Students seeking to live on campus should carefully read the Regis Residence Hall Contract before signing. The Residence Hall Contract stipulates the terms under which students are permitted to live on campus.
Residents may occupy their rooms from the day preceding the first day of classes until the last day of student examinations. Residents are expected to vacate rooms 24 hours after their last final, or within the posted schedule as distributed by the Office of Residence Life for those who have finals on the last day of exam period. Seniors will be asked to leave the day of their graduation at a designated time shared by the Office of Residence Life.
To be considered eligible for housing, a student must:
Residents are responsible for the loss, theft of, or damage to, both Regis property and/or personal property caused by a resident or his/her guests. Regis is not responsible for a student’s property, even in the case of emergencies. Each resident is encouraged to take appropriate steps to safeguard his/her property.
All residents are required to take proper care of all residence halls and areas in their use and to report vandals and vandalism. Residents are responsible for any charges resulting from damage to their assigned room or to residence hall common areas, notwithstanding normal wear and tear, occurring during their occupancy. All damage to walls, ceilings, floors, furniture or woodwork is to be charged to the individual residing in the room and that residents are held collectively responsible for damage to residence hall common areas (study rooms, halls, common areas, bathrooms, elevators, etc.).
Regis will respond to and mitigate the effects of an emergency in order to provide for the welfare of its residents. In an emergency, Regis reserves the right to close residence halls, student rooms, or common areas and/or dining facilities temporarily without making any adjustments in the charges. However, Regis will do everything reasonably possible in an emergency to restore normalcy.
Representatives of Regis are authorized to inspect rooms. Health and safety checks will take place by members of the Residence Life staff and/or on call staff no less than one time per semester and whenever there is reasonable concern regarding a student’s health, safety, and/or welfare, or for damage assessment and/or repairs. In addition, all resident rooms will be inspected at each hall closing (e.g. Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring, Easter, and May). When feasible, residents will be notified in advance.
Regis reserves the right to terminate a student’s residence in a residence hall due to breach of the terms of the residence hall agreement or for violation of the Regis Code of Conduct and/or Student Handbook. Each resident is obligated to know these policies and procedures. Regis may immediately terminate a student’s residence as a result of behavior that is deemed to be physically or emotionally harmful to others or to oneself. If suspended or expelled from housing, students understand that they will not receive any refund on their room or board charges. Conduct that may result in suspension or expulsion from Regis College housing may include, but is not limited to:
For full listing of all residence hall policies, please go to the Regis College Student Handbook: