R 72, Visitation Privileges Act

Visitation Privileges Act

R 72, 82nd Session

Version Info:

1-27-2003, as initially introduced: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Fabricius and Gellar

Current Status:

Expired in Campus Community Cmte.

Report(s):

None

Long Title:

AN ACT TO URGE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO EXPAND 24-HOUR VISITATION IN CERTAIN RESIDENCE HALLS

Summary of Purpose:

Urge the NCSU Board of Trustees to allow 24-hour visitation privileges in the upper-class residence halls of Avent Ferry, Bragaw, North, and Watauga while preserving of the rights of individual roommates.

Consideration History:

1-29-2003 Senate:

First Reading
Referred to the Campus Community Committee by the Student Senate President

Online Text

(as of 1-27-2003, as initially introduced)

RESOLUTION 72

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED

An act To urge the board of trustees to Expand 24-hour visitation in certain residence halls

Short Title: Visitation Privileges Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senators Fabricius and Gellar

First Reading: January 29, 2003 Version Date: January 27, 2003

Referred to: __________________________________________________________.

WHEREAS, it is the current policy of North Carolina State University Housing that students living in an on-campus residence hall may never have guests of the opposite gender after 1 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights and after 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights; and,

WHEREAS, it is the current policy of North Carolina State University Housing that students living in an on-campus residence hall may not have same-gender guests from outside of the residence hall without registration during these same hours; and,

WHEREAS, the current visitation policy of North Carolina State University makes the blanket assumption that there can never be a responsible and productive gathering of students of mixed genders in residence halls in early morning hours; and,

WHEREAS, in many cases, students continue to be involved in productive academic, co-curricular, and recreational activities well into the early morning hours; and,

WHEREAS, it has been several years since the last formal evaluation of residence hall visitation hours by North Carolina State University; and,

WHEREAS, large portions of the North Carolina State University student body have regularly and strongly supported increases in visitation options over the course of many years; and,

WHEREAS, the vast majority of North Carolina State University’s peer institutions provide at least some option for 24-hour visitation within their residence halls; and,

WHEREAS, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 24-hour visitation within several specific residence halls; and,

WHEREAS, students advancing beyond the freshman class have demonstrated an ability to productively participate in the academic and co-curricular environment of the university; and,

WHEREAS, 24-hour visitation could be established as a privilege extended to students residing in upper-class residence halls, specifically the Avent Ferry Complex, Bragaw Hall, North Hall, and Watauga Hall; and,

WHEREAS, the university experience teaches young adults not just academics but responsibility, independence, and collegiality; and,

WHEREAS, permitting individual roommates to decide terms for visitation provides a valuable opportunity for the growth of personal responsibility and interpersonal communication and compromise; and,

WHEREAS, any and all changes made to the visitation policy of North Carolina State University can and should always preserve the paramount rights of the roommate, including the right of a roommate to partially or absolutely restrict visitation; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate urges the Board of Trustees to enable students living in upper-class residence halls to determine their own standards for 24-hour visitation.

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