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Visitation Hours

Last Updated: 6/21/2010

Responsible University Officer: Jim Benjamin – Associate Dean of Residence Life

Policy Contact: Jim Benjamin: j-benjamin@bethel.edu

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Visitation Hours

There are no specific hours when students must be in their

residences

residence halls at night

, but the residence life staff encourages a schedule of regular nightly sleep as a part of an individual wellness program.

. The Residence Life staff does encourage students to incorporate healthy amounts of sleep into their schedule as part an effort toward well-being. 

Visitation by the opposite sex is allowed in

order to facilitate socialization and community

the residence halls; however,

with the large number of students living in housing, certain procedures are necessary

to preserve individual rights and privacy

. Therefore

,

all

visitation

regulations must be observed and students are asked to display common courtesy and common sense when the rights and privacy of others are involved. In addition, it is the student’s responsibility to monitor and confront violations of visitation policy. If an RA confronts the violation an incident report will be filled out. Abuse of visitation privileges will result in fines and disciplinary action. During visitation

is limited to certain hours of the week. During visitation hours, room doors should remain open. Visitation is by invitation only, and all

visitors

students and guests must leave at the designated

hours. Students in individual rooms, suites, apartments, floors, wings, or even whole buildings are encouraged to meet and set aside portions of their visitation hours for studying, private time, and in-house activities. These additional non-visitation times are clearly posted for outsiders and enforced by the residents.

time.  It is each student’s responsibility to monitor the time and confront violations of visitation policy. Abuse of visitation privileges will result in fines and disciplinary action.

Approved visitation hours are as follows:

Bodien, Edgren, Getsch, and Nelson:

 

  • Monday, Tuesday

and
  • & Thursday,

7
  • 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.

  • Wednesday, No visitation hours

  • Friday,

3
  • 4 p.m. - midnight

  • Saturday, noon - midnight

  • Sunday, noon -

11 p.m.Beginning spring semester, if visitation hours have been respected, additional hours on Monday 7-
  • 10 p.m.

 may be added.  

Arden Village and Lissner:

 

  • Sunday - Thursday, noon - 11 p.m.

  • Friday - Saturday, noon - midnight

 

Heritage

, North Woods

and North

Waters

Village:

 

  • Sunday - Saturday, noon-1 a.m.

 



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