Campus Security - Security in the Residence Halls
At Cedarville University all residence halls are separate, single sex, facilities. Co-ed visitation is permitted only in various designated main floor lounges during posted hours and are open for visitors during those times. Nonresident friends of the same sex or relatives may visit with permission from the resident director when appropriate, but parents or other married adults are not permitted to stay overnight in the residence halls except when acting as a chaperon for a group of visitors.
All nonresident students are to leave the residence hall by closing unless other arrangements have been made with the appropriate resident director. Only in unusual circumstances may students stay overnight in one another's room, in which case permission must be secured from both resident directors. All single students under 25 years of age—except those commuting from the home of their parents or legal guardian—must live in the residence hall or university approved housing. Exceptions to this are considered on an individual basis by the student services deans. In all cases, the University seeks to maintain maximum occupancy in the residence halls. When approved, off-campus housing includes apartments, individual homes, or individual rooms in private homes. The University does not provide supervision for off-campus housing, but students are expected to abide by the same moral standards of conduct as on-campus residents. Some housing for married students is available in university-owned apartments located in the town of Cedarville. Residence halls are staffed by professional resident directors and numerous resident assistants. These individuals are under the administrative oversight of the associate deans of campus life. All residence hall staff members undergo training in enforcing residence hall security policies and emergency procedures.
Residence halls consist of two basic building typesThe first is the apartment or motel-type, which have direct egress to the outside from each unit. These residence halls include: Printy, Lawlor, Maddox, Rogers, Marshall, Carr, Palmer, South Hall, South Apartments, and Harriman. Exterior doors to all apartment/motel type residence halls are capable of remaining locked at all times, including the courtyard doors to Maddox.
The second is the traditional-type residence hall, in which each room opens to a common corridor within the building complex. These residence halls include: Brock, Willetts, Faith, McChesney/McKinney, Johnson/St. Clair and Murphy/Rickard. These buildings are secured 24-hour-a-day. Fire exit doors in McKinney, McChesney, Johnson, St. Clair, Willetts, Brock, and Faith Halls remain locked at all times, and audible alarms are installed on each door. Maddox is also equipped with audible alarms for each of its four courtyard and lounge doors.
The residence halls are equipped with conventional locks and many have integrated electronic access control systems. Each resident can gain access to their individual room and/or residence hall with a key issued by the Maintenance Department. Security access control systems are installed at Brock, Faith, Willetts, Maddox, McChesney/McKinney, Johnson/St. Clair and Murphy/Rickard. These devices allow entry through the main exterior doors by swiping a magstripe card or in the case of Faith Hall using a punch code. In addition, residents are urged to lock their room doors at all times when sleeping or leaving their room and not to prop open exterior doors. It is also advised for those who reside in traditional-style residence halls to not leave their keys hanging in their door knobs. Charges are assessed to residents losing their keys, as locks are re-keyed to maintain security. All windows are equipped with locking devices.
Since all residence halls are closed during vacations and spring break, special arrangements must be made with the appropriate resident director for students who find it necessary to stay during those periods. It is strongly recommended that other arrangements be made if at all possible. During term breaks, utility services in the residence halls are drastically reduced as a cost-reduction measure. Because of building heat and water zoning costs, some specific units/rooms cannot remain in service.