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S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K
Chapter 6: Residence Life Resident hall life is one of the core components of the Rosedale Bible College experience. In the dorms you will forge new friendships, learn self-discipline and deference for peers, mature in your faith, and have a lot of fun. It is our hope that you will take the opportunities afforded in the resident halls to develop mature habits that promote healthy relationships, mental discipline, and spiritual growth. The following guidelines have been established to promote harmonious dorm life, conducive to the learning and spiritual growth goals of the college. It is our hope that you will find the following guidelines helpful in achieving your goals while you study at RBC. Resident Hall Meetings Dorm meetings will be periodically planned by the Dean of Students or the Resident Directors. All resident students need to attend planned meetings unless prior approval has been given by the RD or Dean of Students. Resident Hall Parties Each term the RD will plan a dorm party. Attendance and participation is encouraged but not required. Resident Hall Amenities Resident Rooms Rooms normally house two students, but are able to accommodate up to three. Each room is equipped with a bunk bed set, a loft bed, a chest of drawers, a closet, one desk chair, and a waste basket. Lounges Lounges are equipped with sofas, at least one non-networked computer, and telephone booths. A microwave, toaster and refrigerator are available for student use. Food left in refrigerators may be removed by dorm staff at the end of each semester. Outdated or spoiled food will be thrown away immediately. Please mark your personal items. Laundry Dorm laundry rooms are equipped with coin-operated washers and dryers, ironing boards, and irons. The washers and dryers are not to be used after quiet time due to noise levels. Room Care You are encouraged to decorate your room as an expression of your individuality. Some guidelines exist due to safety, health, and care of property. In addition, decorations, posters, pictures, etc., should be in harmony with a Christian testimony and be consistent with the college’s values. If you are unsure of the suitability of a poster or picture please ask your RD. Decorations may be hung using only light-gauge straight pins. Do not use tape, sticky tack, nails, etc., as they will damage the walls. Pictures, posters or other combustibles should not cover more than 25% of the wall space. One string of lights (regardless of length) may be used as decoration so long as the lights are not in contact with the walls. Furniture is not to be disassembled or adjusted. If you and your roommate would both prefer having floor-level beds please see an RD to have the loft adjusted. Mattresses are to remain on each bed and should not be double stacked. If additional mattress support is needed please let the RD know. Furniture in the dorm rooms may be moved to suit personal tastes so long as beds are not located beside the electric heaters. Furniture will need to be returned to its original position before deposit fees are refunded. Furniture is not to be removed from dorm rooms and furniture from elsewhere on campus should not be moved into your dorm room. Fines of $25.00 will be assessed for violations. In an effort to keep the dorm environment safe, clean, and orderly we will announce periodic room-checks. You will be notified a few days in advance of our inspections and we will post a list of our expectations. Residents of rooms that fail this inspection will be fined $5.00 and will also be required to immediately correct the situation. Each student pays a deposit fee when enrolling at RBC. A portion of this fee will be deducted for any damage incurred during use of the room. Refunds of this fee will be credited to the student’s account after the student vacates his or her room. Credit remaining on the student’s account will be mailed to the student at the completion of his or her enrollment period. Pets Fish are the only pets allowed on campus. Occasionally, stray cats will hang around campus. Students are not to feed, care for, or bring any animal or pet into campus buildings. Resident Hall Cleaning RBC values cleanliness and asks you to partner with us in keeping our campus looking nice. Please clean up after yourself and discard all trash in a trash container. As a resident in the dorm you will be responsible for regular cleaning duties. The RD will post schedules and instructions on the dorm bulletin boards. In order for cleaning duties to be considered finished they need to be done thoroughly and within the designated time frame. Fines of $5.00 will be assessed for ignoring or not completing cleaning duties. Resident Schedules Meals Quiet Hours During quiet hours the resident halls and rooms are reserved for those students wishing to study, sleep, or enjoy a quiet atmosphere. Conversations should not be audible in the hallways, no music should be played without headphones, and groups of students should not linger or have conversations in the bathrooms or halls. Cleaning duties need to be completed prior to quiet hour. Students should not use the washers or dryers during quiet hours. The dorm lounges are closed to members of the opposite sex from 10:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. Depending on the seriousness of violations of these policies, students may be given a verbal warning, be asked to leave the dorm, or be given up to a $25 fine. Ongoing problems with quiet time may result in additional disciplinary action. Quiet hours.
