SMOKING/ TOBACCO USE
The use of tobacco products on campus is restricted.  Due to the health concerns of many students, the College has phased out all smoking within residence halls.  No smoking is permitted in any of the common areas or individual rooms.

OFF-CAMPUS OVERNIGHTS
It is suggested that students who will be leaving New Wilmington for any extended period of time should inform their RA or another student of their destination, a phone number where they may be reached, and approximate time of their return.  This will enable the College to reach a student in case of an emergency.

RIGHT OF ENTRY
The College reserves the right to enter any room to perform routine maintenance duties, to inspect any room for reasons of health or safety, and to determine if College policy is being violated.  Upon entering the room, the College official may confiscate material believed to be associated with an alleged violation of Westminster College policy if the material in question is in plain view.  The above may take place whether or not the occupant is present.

ROOM SEARCHES
Searches of the room, its contents, and personal effects are not made except when authorized by the Dean of Student Affairs or his designee, and then only in the presence of the occupant(s) unless it is impossible to locate the occupant(s) to give them sufficient notice.  The Office of Student Affairs recognizes and respects an individual’s right to privacy.

QUIET HOURS
Students have the right to uninterrupted sleep and study in their rooms.  Courtesy hours are in effect 24 hours a day.  Since Westminster College seeks to establish a community governed by mutual respect, a student’s polite request for the cessation of noise should be heeded.  If a personal request for a quieter environment goes unheeded, the student should notify a Residence Life staff member. 
Each House Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing guidelines for quiet hours within the residence hall.  During quiet hours, the noise level generated by any individual should not exceed the confines of his or her room.  Individual communities may expand the number of quiet hours; however, individual communities may not decrease the number of quiet hours below that of House Council guidelines:
                  Sunday through Thursday nights 9pm – 9am
                  Friday and Saturday nights  1am – 10am

Students should be familiar with the quiet hours policy, adhere to it, and inform visitors of that community’s policy.  House Council and Residence Life staffs provide support and assistance in these efforts, but the primary responsibility of maintaining quiet in the halls rests with each individual. 

VISITATION POLICY
Westminster College is committed to promoting the personal development of its students.  One measure of maturity is the capacity to exercise freedom in a responsible manner.  In accordance with this philosophy, the College allows students substantial latitude in determining when they will entertain guests of the opposite sex in their residence hall rooms.  Simultaneously, the College has high expectations that students will exercise this freedom in a mature and responsible fashion. The rights of the residence hall room occupants supersede the privilege of the roommate(s) to have guests of the opposite sex in the room.

Two visitation options are available in residence halls:   
  Open Visitation
   Monday – Thursday
      Begins each day at 11 a.m. and
      ends at 11:59 p.m. on that day    

   Weekends    
      Begins Friday at 11 a.m. and
      ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday

  Limited Visitation
   Sunday - Thursday    1pm – 12 midnight
   
   Friday and Saturday    1pm - 1am

Currently, most floors in each residence hall are designated as open visitation.  A wing for men and a wing for women will be reserved for those wishing the limited visitation option.  The College will make every attempt to provide rooms for students desiring the limited visitation option. 

GUESTS
Residents are responsible for the conduct of their guests and for informing them of College policies and residence hall procedures.  Residents of the residence hall must escort guests.  This is also applicable to lobbies during non-visitation hours.  Guests of the opposite sex are permitted to use the main stairwells only.

Immediate family members of residents may visit students’ rooms before regular visitation hours with the permission of the RD. Regular visitation policy applies to brothers and sisters who are attending Westminster College concurrently.  Residents who wish to invite off-campus guests or family members of the same sex to stay overnight with them may do so at any time, with the understanding that the maximum stay is three days within any 14-day period.  Permission to stay additional days must be obtained from the Residence Director.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GUESTS
Residents are responsible for the conduct of their guests and  for informing them of College policies and residence hall procedures.  Residents of the residence hall must escort guests.  This is also applicable to lobbies during non-visitation hours.

Immediate family members of residents may visit students’ rooms before regular visitation hours with the permission of the RD. Regular visitation policy applies to brothers and sisters who are attending Westminster College concurrently.  Residents who wish to invite off-campus guests or family members of the same sex to stay overnight with them may do so at any time, with the understanding that the maximum stay is three days within any 14-day period.  Permission to stay additional days must be obtained from the Residence Director.