2.8.16.1 : Entry

1.    Staff members will not enter a student room without first knocking and identifying themselves.

2.    Whenever feasible, staff members will state the purpose of the entry to the residents of the room.

3.    Staff members are not authorized to enter a student’s room when the only basis for doing so is the request of another student but may do so if another student has reported potential violations.

4.    Rooms are routinely entered during vacation periods for safety and security reasons as well as for Health and Safety inspections which occur on a scheduled basis throughout the year.

5.    Maintenance personnel are authorized to enter student rooms to perform all routine maintenance and necessary repairs after knocking and identifying themselves.

6.    Residence Life staff and other university personnel are authorized to use a master key to gain entrance to a student room if the assigned residents are not present or if university personnel are denied entry by the room’s occupant(s). If feasible under the circumstances, two staff members will be present at the time of entry.