Student/Community Expectations
Information in the sections below are related to conduct and safety. They supplement information found in the University Residence Halls Contract.
All residents are also expected to comply with the following:
- University of Wisconsin System Administrative Code rules and regulations in UW-Madison Student Code of Conduct Policies & Procedures
- Information Technology (IT) resources and policies outlined here and on the ResNet web site
- policies and procedures outlined below.
A. Expectations and Policies
- Air Conditioners
- Alcohol
- Antennas
- Appliances
- Arrangement and Decoration of Rooms
- Assault (may lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Bathrooms
- Bicycles
- Bodily Fluids
- Bunk Beds (see Lofts)
- Candles (see Incense)
- Ceilings
- Cleaning
- Collections Policy
- Common Area Space
- Custodial Services
- Doors
- Drugs (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Elevators (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Evacuation
- FERPA
- Fire Equipment (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Firecrackers/Fireworks (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Fires (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Food Preparation
- Freezers
- Furniture (provided by Housing)
- Furniture (provided by resident)
- Gambling
- Guest Registration
- Guests and Visitors
- Hall Desks
- Halloween
- Harassment (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Hazardous Materials
- Hypodermic Needles
- Identification/Access
- Incense (see Candles)
- Information Technology (ResNet)
- Keys (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Laundry Facilities
- Lofts Provided by University Housing
- Motor Vehicles and Mopeds
- Musical Instruments
- Noise
- Outlets (see also Raceways)
- Painting
- Parking
- Pepper Spray/Mace
- Pets
- Pranks
- Promotional Activities
- Quiet Hours
- Raceways and Cable Outlets
- Recycling
- Refrigerators
- Repairs
- ResNet Policies
- Rollerblading
- Room Accountability Records (RARs)
- Roommates (see Roommate Guidelines under Guest and Visitors; Room Assignment Policies)
- Screens
- Security Cameras
- Security System
- Self Care
- Smoke Detectors (in rooms)
- Smoking
- Sports
- Sprinklers
- Staff Members (compliance with and treatment of)
- Substance Use (see Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking)
- Substance-Free Environment
- Tampering (with fire equipment)
- Theft
- Vandalism (see Bias Incidents)
- Vegetation
- Video/Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
- Weapons (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Weights
- Windows
B. Safety and Security
- Assistance in Evacuation
- Elevator Malfunction
- Fire Precautions
- Fire Safety
- Firearm Storage
- Health Forms (Affirm received vaccination)
- Illness and Injury
- Locking Schedules
- Lost ID Cards
- Lost Keys and Lockouts
- Medications and First Aid Supplies
- Meningitis (Meningococcal disease)
- Obscene/Threatening/Prank E-Mail
- Obscene/Threatening/Prank Phone Calls
- Peep Holes and Door Chains
- Personal Safety and Security
- Protecting Your Personal Property
- Psychological Crises
- Room Entry Policy
- SAFE Nighttime Services Program
- Security Cameras
- Sexual Assault
- Strangers in the Halls
- Theft
- Tornado Warnings
- Transportation for Medical Care
- University Police
- Windows and Screens
- WiscAlerts - Text Emergency Service
C. Disciplinary Meetings
- Common Sanctions in Response to Housing Contract Violations
- Common Sanctions in Response to Violations of UWS Administrative Code
- Disciplinary Meetings
