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Policies

As a resident living on campus at the 黑料网吃瓜爆料, you have joined a unique community. Living on campus will contribute to your learning and academic success, provide many opportunities for involvement, create lifelong friendships, and offer conveniences only experienced when living on campus! As a part of this community, you will have the responsibility for developing and living by community standards and expectations. The experiences you encounter living with others will help to develop skills you will need to succeed in organizations, neighborhoods, and communities throughout life. Get ready for an exciting time of friendships, learning, engagement, and growth. We encourage you to interact with your neighbors and get involved as much as possible.

Thank you for choosing to live the Bull鈥檚 life!

Our Vision, Mission, Motto
Educational Priority
Commitment to Community
Commitment to Diversity
Disabilities and Accommodations 

 

Our Vision

Our dynamic residential experience produces proud 黑料网吃瓜爆料alumni and engaged global citizens.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to creating safe and welcoming residential communities that promote student success.

Our Motto

Best place to live.
Best place to work.
Best place to learn.

EDUCATIONAL PRIORITY

Our Educational Priority is: At the conclusion of the residential experience, students will be holistically well, interpersonally skilled, academically engaged, and self-aware to make a positive societal impact.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

Residential Education employs a Residential Curriculum to provide a holistic learning experience. The Residential Curriculum supports the development of residents into global citizens who are socially, culturally, and personally responsible, academically and professionally prepared. At the conclusion of the residential experience, students will be global citizens who are holistically well, interpersonally competent, and academically engaged. This means that you as a resident play a vital role in creating an environment that will help 黑料网吃瓜爆料students grow and succeed at the university.

Commitment to Diversity

Housing & Residential Education promotes healthy living and learning environments within our inclusive community and does not discriminate on the basis of a person鈥檚 race, color, gender, religion, creed, national origin, disability, marital status or veteran status. We strive to create a supportive and constructive environment in which everyone feels free and comfortable to contribute to the community. This can only be accomplished when mutual understanding exists. To experience growth, we must allow ourselves to incorporate new perspectives into our framework, despite the discomfort this may initially cause. With this in mind, Housing & Residential Education will provide opportunities for you to share your experiences, values, and beliefs, and to hear the same from others. In turn, we ask that you work with us to create a safe, supportive environment that will allow assumptions, biases, and prejudices to be identified and challenged.

Disabilities and Accommodations

For reasonable accommodations within the living environment or at programs, please contact the Residence Life Coordinator or Assistant Residence Life Coordinator.
If you are unsure of who to contact, please email housing@usf.edu.

SECTION 1: Student Leadership Opportunities

Hall Councils
Each hall or area has a council that plans activities for and addresses issues within, the hall and/or area. Ask your Resident Assistant (RA) or Residence Life Coordinator how to get involved.

Residence Hall Association (RHA)
RHA is a student organization representing all on-campus residents. Weekly meetings include Senators or Hall Representative from each hall council, the leadership of RHA, and advisors. RHA provides and supports community events throughout on-campus housing, and assists residents with addressing concerns and issues. RHA is an excellent opportunity for you to get involved and gain leadership experience on campus.

National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) 
National Residence Hall Honorary is an organization comprised of the top 1 percent of student leaders living in the residence halls and is geared toward providing recognition for those outstanding individuals who work to improve life within the residence halls. The National Residence Hall Honorary is responsible for awarding the 鈥淥f the Month鈥� (OTM) awards. To recognize the contributions of others, all residential community members are encouraged to .

SECTION 2: Policies & Guidelines

Living in a residence hall represents a unique opportunity to experience community living. In a community, residents are afforded rights and have responsibilities to uphold the policies and procedures of Housing & Residential Education and the USF Student Code of Conduct. All residents will be held accountable to the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Student Code of Conduct, Federal and State Law, and the Housing & Residential Education student housing agreement. The University reserves the right to make additional and/or modify existing rules and regulations. Housing & Residential Education agrees to make every reasonable effort to inform resident students of any regulation changes or pertinent policy information.

