RESIDENCE HALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• The Residence Hall Policy Handbook is available online at www.uwplatt.edu/department/residence-life/policies. Residence hall staff review policies with residents during their first wing meeting. Students are responsible for reviewing and understanding the contents of the handbook.

• The handbook contains information about Residence Life regulations and policies, including snow removal for parking regulations. The handbook also provides information about the residence hall disciplinary system.

Student Conduct Process

The Residence Life philosophy on discipline comes from an educational perspective which complements the academic goals and assists in the development of the individual holistically. This is approached through the following steps:

• Information is given to the students upon arrival. Each resident receives the Residence Hall Handbook electronically. They are also discussed at wing meetings and highlighted through hall newsletters, posters, etc.

• When a resident makes inappropriate decisions, the behavior is confronted. The staff tries to help residents modify the behavior through the discipline process.

The choice lies with the student to make a change to their behavior. Through Residence Life, sanctions can include, but is not limited to, educational sanctions, written reprimands, or disciplinary residence hall contract termination for repetitive policy violations. Disciplinary termination will result in a housing refund to the student of 50% of prorated rental fee, and forfeiture of the remaining room charge and prepayment. In the case of emergency suspension from UW-Platteville, this contract will be terminated immediately.

If a student’s behavior is detrimental to the community in which they live or is repetitive or severe enough in nature to impede their academic progress, the student will be sanctioned to move to another residence hall, or their residence hall contract could be cancelled altogether.

Steps In The Discipline Process

• Inappropriate behavior occurs.

• Residence Life staff files an incident report (or University Police may be contacted dependent upon incident severity).

• In most cases, the resident director sends a hearing letter via email to those individuals involved in the incident to set up an appointment to discuss the situation. It is best that the meeting occurs as soon as possible while the facts are still clear. For repeat offenders and serious violations, the initial contact will be from an assistant/associate director. Residence Life reserves the right to refer disciplinary cases and/or consult with University Police and/or the Dean of Students Office to determine next steps.

• The purpose of the initial hearing meeting is for the resident director or assistant/ associate director to gather all pertinent information about the incident. The student is asked to explain exactly what happened. After the student shares their perception, their role in the incident is examined by the RD/AD with the incident report written by staff members confronting the situation. If a student chooses not to meet with the RD/AD, a decision will be made without benefit of their input, so it is in the best interest of the student to meet with the RD/AD and discuss the situation.

• Following all input and fact gathering, the RD/AD will decide whether the student’s behavior violated any rules, policies, or laws. If necessary, an appropriate sanction will be given.

• The student will receive an emailed sanction letter explaining the findings of the meeting. If sanctions were implemented, the resident has the right to appeal the decision to the hearing officer’s supervisor.

A student’s conduct file is cumulative throughout their whole academic career. If they are involved in multiple offenses, sanctions can be implemented in not only our department, but also through the Dean of Students Office, and State of Wisconsin. Many times, potential employers or landlords reach out for disciplinary and rental references and recommendations based on a student’s conduct file. The university will not submit a reference or recommendation without a student’s knowledge or release to do so unless court mandated.

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 residence hall space..

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

Laundry In The Residence Hall

ID/card swipe washers and dryers are in the laundry room of each hall for your use. Monetary amounts may be added to a student’s eAccounts by visiting: https:// eacct-uwplatt-sp.transactcampus.com/eaccounts/ anonymoushome.aspx. The cost for these machines are $1.50 per 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

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

Wi-Fi

Every bedroom has Wi-Fi internet and is also equipped with multiple data jacks, so students don’t have to share their 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 them.

Computers

If your student does not have their own computer to connect to the network, they may use the computer lab in their 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 student’s full name, room number, and street address of their residence hall. Their campus address is listed on the residence hall website: www.uwplatt.edu/department/ residence-life/residence-halls

It is important that students update their address in PASS and with online shopping vendors (Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc.) throughout their 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 the room or suite needs to be repaired, students can submit a work request through the 24-hour Facilities Management SharePoint site: https://uwplatt.sharepoint.com/sites/ buildingsandgroundmaintenance/. 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, students should contact residence hall staff to assist.

Safety And Security

University Police are on call and patrolling our campus 24/7, every day of the year, to protect our students and their vehicles. Our facilities are locked 24/7 and residents will access their building using their student ID or, for Rountree Commons residents, a key fob. Every residence hall has an on-call staff member, trained in emergency protocols, who can assist residents. Additionally, UW-Platteville offers Safe Walk and shuttle services for its students, and there are accessible emergency blue light call boxes across campus.

We encourage all residents to download the RAVE Guardian to their smartphones. This app is free to UW-Platteville students and can keep students notified in the event of a UW-Platteville emergency. Additionally, there are tools for students to utilize including a personal safety timer, the ability to send a confidential tip, or call University Police directly.

For more information on safety and emergency preparedness at UW-Platteville, please visit www.uwplatt.edu/department/crimeprevention-and-security/emergency-preparedness.