Are students allowed to have guests?

Yes! Residents are held responsible for the behavior of their guests. A guest is defined as any person in a room, suite, apartment, or building to which they are not assigned, which includes a resident of another E&H residential community. Consequences for guest behavior may be financial, legal, or result in action under the Code of Student Conduct. Housing & Residence Life reserves the right to remove a registered or unregistered guest from its facilities at any time and to restrict future guests for any resident.

Responsibility for Guests

Guests must be escorted by a resident at all times when present in the residential facilities. Guests are not issued keys by Housing & Residence Life and residents should never allow a guest to borrow their keys or College ID card. Residents are responsible for the actions of their guests at all times and are fully responsible for educating guests about college policies and procedures.

Overnight Guests

Overnight guests must be discussed and approved by the roommates, suitemates, and/or apartment residents prior to the guest’s arrival. A roommate, suitemate, and/or apartment resident reserves the right to disqualify a guest for reasonable purposes. Residents should talk to their roommates, suitemates, and/or apartment residents about a guest staying, including the length of the stay within a reasonable amount of time prior to the guest’s arrival. If an agreement cannot be reached, the residents should have a mediation conversation with their Resident Adviser. Residents may not have guests more than three consecutive nights and five nights in a month. Overnight guests are prohibited during breaks.

Cohabitation

Cohabitation is strictly prohibited and will be deemed to have occurred when a person not assigned to a specific space uses that room as if they are assigned to that space. Accessing an assigned space while the assigned residents are not home, keeping clothing or personal items in another’s assigned space, and regularly sleeping in or using the restroom facilities in a space to which one is not assigned are examples of cohabitation. Residents who allow an unapproved resident or guest to occupy their room may receive a charge to their student account and be held responsible under the Code of Student Conduct.