedby the Residential Coordinator and will not be approved until after the drop/add period. Students mayrequest a room change during the room change period.Other room changes after this period will be based on administrative decision. You must complete yourmove within 48 hours.Overflow HousingFrom time to time less than ideal room situations arise. These include, but are not limited to being placed in aResident Assistant room or being placed in a Triple-occupancy room. As space is made available, residentsin either and/or both of these situations will be asked to move by the Residential Coordinator of the building.Unauthorized Room ChangesUnauthorized room changes are defined as those room changes that occur without properly followingthe room change procedure as stated above.Students who make an unauthorized or illegal room change are assessed a $100.00 fine and face judicialaction. Furthermore, the student is responsible for any damages found in the room vacated. In the eventof an illegal or unauthorized room change, the student(s) will move back into original assignments untilproper authorization can be obtained. Triple-occupancy rooms are included in this policy and will beenforced by the Residential Coordinator of the building.Smoking PolicyAll residence halls at Methodist University are non-smoking, including balconies of apartments andpatios to the rear of buildings. Students who choose to smoke outside the residence halls must do so indesignated areas defined by Housing and Residence Life. The areas must be kept clean. Smoking shallnot take place within fifty (50) feet of the building. Smoking receptacles are located in these areas forproper disposal of cigar and cigarette butts. Failure to comply may result in fines as deemed appropriateby the Residential Coordinator. For further information please consult the judicial code in this Handbook.Residence Hall VisitationThe Department of Housing and Residence Life believes that residence hall students at MethodistUniversity are adults. With adulthood comes a different type of responsibility. The responsibility forvisitation in the residence halls lies directly with the residents. The visitation policy at Methodist Universityis enforced in all Residence Halls and encompasses the following guidelines:1. The residence halls are open for visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursdaynights and 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Each residence hall has the right toset its own visitation times within these hours.2. Lobbies of each hall should be evacuated at the end of visitation hours. If sought from the ResidentialCoordinator of the building, exceptions may be granted for the purpose of studying or group meetings.3. No person may have more than two guests at any one time. For special permission regarding familymembers, see the Residential Coordinator.4. Students must sign in ALL (male or female) guests using full names in the lobby of the residence hall.5. Guests of the residence hall must be escorted at all times6. It is the responsibility of the resident to make sure that his/her guest abides by all residence hallrules established by Methodist University. Violations by guests are considered violations by theresident. In cases involving Methodist University students as guests, (not only will) the host be heldresponsible,( the guest(s) will be also).44