Keys

Each student receives keys to her room and closet when she moves into a residence hall. For security reasons each student must keep her room and other doors locked at all times. If a member of the College staff (Public Safety, FM) finds a student room unlocked while attending to routine business in the hall the staff member will lock the student doors. In addition, each student must carry her keys with her and may not lend them to someone else. Keys must be returned to the Office of Residential Life when students vacate their rooms. There is a fee for failure to return keys.

Exterior Doors and the One Card System

Exterior doors to residence halls are locked at all times and may be accessed through the One Card system. If your One Card is lost or stolen, please report it to Public Safety and/or the One Card Office immediately. To replace your One Card, go to the One Card office located in Central Services. Students are not allowed to loan their One Card to visitors or other students.

Lost Keys

If a student loses her keys, she must report the loss to the Office of Residential Life, who will order a new set from Facilities Management. New keys may be picked up Monday through Friday between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM at the Kohler Building off Morgan Street. The student will be charged a replacement fee for the room key and the closet key. The fee is charged at the time of pickup. Students must show an identification card when picking up new keys. Lost post office keys should be reported to the College Post Office to arrange for a replacement. If a student who has lost her keys suspects that an individual unassociated with the College has them, she is expected to have the lock of her room changed. This type of incident should be reported to the Office of Public Safety.

If the keys are lost with no concern that a theft has occurred or that the keys are in someone else's possession, the student should report this to the Office of Residential Life, who will ask the Department of Facilities Management to change the lock core. Students requesting this service will be charged a fee. The fee is lower if the change is made during office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This charge appears on the student's bill. If there are two students residing in a room, the cost for the lock can be shared.

Replacement Costs

• Room key $5
• Closet key $5
• Recore charge $45

Lockouts

See our Lockout Policies and Procedures.