Recreation
The operation, use, and storage of non-traditional means of transportation including but not limited to bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, scooters, in-line skates, roller skates and recreational electric personal mobility devices is prohibited.
What is "Personal Mobility Device?"
Possession of alcoholic containers is not allowed in the residence halls. Possession of alcoholic containers, includes, but is not limited to, kegs, party balls, beer bongs, bottles, shot glasses, and cans.
What is "Alcohol?"
Prompt 1- "Only items with enclosed heating or lighting elements are permitted."
Prompt 2-"Cooking is prohibited in resident rooms. Cooking may only be done in hall kitchens or in the individual kitchenettes in the Antelope/Nester complex."
What is "Appliances?"
What is "Cooking?"
State law, as well as residence hall policy, requires that all students leave their room and/or public areas when a fire alarm is sounded. Failure to evacuate during an alarm will subject the student to University disciplinary action and/or civil action. Smoke detectors are provided for your safety in each room/apartment and should not be tampered with or disconnected.
What is "Fire Safety?"
Residents are expected to cooperate fully by furnishing all the requested information and complying with all requests made by a University official and/or Residence Life staff member.
What is "Compliance?"
Sports activities inside the residence halls are not permitted, with the exception of Residence Life provided table sports.
What is "Hall/sports equipment?"
Use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of marijuana, heroin, narcotics, or other controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia, except as expressly permitted by law.
What is "Controlled Substance?"
No-flame candle plates are not permitted. Wax warmers, with enclosed miniature light bulbs, are permitted.
What is "Candles and Incense?"
Prompt 1- Anyone who cannot show appropriate identification may be asked to leave the residence halls immediately. Misuse of the University ID card by allowing others to gain hall access is prohibited.
Prompt 2-Residence hall keys may not be loaned or duplicated for another person’s use.
What is "ID?"
What is "Keys?"
The Office of Residence Life reserves the right to confiscate property identified as a policy violation in this handbook and in the residence hall contract.
What is "Confiscation?"
Throwing, dropping, hanging, etc., of any object from a residence hall window is prohibited. Removal of window screens and entering or exiting a residence hall by way of a window is prohibited.
What is "Windows?"
The use of all forms of tobacco and vaping products is prohibited on University of Nebraska at Kearney property with the exception of parking lots. Includes all forms of tobacco, inclusive of but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), electronic cigarettes and similar devices, and smokeless tobacco products.
What is "Tobacco and Vaping?"
Many holiday decorations are highly combustible, special care must be taken in decorating.
What is "Holiday Decoration?"
The University reserves the right to enter and search rooms in order to serve institutional purposes, which include protecting the health and safety of students, enforcing University rules and regulations, and other reasonable purposes.
What is "Room Entry and Search?"
Harassment in any form, threats, demands, and retaliation is prohibited. The University maintains a strict policy prohibiting sexual misconduct and harassment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, age, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. All such harassment is unlawful and will not be tolerated.
What is "Harassment?"
Damages, destruction or defacement of University property is prohibited. Common area damages are charged equally to all students residing in that area.
What is "Vandalism/Damages?"
Keys will not be loaned to guests. The host resident is responsible for the actions of their guests. Guests must be escorted in public areas at all times.
What is "Guests?"
Furniture provided in residence hall rooms must remain in the assigned space.
What is "Furniture?"
Residents are responsible for locking their room. Room should be looked at all times. Exterior doors and doors leading to living areas are locked twenty-four (24) hours a day.
What is "Safety and Security in the Residence Halls?"
Hazing, defined as any activity by which a person intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health or safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership with any Student organization (regardless of whether the organization is formerly recognized as an RSO).
What is "Hazing/Endangerment?"
Unlicensed gambling is a violation of state law. Gambling is not permitted on state property.
What is "Gambling?"
Residents responsible for excessive noise and/or disruptive behavior will be subject to disciplinary action. Sound equipment may not infringe on the rights of others. At no time may amplified sound be directed out of windows.
What is "Noise?"
Only non-dangerous fish are permitted in the residence halls; all other pets are prohibited. Each room is allowed to have one aquarium no larger than 10 gallons.
What is "Pets?"
Threats of violence (verbal, physical, sexual, etc.), assault, bullying, or conduct that threatens the health, safety, or welfare of any person in or around the residence hall community will not be tolerated. Posts via social media are also included under this policy.
What is "Violence/Fighting/Threats or Intimidation/Assault?"
Violation of federal or state law, or a county or municipal ordinance or regulation within residential premises will not be tolerated.
What is "Violation of Federal, State, or Local Law?"