Dorm Time Campus buildings will be closed and locked at midnight. All students need to be in their dorm by 12:00 a.m. and should not leave the dorms prior to 5:00 a.m. Leaving the dorm after dorm time is considered a serious violation of school policy. If you need to leave the dorm for any legitimate reason after hours please clear it with the RD prior to leaving. Late Arrivals Students returning to campus after hours need to report to the RD immediately. It will be considered a breach of Christian integrity to return late or to assist, by opening locked doors, students returning late without reporting to the RD. Returning to the dorm late will result in a fine or disciplinary action as warranted. Students encountering unforeseen delays that may cause them to be late in arriving back on campus should contact their RD or RA as soon as possible. While disciplinary action may still be administered, consideration will be given to the time of notice and the circumstances related to the lateness. We understand that there may be occasions when travel plans make returning to campus by midnight difficult or impossible. The dean of students will consider written requests for a reasonable dorm time extension no less than one day prior to the desired extension. Babysitting/Childcare Due to liability issues, babysitting children, other than faculty and staff children, is not permitted anywhere on campus. Day Guests Guests that are visiting campus but not staying for the night need to leave campus by midnight. Day guests should not be in the dorms during quiet hours or without a student host. Guests will need to pay for meals eaten in the dining hall. Overnight Guests You are welcome to invite your guests to stay on our campus when they visit you. Students are welcome to have up to two guests in their room at any given time. Minors ages 16 and 17 need to have a signed consent form from their parents to stay in the dorms. This form can be downloaded from our website and a completed form should be brought to campus with your guest. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted to stay in the dorms unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or as part of an RBC-sponsored event. You are responsible to pre-register your guest with your RD prior to your guest’s arrival. We will attempt to accommodate your request whenever possible, however, please understand that there may be events or circumstances that prevent RBC from hosting your guest. As soon as your guest arrives on campus they need to register with the RD. For security reasons it is very important that at all times we know who is staying on our campus for the night. Students allowing guests to stay in their room without being registered will be fined $25.00. Guests staying on our campus will need to pay $8/night for lodging. (This lodging fee can be waived if your visitor is a prospective student who has contacted the admissions department to set up their visit). Lodging fees may be waived for immediate family members staying in the dorms—registration is still required. Bedding is available to guests for a small additional fee. Students are responsible for helping their guest understand appropriate behavioral expectations on our campus. Guests are expected to abide by all the college’s standards of conduct during their stay on campus. Guests involved in grossly inappropriate behavior may be asked to leave our campus immediately. Fire Prevention Candles, fireworks (including sparklers), incense, flammable liquids, or anything that smolders or burns with an open flame are not to be used at anytime in the dorms or elsewhere on campus (except for camp fires in existing campfire rings). You should learn to know where fire extinguishers are located and how to use them. Instructions are found on each unit. In the event of a fire, congregate on the lawn between the chapel and men’s dorm. Never enter a burning building to retrieve personal belongings. You should identify where fire extinguishers are located and know how to use them. Instructions are found on each unit. In the event of a fire, congregate on the lawn between the chapel and men’s dorm. Never enter a burning building to retrieve personal belongings. Tampering with, destroying, or disabling fire safety equipment is considered a serious offense and will result in a $100.00 fine in addition to damage costs and other possible disciplinary action. Appliances Students are welcome to have the following appliances in their room.
No other appliances may be used by students in their room. All food must be kept in sealed containers to prevent the attraction of insects and mice. RBC provides a community refrigerator and microwave in each dorm. Bicycles, etc. Students are welcome to bring bicycles, rollerblades, scooters, etc., with them to campus. RBC does not provide weather-protected places to store bicycles and does not permit them to be stored in the resident halls or rooms. Bicycles, scooters, roller-skates, or rollerblades are not to be used inside any building. For the safety of other people, riding bicycles on campus sidewalks should be done with extreme caution and at a low speed. Fines up to $25.00 may be given for violations. Inter-dorm Visitation Dorm lounges are open to members of the opposite gender until 10:30 p.m. RD’s may plan a periodic open-dorm time when students may host members of the opposite gender in their dorm hall. You are not permitted to enter the dorm halls of the opposite gender except during scheduled open-dorm times. Violations of this policy will be taken very seriously and will result in up to a $100.00 fine and other possible disciplinary action. Students inviting members of the opposite gender into the dorm halls will also receive disciplinary action. Windows Climbing in or out of a window is not permitted. Objects should not be thrown from windows. Students should maintain adequate distance from dorm windows and care should be taken to avoid seeing into the rooms of the opposite gender. To avoid embarrassment to yourself and others please close the blind in your room after dusk or if your room is in close proximity to sidewalks. Dorm Sign-Out Students are free to sign out of the dorm over the weekend. Students need to sign out in the designated book when leaving for the weekend. Students are expected to return to campus by dorm time Sunday evening. Exceptions must be cleared in advance with the dean of students. Students are generally not permitted to sign out during the week. Exceptions must be cleared by the dean of students. Also, if you plan to miss classes you must clear that with the academic office prior to the absence. Selling or Soliciting Students who are selling an item to another student in