1. A non-refundable
reservation fee of $50 is required.
The room will be
inspected and
inventoried at the
beginning and end of
each semester. Any
damages other than
normal wear will be
billed to the
student. Students
arriving before
residence halls open
or leaving after
residence halls
close (see calendar)
will be charged
additional rent for
those days.
2. No heating
appliances, hot plates, coffee makers,
or outside antenna
wires are allowed in
the rooms.
3.
Trash containers are
provided for each
room. No food trash
is to be placed in
these containers.
Such containers
should be emptied in
the outside dumpster.
4.
Common
area trash
containers are for
trash while
studying, watching
television, or
socializing in the
fellowship room and
not for disposal of
room trash. Please
empty room trash
cans into the
dumpster outside.
5.
Residents
are responsible for
keeping (day by day
as a way of life)
their own rooms neat
(habitually orderly
in appearance) and
clean (free from
dirt; unsoiled and
unstained).
Inspections are done
as necessary to
insure compliance.
Failure to pass
inspection results
in disciplinary
action (see Student
Handbook).
Residents whose
rooms are constantly
slovenly and dirty
between inspections
are also subject to
disciplinary
action.
Discipleship means
discipline and a
resident’s
determination to
become a disciplined
person begins with
the simple things:
hanging up clothes,
making a bed, and
putting shoes away.
These “trifles” are
the very essence of
a disciplined
character and
disciplined
character produces a
disciplined mind and
body.
6.
The
common areas of the
residence halls are
the joint
responsibility of
all the residents.
The Resident
Assistants will
clean the common
areas.
7.
The
residence halls are
not only places of
living but also
studying. Sound
levels from music,
movies, discussions,
games, etc. must be
confined to your own
room so as not to
disturb other
residents. Quiet
hours are from 10:30
p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
every night except
for Friday and
Saturday when quiet
hours begin at 11:30
p.m. When quiet
hours begin, all
lounge and room
noises cease (i.e.
radio, television,
computer, movies,
music devices, loud
conversations, etc.)
and any activity
that may disturb
others must cease.
8.
No
cooking is allowed
in rooms, and
microwave cooking
should be confined
to common areas.
9.
Heating in the men's
residence hall
should not be
adjusted by anyone
except the Resident
Assistant. Heating
in the women's
residence hall can
be adjusted in each
individual room;
however, special
attention needs to
be given to turning
heaters down when
not in the room.
10.
Occupants will
furnish all personal
supplies such as
towels, washcloths,
linens, bath soap,
etc.
11.
Residents of
residence halls are
not permitted to
alter the physical
structure or paint
the rooms in any
way. College-owned
furnishings will not
be moved into or out
of a room. Beds
must be used as
designed. Small
items of sports
equipment may be
kept in a room but
not bicycles or
similar large
items. The walls
and doors will not
be defaced in any
way.
12.
No
posters or pictures
may be hung in the
common rooms,
hallways, or outside
residence hall room
doors. Only a name
plate holder and a
small message board
may be affixed to
the outside of the
residence hall room
door.
13.
Common areas in the
residence halls are
for the benefit of
all the residence
hall residents. The
furnishings may not
be moved about the
room nor the decor
of the room
altered. Changes in
room decor or
furnishings will be
authorized by the
College
administration.
14.
Television is
provided in each
residence hall,
located in the
common areas.
Installation of room
telephones must have
written approval
from the Business
Office. The student
is responsible for
room installation
fees and associated
monthly billings.
15.
Men and women are
only permitted in
the individual
rooms, and residence
hall foyer of
students of the
opposite sex on the
occasion of an open
house. Relatives
and friends of
students are always
welcome to make
visits to the campus
and be a part of
college life for a
brief period. A
student may have
guests that
overnight in the
residence hall. The
first two nights per
semester are free
and subsequent
nights will be
charged at $12 per
night. Guests must
always be registered
with the R.A. or
Director of
Residence Halls.
Students who abuse
the overnight guest
policy may loose the
privilege. Fees must
be paid at the
Business Office.
All guests are
expected to abide by
all college rules
while on campus.
Those hosting guest
should assume
responsibility for
sharing these
expectations with
their guests.
Yellowstone Baptist
College desires to
make visits of all
guests pleasant and
the entire staff
desires to assist in
every way possible.
Empty rooms and
apartments on campus
may be reserved for
small fees on a
space available
basis with the
Business Office.
16.
Students must clear
overnight guests
staying in residence
hall rooms through
the administration
office and must
notify the Resident
Assistants.
17.
Unassigned residence
hall rooms are off
limits.
18.
For security
reasons, the women’s
and the men’s
residence halls are
equipped with code
locked doors. These
entrance doors are
to remain closed and
locked at all
times. It is
important to make
sure that the doors
close behind you.
The entry codes
are not to be shared
with anyone.
19.
All
residents are
encouraged to lock
their rooms when
leaving even for a
short time. The
College does not
assume
responsibility for
money, valuables or
other personal
property left in
apartments, rooms or
elsewhere on campus.
20.
Each
residence hall will
select a residence
hall council.
Residents are
advised to voice any
complaint or
suggestion arising
from residence hall
life through their
council. Every
possible effort will
be made to address
complaints and
suggestions in a
constructive manner.
21.
The
College retains the
right to enter and
inspect rooms at any
time, with
reasonable cause,
for purposes related
to maintenance,
security, and the
upholding of College
regulations.
22.
Students exhibiting
inappropriate
behavior in the
residence halls or
on the campus in
general, will be
addressed according
to the disciplinary
procedures in the
student handbook.
23. A
student who falls
behind for two
months in his/her
financial
obligations for room
and board fees will
be required to move
out of the residence
hall.
24. If
a present residence
hall student chooses
not to enroll for
classes the upcoming
semester, that
student may remain
in the residence
hall for one
additional month, if
his/her bill is paid
and up-to-date, and
if space is
available. The
student must pay in
full for the
additional month,
and must pay no
later than the 5th
day of the month of
the additional month
requested.
25. Residence
halls will close
each semester on the
first Monday
following final
exams. The last
night of lodging
will be Sunday with
check out required
on this first
Monday. Final room
inspections at check
out must be
completed by the R.A.
or the Director of
Residence Halls.
26.
A current student
may reside in the
residence halls over
Christmas break, the
January Term or the
summer break whether
or not they are
enrolled in classes
for these times.
However, their bill
must be paid and
up-to-date, and
space must be
available. If the
student is not
enrolled in classes
at these times, the
fee for each month’s
room rent must be
paid in full and in
advance on or before
the 5th
day of the month.
27.
A student who
chooses not to rent
a room over
Christmas break,
must check out by
the residence hall
closing date for
that semester.
Personal items may
remain in the room
if the student has
registered for
Spring classes.
However, check out
must be completed
with the R.A. or the
Director of
Residence Halls and
room keys must be
returned. A student
may rent the room
for the complete
break, however, it
cannot be rented by
individuals nights
in a “piece meal”
fashion.
28.
By the spring
semester closing
date/checkout, all
items must be
removed you’re your
room. Limited
storage space is
available for a fee
to those students
whose home residence
is outside the state
of Montana, and who
wish to leave some
items at the college
over a summer break.
See the Business
Office for the
details on storage.