See Regents' Policy 09.08.010
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Each chancellor may, at the chancellor's discretion, designate for each campus classifications of students who will be required to live in student housing, and determine criteria for granting exceptions to such requirement.
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Student housing agreements must include:

A. Terms of agreement for entry of student housing by university personnel.

1. When feasible, the university will provide reasonable notice of housing entry for routine or preventative maintenance and repair and health and safety inspections ("routine entry") by maintenance and other authorized personnel. Notice of routine entry will include the reason for entry, who will be entering the residence, and an approximate time the entry will occur. Two attempts to contact the affected students should be made within the 24-hour period preceding the routine entry; such attempts may constitute, for example, knocking on the door. Residents need not be present at the time of routine entry. If present, residents are entitled to request identification from the authorized personnel.

2. University personnel may enter a student housing residence with prior notice but without contemporaneous permission when they have reason to believe that there is a violation of the student code of conduct in progress. Such entry must be done by, or have the authorization of, university personnel designated by the chancellor or senior student services officer or designee. Prior to entering, such university personnel must knock on the door of the student housing residence and announce their names and titles and their need to enter the residence for such purposes. When feasible, the university personnel will knock twice and announce that they are entering prior to actually entering the student housing residence.

3. University personnel may enter a student housing residence without prior notice or contemporaneous permission when they have reason to believe there is imminent danger to persons or property. Such entry must be done by, or have the authorization of, university personnel designated by the chancellor or senior student services officer or designee.

4. When feasible, university personnel entering a student residence to enforce the student code of conduct or under emergency situations should be accompanied by at least one other person.

5. Entry of student residences for purposes of searching for evidence for law enforcement must be conducted in a manner consistent with law.

B. Notification that the housing agreement is not subject to provisions of the Alaska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (AS 34.03).

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Information will be available to residents of student housing regarding:

A. student residence life/housing conduct standards;

B. judicial processes pertaining to student conduct and residence life;

C. personal and facility safety and security;

D. housing and residence life staff; and

E. conditions under which entry to student residences by authorized personnel may be made without the resident's presence or contemporaneous consent.

Residents will be responsible for being familiar with this information.

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The senior student services officer or designee will be responsible for setting the qualifications for employment of student housing and residence life staff; determining the balance between student employees and professional staff; and establishing training and development programs.

A. Employment of student housing and residence life staff.

1. When a person under consideration for employment has a previous criminal conviction or pending criminal charges, the hiring official must consult with the senior student services officer or designee, the applicable personnel office, and the office of the general counsel prior to further consideration of the applicant for hire. The circumstances of the conviction or pending charges and how they relate to the duties and responsibilities of the position will be reviewed. All applicable Regents' Policy, University Regulation, and MAU rules and procedures will be followed. The senior student services officer or designee must approve in writing the hire of a person with pending criminal charges or a previous criminal conviction.

2. Failure to reveal criminal convictions or pending criminal charges will constitute just cause for immediate dismissal.

B. Training and development for student housing and residence life staff.

The senior student services officer or designee is responsible for ensuring that training appropriate to level of responsibility is provided all residence life staff. Training programs will include, but are not limited to, information on:

1. university organization;
2. university facilities;
3. housing facilities;
4. safety and security;
5. position responsibilities;
6. personal development;
7. student life and development;
8. programming methodology; and
9. legal obligations and limitations.