Room Assignments and Roommates

Students are expected to remain in the room and hall to which they are assigned and are encouraged to try and work differences out before requesting a room change.

Room changes are made at the discretion of the Assistant Director and can vary based upon case. Room changes are not granted during the first two weeks of each semester and any immediate changes will depend on available space. Before approving a change, Assistant Directors will work with students to help them understand the situation and make a sincere effort to work out the problem. Room changes are not made on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or physical ability.

If a student would like to request a room change, they must abide by the following procedure:

Discuss the situation first with their roommate(s).
Discuss the situation with their Resident Assistant and actively participate in any attempts to resolve a roommate conflict.
If their Resident Assistant is not able to assist in resolving the conflict, the Resident Assistant will notify the Assistant Director on their behalf. The student will then meet with their Assistant Director to discuss other housing options on campus. After deciding upon a new housing assignment, the student’s Assistant Director will provide them with instructions for relocating.

Students may not move from their assigned rooms into other residence hall rooms without prior permission of the Assistant Director(s) involved. It is the responsibility of each resident to inform their roommate(s) when a room change has been processed. Room and roommate changes made without official written approval from the Office of Community Living will result in student conduct action, including but not limited to a $50.00 improper room change charge and the requirement that they move back to their original room.

Posting

Only recognized clubs and organizations can hang flyers in the residence halls and small group housing (Please see Advertising & Posting Policy in Campus Policies for further information).

Tobacco

The College recognizes the need to create and maintain an environmental quality that sustains and enhances the general health and well-being of its students, faculty, staff and visitors. Marietta College has developed a tobacco and smoke-free policy for all academic, administrative, and campus service buildings, athletic facilities, offices, residence halls, apartments and Greek houses. Smoking must take place at least 20 feet from all College buildings. For the purpose of this policy, “tobacco” is defined to include any lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove cigarette, e-cigarette, vapes, other smoking products or any alternative smoking devices; and smokeless or spit tobacco, also known as dip, chew, snuff or snus, in any form.

Students that are found to be using tobacco products in their residence hall room, suite, or apartment will be subject to additional cleaning charges of up to $500 per resident each time the issue is discovered.

Trash Removal and Recycling

Students should contain their trash to 13-gallon trash bags. Anything larger will not fit into trash containers or the trash chutes located in Harrison Hall and McCoy Hall.

Room trash should be placed in containers in the following locations:

Fayerweather Hall: the containers located to the southeast of the building.
First Year Housing: the containers located in the back of Russell Hall.
Fourth Street: the containers located behind A&H House and Harmar House.
Harrison Hall: trash rooms on each floor.
McCoy Hall: the trash room or containers located on the first floors.