via the University’s work order system, Telephone Services, or Information Technology. Other members of the University community are encouraged to participate in ensuring that safety issues are addressed by reporting similar problems to KUPD or Facilities. Live-in Residence Life staff also routinely check residence halls for maintenance problems that may pose a hazard to residents’ safety and security. If a security issue is noticed, the staff reports the issue to Facilities for corrective measures via the University’s work order system. After normal business hours, emergencies and safety issues are reported to the KUPD, which will either contact a Facilities staff member or submit a work order to Facilities. The campus has several emergency phones that are located around campus buildings and parking lots. These “blue-light” emergency telephones are surveyed monthly for deficiencies by KUPD. Problems with the phones are reported to and addressed by Telephone Services. KU community members are encouraged to promptly report any security concern, including concerns about locking mechanisms, lighting, or landscaping to the KUPD at (610) 683-4001. On-Campus Housing Kutztown University provides on-campus housing for approximately 3,800 students each year. A full listing of available on-campus housing can be found at www. kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/housingand-residence-life.html. Staffing of the Residence Halls The residence halls are staffed with paraprofessional, student and custodial staff members. Staff members undergo a screening and interview process before the official commencement of duties are assigned. The professional staff consists of six central office personnel and five full-time Residence Coordinators. The paraprofessional staff includes twelve graduate students. Student staff members include Assistant Resident Directors, Community Assistants for living areas and desk staff in all halls. Student staff, Resident Directors (graduate students), and Residence Coordinators live in the residence halls. Professional head staff and graduate staff receive three to four weeks of training before the fall semester and periodic professional development throughout the academic year. Spring training includes the ongoing professional development previously mentioned and a five-day intensive session prior to the spring semester. Training topics include but are not limited to policies, procedures, referral systems, emergency systems, and fi re/safety training. Student staff receive two weeks of intensive training before the opening of the academic year. In addition, there are two days of intensive training prior to the 20 spring semester as well as weekly staff meetings that include discussions about topics that are pertinent to each individual hall. Custodial personnel are identified in each building with staff ID cards. Other maintenance personnel and outside contractors are required to wear ID badges or uniforms that authorize them to work within the residence halls. Visitation Policy for Resident Students It is the responsibility of each resident to ensure that his/her guests are aware of KU policies and therefore, resident students, as hosts, are responsible for the behavior of their non-Kutztown University visitors. All non-residents of a building must be escorted at all times by a resident host when proceeding beyond the lobby of any residence facility. Non-residents must be escorted when visiting the living quarters during prescribed hours. Typically, upperclassmen are afforded the privilege of visitation 24-hours per day, 7 days a week. The term upperclassmen, for the purpose of the residence hall visitation policy, includes second-semester freshmen with earned credits, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Freshmen who are living on campus for the fi rst time are afforded the privilege of regular visitation/limited weekends. This policy allows fi rst-semester freshmen to have visitors of either sex Monday-Thursday from 9:00 AM to 11:59 PM and overnight visitation on Friday and Saturday nights. Freshmen follow the upperclassmen policy at the start of their second semester. Host students may only have overnight visitors for three nights during a seven-day period. All visitors must sign in to all residence halls 24/7. To sign in, visitors must be accompanied by their host to the residence hall’s front desk and present a valid ID. Visitors arriving after 11:59 PM on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday evening must be pre-registered at the front desk of the residence hall by the host. The host must inform the hall desk staff of the visitor’s name, type of visitor identification, time of arrival and length of stay. Hosts must be eighteen years of age or have on fi le a parental permission slip to host an overnight guest. Housing While the University is on Recess Limited housing is available for international students and in-season athletes during University recess. During this time, students may use their KU identifi cation cards to access the building and their rooms and are required to keep outside doors locked at all times. Visitors are not permitted beyond the lobby area and must be hosted while in the lobby. A university staff member is assigned the responsibility of monitoring behavior and security. Types of On-Campus Housing Students offered housing on-campus, generally speaking, have a choice of two different lifestyles:
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