Residence Life Policies

Charges for Damage and/or Replacement

Damage and cleaning charges are to be assessed by the Office of Residence Life on the recommendation of Area Directors, Assistant Directors and/or Maintenance, and with the authorization of the Associate Dean. Charges are made in accordance with general guide-lines established by Maintenance. In addition, all charges and fines are also subject to an additional charge for labor assessed for all Earlham staff who contribute time and energy to rectify a situation or problem. A listing of damage and replacement costs can be obtained from the Office of Residence Life.

Earlham encourages shared responsibility for community problems. Fines for problems or situations that either cannot be applied to an individual resident or that are clearly the result of an indeterminate group of residents will be shared by the community. Fines will be divided among all the students in a given area or building as appropriate. All Common Billing will be publicly posted and totaled at the end of each semester. The Area Director implements this policy in consultation with residents and the Office of Residence Life.

The College Judicial Council and the Student Judicial Council also have the authority to assess monetary fines. In addition, students are subject to automatic fines as listed in the chart on the following page and may be subject to additional judicial action.

Community Charges/Common Billing

As an intentional community, Earlham encourages shared responsibility for community problems. Any fines or problems that cannot be placed to an individual resident or are the result of a indeterminate group of residents will be shared by the community. At the end of each semester, fines are totaled and posted publicly. Fines are divided evenly among all residents of a given area of a building or as appropriate.

Earlham encourages shared responsibility for community problems. Fines for problems or situations that either cannot be applied to an individual resident or that are clearly the result of an indeterminate group of residents will be shared by the community. Fines will be divided among all the students in a given area or building as appropriate. All Common Billing will be publicly posted and totaled at the end of each semester. The Area Director implements this policy in consultation with residents and the Office of Residence Life.

<< Previous | Continue >>