FACILITIES INFORMATION

The Department of Residence Life strives to make our residence halls feel like home for all residents. We continuously look at what updates can be made to create a comfortable living environment. Each hall has specific amenities it offers to residents.

Room Dimensions

For a full listing of residence hall dimensions for your assigned building, visit www.uwplatt.edu/department/ residence-life/residence-halls. Click on your residence hall.

Residence Hall Amenities And Furnishings

For a full listing of residence hall amenities for your assigned building, visit www.uwplatt.edu/department/ residence-life/amenities. Click on your residence hall.

RENTER’S INSURANCE

Neither UW-Platteville nor Residence Life is liable if your property is lost, stolen, or damaged in any way, anywhere on the premises (including storage facilities), under any circumstances.

Residents are liable for all damages to their residence hall room/suite and belongings, and to neighbors’ residence hall rooms/suites and belongings that occur due to their, or their guests’, actions. Renter’s insurance protects you from financial loss if there is a fire, leak, or flood in your hall. While not required, it is highly encouraged that residents purchase renter’s insurance while they live in the residence halls.

IN-HALL AMENITIES

Residence Life strives to make our residence halls feel like home for all residents. We continuously look at what updates can be made to create a comfortable living environment. Each hall has specific amenities it offers to residents. Visit www.uwplatt.edu/department/ residence-life/residence-halls and select your residence assigned hall for the following information:

• Residence hall furniture dimensions

• Residence hall room layout dimensions

• Public area information

Bed Loft Rental

Many of our residents have found that lofting their beds enables them to use the floor space in their rooms more efficiently. The UW--Platteville chapter of National Residence Hall Honorary works with Collegiate Marketing Inc. to provide rental lofts to students on campus. Residence Life is excited to offer a loft delivery option to have the loft pieces delivered to the students’ rooms before they move in at no additional charge if ordered by the deadline. Due to the popularity of this program, it is strongly advised that you pre-order a loft.

We have two loft systems on campus. The loft you need will depend on the building you live in.

Bike Locker Rental

For students living on campus in the residence halls, bike racks are available outside each hall for bike parking. Covered bike lockers are available for bike storage in several locations near the residence halls. The cost is $35 per semester and $25 for the summer and can be rented at each hall’s front desk. Bicycles should never be secured to poles, trees, railings, or locations other than designated bike racks, as they will be subject to confiscation by Facilities and University Police. Bike racks are also located outside most academic buildings on campus.

Bikes cannot be temporarily or permanently stored in the residence halls. The one exception to this policy is that students are allowed, during the winter months, to bring their bicycles into their room to store until the spring. Once the bicycle is taken back outside it must remain outside for the remainder of the year.

CLEANING, RECYCLING, AND GARBAGE

For the traditional hall restrooms, cleaning schedules are noted on signs posted by custodial services. Do not use the bathroom facilities during the posted times. Bathroom trash receptacles are used for bathroom trash only.

Bridgeway Commons, Cooper Living Learning Center, and Southwest Hall have a rotational schedule with a general custodial cleaning in the suite bathrooms every three–four weeks depending on staff availability. All other messes in the bathroom are the responsibility of the resident. Residents of Rountree Commons are responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of their suite bathrooms.

The front desk of your residence hall has vacuums available for checkout, along with limited cleaning supplies. We encourage all residents to bring non-abrasive cleaners and sponges, along with general disinfectant wipes, and dish soap with them for use in their personal space and belongings. In addition, learning how to launder and change your bed sheets is good hygienic practice.

Personal room garbage and recycling is the responsibility of the resident and must be taken to the appropriate dumpster located outside of the building.

Cooking In The Residence Hall

Limited cooking is permitted in student rooms in our traditional halls. A kitchen, complete with a stove, counter area, sink, and garbage disposal is available in the basement of each traditional residence hall. (Rountree and Bridgeway Commons, and Wilgus and McGregor halls have kitchen units on each floor.) A variety of cooking supplies and utensils are available at many main desks. There is a microwave oven and generally a toaster on each wing or floor for student use. Because many residents use the kitchen, you are asked to exercise courtesy and cleanliness. Kitchens and microwave rooms that are unclean or unsafe may be closed. Please check the Pioneer Packing List on pages 14–15 for more information on cooking and electrical appliances permitted for use in the residence halls.

Laundry In The Residence Hall

ID/card swipe washers and dryers are in the laundry room of each hall for your use. The costs for these machines are $1.50 for one washer load and $1.50 for one dryer load. There is an option to add for additional drying minutes. Prices are subject to change. Rountree Commons laundry room costs are included in the residence hall fee. Courtesy and respect for others’ property should always be practiced in the shared use of these facilities. Laundry machine maintenance concerns should be reported to CSC Serviceworks. Contact information is in each residence hall laundry room. Requests for refunds can be directed to laundry@uwplatt.edu.

Technology In The Residence Hall

Television: In July 2023 UW-Platteville will no longer have television service to the residence halls. Many students choose to utilize streaming services via smart televisions or devices. Television lounges with access to cable are available in every residence hall.

Wi-Fi: Every bedroom has Wi-Fi internet and is also equipped with multiple data jacks, so you don’t have to share your connection with a roommate. With these connections, students can access email, network storage, the internet, and more. Rountree Commons provides a 1 GBPS dedicated internet connection by a private company, not UW-Platteville ITS. Network support is available to assist you.

Computers: If you do not have your own computer to connect to the network, you may use the computer lab in your residence hall, which is in the basement of the hall. Southwest Hall has one computer located in each of the study rooms for use by residents within the hall. Bridgeway Commons and Rountree Commons have computer kiosk stations within the public lobby areas.

Mail And Package Delivery To The Residence Hall

Mail and packages are delivered daily to the residence halls via the front desk. Each resident shares a mailbox with their roommate. Packages are logged via the residence hall front desk system. An email is sent to the resident when a package is ready to be picked up.

To receive mail, it must be addressed with your full name, room number, and street address of your residence hall. Your campus address can be found at go.uwplatt.edu/reshalladdresses.

It is important to update your address in PASS and with online shopping vendors (Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc.) throughout your academic career at UW-Platteville as packages cannot always be forwarded or returned to sender. UW-Platteville and Residence Life are not responsible for damaged, lost, or stolen packages.

Residence Hall Maintenance

When something in your room or suite needs to be repaired, you can submit a work request through the 24-hour Facilities Management SharePoint site. Repairs are handled by maintenance staff as soon as possible. In Rountree Commons, work orders need to be submitted via the Rountree resident portal. In the event of a facilities emergency, please contact residence hall staff to assist.