CHAPTER SIX
STUDENT AFFAIRS
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UNIVERSITY HOUSING |
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660.1 |
Purpose and |
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University Housing is responsible
for the administration of the University’s academic year and summer quarter
student housing program. The mission
of the department is to provide a quality living and learning experience for
a diverse population of residents.
Regulations that govern use of the housing facilities have been
established by the Board of Trustees of the The University Housing Department consists of three units that support the Department mission: Housing Administration, Housing & Business Services, and Residential Life and Education. |
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Housing Administration |
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Housing Administration prepares and administers the student housing application, licensing and assignment processes and maintains all resident occupancy records. The Student License Agreement, agreed upon by all residents in occupancy, is written in compliance with Title V of the California Code of Regulations (www.calregs.com/), the CSU Student Disciplinary Manual, and includes policies from departmental handbooks (www.housing.calpoly.edu). Student housing records are considered confidential and FERPA guidelines are observed (www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html). Marketing strategies for all campus student housing facilities are planned and implemented through this Unit. Students licensed to live in the residence halls and freshmen living in on-campus apartments are required to purchase a resident dining plan (www.cpfoundation.org/campusdining/index.asp). A resident dining plan is optional for transfers and returning students living in on-campus apartments. The Administrative Unit includes
housing information systems, which oversees and maintains the computer
network system of approximately 3,900 active ports for the Department. This
includes oversight for major computer hardware and software purchases and for
evaluation and implementation of new information system technologies. The Administrative Unit administers an off-campus housing rental listing service (www.housing.calpoly.edu). The Department does not inspect, approve or disapprove of off-campus rental facilities. Educative resource information is provided to students utilizing standards taken from California Civil Code (www.leginfo.ca.gov/.html/civ_table_of_contents.html) and the California Department of Consumer Affairs (www.dca.ca.gov/). |
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Housing and Business Services |
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Housing and Business Services coordinates all maintenance and custodial support services for the residence halls, apartments and agricultural housing units. This unit is responsible for the department budget planning and projections; capital project planning; service contract negotiation and monitoring; property inventory control; procurement; key control; maintenance of the electronic locking system; facilities code compliance and risk management for the entire department. This unit contracts and schedules all residence hall and apartment space utilization services for the summer University Guests, programs and conference services. |
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Housing and Business Services licenses students who live
in the agricultural and architectural housing units in accordance with Title
V of the California Code of Regulations (www.calregs.com/). |
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660.3.1.1 |
The Dean of the |
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Housing and Business Services directs the management of the facility, fiscal and service aspects of the agricultural housing program. |
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Residential Life and Education |
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Residential Life and Education
provides professional and student staff support services and programs to
students who reside in campus housing.
Residential Life and Education develops programs and activities, which
support new students’ transition to the Cal Poly environment, and assists
returning students in meeting the next set of University challenges. Community and program data, in relationship
to the environment in which students live, is collected and retained by this
area. This unit administers the
Student Handbooks (www.housing.calpoly.edu)
that outline program components, policies, community standards and the
judicial process for all residents to observe. Students are also provided standards to
follow from The Residence Hall Computing Program (ResNet) is part of this unit. Students are expected to comply with the policies outlined in the “Information Technology Resources Responsibility Use Policy” for computing (www.housing.calpoly.edu). Violations are addressed through the residence hall judicial processes and are referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Dean of Students Office and University Police as necessary. |
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Reference · Date approved by the President: March 1, 2004, Revised June 9, 2004, Revised February 12, 2008. Final approval February 25, 2008 · Office responsible for implementation: University Housing · Date when the policy is to be reviewed and by whom (where stipulated): December 2003, Vice President for Student Affairs · Sunset clause (where stipulated): · Related University Policies/Documents/Manuals/Handbooks: Agricultural Handbook Student
Event Authorization Student
Driver Volunteer Appointment Form Services
Agreement University
Activity Release Agreement Residence
Hall Handbook (www.housing.calpoly.edu)
Cerro
Vista Apartment Handbook (www.housing.calpoly.edu)
Student
Housing License Agreement (Form 65, 65S) Cerro Vista Apartments Student Housing License Agreement (Form 65A) · Any laws, regulations or codes of practice which should be referred to in conjunction with the policy: Information Technology Resources Responsibility Use Policy (www.housing.calpoly.edu) Title V, 41302; Articles 5, Sections 42000-42103) (www.calregs.com) Clery Act (www.securityoncampus.org/schools/cleryact/) CSU Student Disciplinary Procedures (Executive Order 970) |
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