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.
Residence Hall Communities
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Residence Hall Professional Staff
- Residence Hall Student Staff
Resident/Community 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
- Ceilings
- Cleaning
- Common Area Space
- Doors
- Drugs (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Elevators (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Evacuation
- 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 and Visitors
- Harassment (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Hazardous Materials
- Hypodermic Needles
- Identification
- Incense
- Information Technology (ResNet)
- Keys (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Lofts Provided by University Housing
- Motor Vehicles and Mopeds
- Noise
- Outlets (see also Raceways)
- Painting
- Parking
- Pepper Spray/Mace
- Pets
- Pranks
- Promotional Activities
- Raceways and Cable Outlets
- Recycling
- Refrigerators
- Rollerblading
- Roommates (see Roommate Guidelines under Guest and Visitors; Room Assignment Policies)
- Screens
- Security Cameras
- Security System
- Smoke Detectors (in rooms)
- Smoking
- Sports
- Sprinklers
- Staff Members (compliance with and treatment of)
- Substance Use (see Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking)
- Tampering (with fire equipment)
- Theft
- Vandalism
- Vegetation
- Video/Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
- Weapons (May lead to dismissal from University Housing)
- Weights
- Windows
Student Responsibility and Outcomes
- Common Sanctions in Response to Housing Contract Violations
- Common Sanctions in Response to Violations of UWS Administrative Code
- Disciplinary Hearings and Meetings
Safety and Security
- Assistance in Evacuation
- Elevator Malfunction
- Fire Precautions
- Fire Safety
- Firearm Storage
- Health Forms
- Illness and Injury
- Locking Schedules
- Lost Keys and Lockouts
- Medications and First Aid Supplies
- Meningitis
- 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
Housing Services
- Air Conditioners
- Carpeting
- Custodial Services
- Desks
- Furniture (provided by Housing)
- Kitchenettes
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen
- Lofts
- Refrigerators
- Repairs
- Security Cameras
- Storage
- Telephone Service
- Vacuums and Cleaning Supplies
ResNet
Room Assignment Policies
- Check-Out Procedures
- Contract Terminations
- Half-vacant Rooms
- Room Accountability Records (RARs)
- Room Change Requests
- Statement of Non-Discrimination in Room Assignment Process
- Winter Recess
