Guest/Visitation

The guest Visitation and Registration policy’s purpose is to foster a living learning environment in an open bucolic campus while recognizing privacy interests of students living in University housing. The University’s housing areas are not open to the public and open to non-residential students on a limited basis as set out below. The policy is anchored in a concern for safety and security where guest registration will provide invaluable information to the University in emergency situations. It is the housing resident’s responsibility to register a guest. Moreover, all guests must be mutually agreed upon by all roommates as negotiated through roommate or community agreements. Where a roommate does not consent, students and guests may meet in common areas including residence hall lounges prior to 10 p.m.

It is the goal of the University to register non-residential visitors present in residential complexes between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. If the University learns such overnight guests are not properly registered, the guest may be considered a trespasser and subject to immediate removal or arrest. The resident host will be subject to University sanctions.

This policy strives for but does not guarantee absolute safety to students, employees, guests, overnight guests, or visitors to the campus. The University is housed on an open campus that cannot be patrolled at all times in all places, and all employees, students guests, overnight guests and visitors are advised to exercise prudent preventative safety measures.

Please refer to the Guide to Residential Life for complete and current information (e.g. registration, parking, etc.) regarding guests in student housing areas.