The Guest Policy is meant to outline expectations for residents and guests visiting or staying overnight in SUNY Morrisville residence halls. For the purposes of this policy, a:
- Host is a resident student, currently living on campus, who is bringing a resident from another residence hall room or a non-resident into the residence halls for a visit.
- Guest is any student or non-student in a residence hall room that does not have an active housing assignment in that residence hall room.
- Overnight Guest is a student or non-student that is not a resident of a particular residence hall and who visits/remains in the building between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. regardless of whether they plan to sleep during the stay.
Expectations of Guests
Guests must have a host that lives in the residence hall they are visiting and always be escorted by that host.
Guests must have a valid form of picture ID (driver’s license, school ID, etc.) in their possession and are required to produce their ID at the request of a college official.
Overnight Guests, escorted by their resident host, will need to register with the RA/CA on Duty between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on their first night of arrival.
Overnight guests may not stay longer than two consecutive nights or five nights per month in all residence halls, unless authorized by Director of Residence Life or their designee.
Expectations of Hosts
Hosts will obtain permission from their roommate(s) to have a guest in their shared space.
A resident student is permitted to have only one overnight guest at any given time.
No guests under the age of 16 years old or over the age of 25 will be permitted in campus housing unless permission is granted by the Director of Residence Life or their designee.
Hosts will ensure their guest is not impacting the behavior of other students to sleep, study, use bathroom facilities, or otherwise engage in the normal use of the residence halls.
Hosts will be responsible for their guest’s behavior, including violations of our Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook. Should a guest violate a campus policy, the host will be held responsible under the guidelines outlined in this handbook and other applicable laws and policies.
Residence Life, Commons Staff, and University Police have full authority to limit guests in a room, reject guests, or evict guests, if in their judgment, the health and safety of students is being jeopardized and/or reasonable standards of behavior are being violated.
Students who are banned from SUNY Morrisville are not allowed to be on college property or any property owned or operated by the college, including residence halls.
All guests on Campus at any time must conform to all College regulations. Those who do not will be required to leave. In the event of law violation or noncompliance with a request to leave, they shall be considered a trespasser and University.