Hallways Handbook - Kent State University

campus visit. Residents may not leave their guests unattended in their rooms while awayfor an extended period of time (to attend class, go to a dining hall, etc.). However,residents may leave their guests unattended in the room for a short period of time (five to10 minutes), provided the resident is in the building and the roommate(s) of the residenthosting the guest do not object.NOTE: In addition, stairwells, bathrooms, lobbies, elevators and other common areaswithin the residence halls are subject to the escort policy.3.92 Visitation PolicyDefinitions:Nonresident Guest: any person who does not live in that particular hall.Resident Guest: a resident who is visiting another person’s room within the residencehall.Host: the resident of the hall in which the guest is visiting.Host Responsibility: the host will be held accountable for the actions of his/hernon-resident and/or resident guest within the halls. Residents are responsible for anyand all violations that occur within their rooms, regardless of whether or not they arephysically present in the room at the time of the violation.Roommate and Other Resident Rights: hosts and their guests are expected to bemindful of roommates, suitemates and other residents. Out of consideration for yourroommate, his/her consent is required prior to inviting anyone for an over nightstay, provided the overnight stay does not violate the policy of that hall.Community Areas: the floor and lounge areas where students live and where thevisitation hours apply.General Guidelines: in all halls, 24-hour visitation is permitted among residents of thatbuilding.Non-resident guests must be escorted at all times and hosts are responsible for theirbehavior at all times while in the residence halls. Non-resident guests are not permittedafter visitation hours.Residence Services staff reserve the right to require a guest to leave the floor/buildingwhen the guest(s) and/or host(s) is disruptive.Visitation hours apply to the entire residence hall unless otherwise designated by hallstaff. By majority vote of the students in the hall, residents may limit the hours that guestsare permitted in the hall.Residence Hall Directors, in conjunction with the Coordinator, ResidentialCommunities may impose limited visitation privileges to an individual, room, wing, flooror hall as a disciplinary action.23