Code of Conduct

The policy information listed below is relevant to your residency in a Hope College residence hall during the Awakening Institute Gathering.

For more information or clarification on these and other responsibilities, please contact the Awakening office at awakening@hope.edu or hope.edu/awakening or call 616.395.7638.

Community

We encourage residents to build community by interacting with others in a positive and supportive attitude.
It is imperative to show mutual respect and consideration for one another.
Your residence hall is made up of people with a variety of backgrounds and lifestyles.
Awakening Staff will help you build community with the other Awakening participants.

Students enrolled in summer programs may not enter any residence halls but can enter Scott, Lichty and Phelps Hall.
College students (other than those working in the Awakening Gathering) are prohibited from visiting the residence halls of program participants.

Students may not possess or consume alcohol on the campus.
The use of illegal drugs or abuse of prescribed medications is also prohibited.
Violations will result in removal from the residence hall and the Awakening program, without a refund.
No alcohol is allowed in the resident halls at any time throughout the summer.

The College reserves the right to enter rooms without a search warrant for the purpose of maintenance, security, discipline and the orderly operation of an educational institution

Each program participant has a right to an atmosphere helpful for sleep beginning at 10 p.m. every evening.
Quiet hours are violated with such activities as shouting, yelling or talking on cell phones in the hallways, a gathering of residents in a room that can be heard in the hallway, loud TV or music, and any other activity that disturbs others.
Residents should be courteous of each other’s needs and must immediately cease any noise or activity that is disturbing someone else, regardless of the time.

All students enrolled in Awakening must be in their assigned residence halls by 10 p.m.
All students must be in their assigned rooms with lights out by 11 p.m. each night.

Hope College is a Christian college and expects program participants to exemplify the standards of Christian morality in their lives.
Any activity which offends these standards will lead to removal from the residence hall and the Awakening program, without a refund.

Any theft or unauthorized possession of College or personal property is prohibited.
Student program participants vandalizing the College’s or another’s property will be removed from the residence hall and the Awakening program, without a refund.

Athletic activity of any kind (basketball, golf, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, Frisbee throwing, rollerblading, lacrosse, etc.) is absolutely prohibited in the corridors/hallways.

The possession or use of any form of fireworks or weapons is prohibited.
A program participant using or possessing any form of fireworks or weapons will be removed from the residence hall and the Awakening program, without a refund.

Key cards are each resident’s responsibility.
Key cards must remain on the resident’s lanyard at all times. Lost key cards compromise the safety of all residents and should be reported immediately to the hall staff.
The fine for a lost key is $20 for replacement.

All College room furniture must remain in individual rooms and not be removed from its location, including beds.
Lounge furniture should not be moved into rooms or to other locations.

Any damage to a residence hall room or its furnishings will be charged to the occupants of the room. All residence hall rooms, hallways and common areas are inventoried prior to move-in and are inventoried again following move-out.
Damages, shortages and rule violations are noted, and programs are billed accordingly.

To meet fire, health and safety requirements, the College must discourage the use of electrical appliances in individual rooms.
The use of the following electrical appliances is prohibited in all residence halls: air conditioners, broilers, rotisseries, skillets, rice cookers, hot plates, microwaves, toaster ovens, hot pots, toasters, and other such high wattage and heating appliances.
If you want to stay cool on warm nights, a fan would be a great item to bring to your room.

Awakening Interns will serve as “resident assistants” in the dorms and will be the primary contact and first responders to the student students during their stay.
Awakening staff may be contacted with an issue related to the resident hall, or in case of emergency.
To contact the Director of Awakening at any time with an emergency, please call Jim De Boer at 616.395.7638, which will forward to his cell phone.