excess of $100.00 must clear it with the dean of students. Students who would like to have a small business selling any merchandise to other students must submit a request detailing their plan in writing to the dean of students. Students are not to collect funds or donations from other students for any reason, no matter how worthy the cause, without obtaining approval from the dean of students. Outsiders selling or soliciting to students on campus should be reported to a resident director or the dean of students immediately. Student Council At the beginning of each academic year the Student Council will be elected to represent students’ concerns and perspectives, and to give suggestions to the college’s leadership. The council will consist of four students, two women and two men. At least two members of the council must be second-year graduating students. A Student Council member will represent the students on the Student Life Council. Library Our library's primary goal is to support RBC classes. Reference works, circulating books, magazines, journals, electronic resources, and DVDs are available. The library also provides opportunities for devotional and leisure reading, including a variety of Christian books, literary fiction and newspapers. There is a small room available for group study off of the library. The Director of Library Services conducts an orientation at the beginning of each semester, and is available for reference help on weekdays. Since an academic library is a place for study, a quiet and orderly atmosphere is to be maintained. Financial Services Our accountant is willing to provide limited banking services for you. For security reasons, we recommend that you do not keep large amounts of cash in your room. You are welcome to deposit cash with the accountant and then withdraw as you have need. The accountant will also be able to cash checks for students. Mail Service RBC provides basic mail service for students. Student mailboxes are located in the chapel lobby entrance. The receptionist sells stamps and envelopes as you have need. If you need more than basic mail service you will need to go to one of the local post offices in the area. You will be assigned a mailbox unit number after you arrive on campus. Please ask your friends and family to include that number on incoming mail. Telephone Service There are several phones available for your use in your dorm lounge. RBC currently does not have an answering service for incoming calls in the dorms. Students who answer dorm phones should take a message and post it on the message board. You should check that board regularly to see if there are any messages for you. Dorm phones should not be used to make inter-dorm calls. Men’s dorm phone: 740-857-1429
You are welcome to bring your cell phone to campus. Please be sure to have it turned off during class time and chapel. Emergency Contact Numbers During office hours: RBC office: 740-857-1311 After hours:
Please call in this order if there is any emergency.
Student Employment Each year RBC hires students to work on campus. These jobs usually are in food services, housekeeping, library, and maintenance. Preference will be given to those students who complete the financial aid process and qualify for the Federal Work-Study program. Contact the business office to apply for a job. Recreation Getting exercise while you are at RBC will help bring important balance to your life. During the evening those who enjoy recreation can participate in various intramural sports. RBC provides facilities for basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, pool table, air hockey, disc golf, and a well equipped weight and exercise room. Health Care In order for you to enroll at RBC you will need to provide proof of medical insurance. RBC will not assume responsibility for medical expenses that you incur while enrolled at RBC. If needed, please contact the admissions office for information about low-cost student insurance. RBC has an agreement with a local physician’s office to treat students needing care. RBC also has a medical assistant on campus who is trained in first aid and has access to more advanced medical care. RBC provides over-the-counter medications for those who need them via the medical assistant (students under 18 years of age will need written parental permission for any medications). There will be a small fee for medications. Additional fees will be charged if you need transportation to doctor appointments or to the emergency room. If you need a special diet or have special health needs please notify the college’s medical assistant when you arrive on campus. He/she will attempt to make special arrangements as needed. Bookstore Our bookstore carries textbooks, some office supplies (paper, pencils, etc.), RBC apparel and memorabilia. The RBC Bookstore is open on weekdays during posted hours and is located off the chapel lobby. Food Services As a resident student at RBC you are entitled to three meals a day in our dining room. Breakfast is served continental style from 7:15 – 8:00 a.m. Lunch and dinner are served buffet style with lunch being served from 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and dinner from 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. You must arrive in the cafeteria during these hours to be served. Food and drinks should not be taken from the dining hall. Students who are not employed by food services should not be in the kitchen unless authorized to be there by the food service staff or resident directors. Students taking food, drink, or utensils from the kitchen or dining hall without approval may receive a fine. Automobiles You are welcome to bring your vehicle to campus. Since RBC does not carry liability insurance for student vehicles you will need to make sure that you have adequate coverage. Uninsured vehicles are not welcome on our campus. It is likely that if you bring your car to campus someone will ask to borrow it. Please use discretion when allowing others to use your vehicle due to the risks involved. Please feel free to tell people that your car is not available for their use. It is expected that you will use your vehicle in accordance with all applicable laws. Students are not to have more than one vehicle on campus at any given time. All vehicles, including motorcycles, will need to be parked in a dorm parking lot. If you do not bring a car to campus please be courteous and help pay drivers for gas when you ride with them. They will be grateful. Lost & Found RBC maintains a lost and found at the receptionist’s office. Please check those boxes regularly as unclaimed items will be appropriately discarded or given away. |
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