the university for more than twenty-four (24) hours without any known reason. All reports of missing students shall be immediately referred to the Office of Campus Safety, which shall investigate each report and make a determination whether the student is missing in accordance with this policy. Every student living in on-campus student housing, regardless of age, shall have the opportunity to identify one or more persons to be contacted by the university in case a student is determined to be missing. Students are offered this option to provide this information to the Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students in writing or by phone at 570-3724139 each year, regardless of whether the student has identified contact persons in previous years. Contact information will be registered confidentially, accessible only to authorized campus officials and will not be disclosed to external parties except law enforcement personnel in furtherance of a missing person investigation. If a missing student is under 18 years of age and not emancipated, Campus Safety will notify a custodial parent or guardian of the missing student not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the determination by Campus Safety that the student is missing in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student. Campus Safety will also notify the Selinsgrove Borough Police Department not later than twenty-four (24) hours after it determines that the student is missing.
ADDITIONAL GROUP HOUSING STANDARDS
Group housing includes housing that is designed to house three or more individuals in a suite, apartment, townhouse, or house. This includes Avenue houses, 18th Street apartments and townhouses, Liberty Alley townhouses, Sassafras townhouses, West Village suites, and Seibert suites. Policies outlined for group housing are in addition to those found in the Code of Student Conduct and any other policy document relating to student housing on campus including the University Avenue Housing Manual. Any violation of the standards will result in any applicable notice being directed to the organization and/or individuals that inhabit the space in question. This may include, but is not limited to, documentation for violation of university policy, assessment of fines or cleaning/disposal fees and loss of the privilege of living in the space. Notice of violations may come from the Office of Residence Life (including Resident Assistants), Greek Life, the Office of Facilities Management (including housekeeping staff) or the Office of Campus Safety. Vacancy Information Greek Avenue houses will be filled by the House Manager in collaboration with the Office of Residence Life. House managers will meet with the Director of Residence Life to review the housing process and timeline. When a vacancy occurs over a break period or during the semester, it is the house manager’s responsibility to communicate with the Office of Residence Life who will be filling the space. In the event a chapter cannot fill a vacancy, the university holds the right to fill vacancies with non-affiliated students if the need arises. The university reserves the right to consolidate members of the house. If a percentage of the house is not filled with members, the university reserves the right to suspend chapter activities in the house. Bathrooms The existing campus policy for common area bathrooms will be enforced in group housing units. No storage of personal items/toiletries is allowed in the bathrooms, unless there is an existing cabinet or shelf provided. Items left in other locations, especially those impeding proper cleaning, will be discarded without notice. Other areas include, but are not limited to, the tops/counters of vanities, in showers/tubs, added hooks/racks, etc. For weekly cleaning, all countertops, vanities, showers/tubs, etc. must be clear. Billings/Damages Bedroom damages will be billed to the individual resident(s) of that room. Common area damages or excessive clean-up charges unable to be attributed to an individual(s) will be billed to all building residents. It is the responsibility of the group housing residents to reconcile damages that were caused by other members of their organization. Prior to the end of the semester billing cycle, non-residents may come forward and report responsibility to the Office of Residence Life in order to have the charges removed from the accounts of the residents.
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