Activities within Your Room
Along with your roommate, you are fully responsible for all activities that occur in your room. Even if you are not actively involved in a policy violation, you may still be held responsible if you are present during a violation, or if you give others access to your room. Therefore, you should always lock your room when you leave, even if you leave for only a few minutes. This will prevent others from committing violations in your room without your knowledge. It is your responsibility to put an end to any violation that occurs in your room and to call Housing staff and/or University Police if you need assistance.  

Alcohol
The possession and consumption of alcohol is a privilege provided to those of legal age living within the residence halls with certain restrictions. These restrictions are designed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students. Any behavior deemed disruptive that interferes with the rights of students living in housing due to alcohol consumption will lead to disciplinary action.

Consumption of alcoholic beverages and/or possession of open alcoholic containers are strictly prohibited in public areas. Public areas include hallways, labs, lounges, office areas, stairwells, common areas, community kitchens, public bathrooms, any non-approved recreational areas, outside buildings and any other areas deemed public by Housing & Residential Education.

Residents 21 and older:

• May possess and consume alcohol only within the strict confines of their room or apartment
• May possess and/or consume alcohol in the presence of their underage roommate
• May not drink and/or possess an open container when underage guests are present in the student room/apartment

Residents under 21:

• May not be in possession of or consume alcohol
• May not have any guests, even those of legal drinking age, consume alcohol in the room/apartment

Residents may not possess excessive amounts of alcohol. The definition of 鈥渆xcessive鈥� will be at the discretion of the Housing & Residential Education staff. Kegs, party balls, trashcans, beer bongs, beer pong tables, or large vessels that contain alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited within residence halls and surrounding areas. The creation or playing of games that encourage the drinking of alcohol is prohibited.

Appliances & Cooking
Use of electrical appliances is permitted in rooms and apartments only under certain guidelines. Due to concern for fire and safety standards, only microwaves that use less than 1,000 watts, automatic coffee makers, and refrigerators which do not exceed 4.5 cubic feet may be used in student rooms and suites.

The following appliances are not allowed in individual bedrooms or suites:

• Toasters
• George Foreman grills (or similar appliances)
• Hot plates
• Roasters
• Popcorn poppers
• Deep freezers
• Air fryers
• InstaPots (or similar electric pressure cookers)

The above appliances are allowed in apartments that contain a kitchen area. 

Cooking is strictly prohibited in bedrooms or suites, but may be done in designated cooking areas in each building and within apartment kitchens.

Damages
It is the responsibility of the occupant(s) to pay for the replacement or repair of damaged property within a resident鈥檚 room or in areas adjacent to it (i.e., windows, doors, and suite study areas). Charges may also be incurred for not cleaning the room properly, failure to return the room to its original condition at checkout, or not returning one鈥檚 keys to the area desk at check-out.

Residents may be responsible for damages that may occur in common areas. Common areas may include but are not limited to suites, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, stairwells, mailrooms, and elevators. Residents may be billed for damage, vandalism, stolen furniture, or housekeeping charges in a common area.

Doors
Exterior doors are never to be propped or disabled for any reason. Disabling or propping open building exterior doors carries the same consequences as tampering with other fire and life safety equipment and may result in immediate disciplinary action.

End door alarms (installed in some communities) will be armed nightly from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. and are not to be used during these times. End doors should only be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by a staff member. Tampering with end doors, including door propping and alarm disabling or destruction is prohibited.

Elevators
In order to keep elevators in safe working conditions, the following are prohibited and may result in disciplinary action: Intentional damage/and or vandalism, misuse, or tampering with elevators; smoking/vaping in elevators; overloading; use of emergency alarms and emergency stops in non-emergency situations.

Fire Safety
All residents are required to follow these fire and safety regulations. Our Fire and Safety regulations follow mandates set by the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Office of Environmental Health and Safety. Fire drills are required at the beginning of each semester to ensure that residents know what to do in the event of a fire and how to properly evacuate the building. Please review Fire and Safety information on the Office of Environmental Health and Safety website.

Fire and Safety Equipment
In the interest of safety for all residents, it is imperative that fire and safety equipment is operable at all times. Tampering with fire and safety equipment is a third degree felony (Florida Statue 806.10) Therefore, the following acts are prohibited:

• Covering a detector