Monday, August 24, 2020
Room Inspection Form
The Move In Room Inspection Form must be completed within 72 hours of your check in date. Link to Instructions.
Lock Outs
If a resident is locked out of their apartment or residence hall suite, the student should call the HRL front desk during business hours and complete the online Lock Out form. Link to Instructions.
Lost Keys
If a resident loses an apartment key or residence hall key card, they should submit the Lost Key form. Link to Instructions.
Resident Handbook
This resident guide will help you navigate Housing and Residence Life policies and procedures, University services and campus resources so that you can live peacefully and securely.
Now That You Are Here
Practice these steps to keep yourself and others safe and healthy: wear a face covering, wash your hands often and practice physical distancing whenever possible which includes avoiding crowds and large gatherings. No guests in housing.

Protect your nest so
we can stay on campus.
Housing Office
The HRL office is a high-traffic area and it is important to minimize risk to students and staff. If your questions or concerns can be handled by phone or email, please do so rather than in person. If you need to meet with staff in HRL, please schedule an appointment.
 
Due to COVID-19 the office lobby has a maximum capacity of six people. When you arrive there will be a sign in the entryway with six clips. If there are clips available, please take one and go into the HRL office. If there are no clips, then we have reached our maximum capacity. Please wait for the next available clip.
 
Visitors should take a clip including students coming to the office to pick up mail, packages or conduct business with the front desk.
Eagles Night Out: Bingo Wingo
August 28 @ 6-8 p.m. Community Center Courts

Free wings and multiple rounds of Bingo! Prizes for each round of Bingo!

This event is outdoors and will be set up for physical distancing. However, please bring a face covering just in case one is needed.
Quiet and/or Courtesy Hours
Violation of quiet and/or courtesy hours is considered disorderly conduct. Courtesy hours are always in effect. Community residents and/or Housing and Residence Life staff reserve the right to ask people to observe courtesy hours at all times. Quiet hours are:

  • Sunday–Thursday, 10 p.m.–8 a.m.
  • Friday–Saturday, Midnight–8 a.m.

24-hour quiet hours begin the night before final exams are administered.

Student equipment (stereos, televisions, musical instruments, alarms, etc.) that continues to be a noise problem will be confiscated by staff. Items will be stored for 10 working days. Unclaimed items will be disposed of by Housing and Residence Life.
Guest Policy
To maintain the health and safety of the USI campus, only students assigned to an apartment or residence hall room are permitted in their assigned living space. No guests are permitted in residence hall rooms or apartments. Overnight guests are not permitted. Staff may still need to enter these living spaces in performance of their job duties. 

The University will continue to monitor the rapidly changing COVID-19 climate and follow the recommendations and guidance from the State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Indiana State Department of Health and local healthcare providers. The guest policy will be reviewed throughout the semester and updates made as needed.
SpectrumU
Not sure how to connect your devices to SpectrumU? Here is a link to Instructions.

If you have issues connecting, please contact the IT Help Desk at 812-465-1080.
Mail
Staff will begin delivering mail to resident boxes on Monday, August 24.
 
New this year for mail is the box number should be included in the street address. Please see our website for details.
 
Apartments: How do I get my mailbox key?
Each apartment will receive one key. You will find the key on the refrigerator in your apartment. Roommates will need to agree on a place to keep the key so that all roommates have access to it.
 
You can find your mailbox number and location of the box on your myUSI account through the Housing icon. Just click on the Mailbox Information link.
 
Residence Halls
Residents in the residence halls will receive information at check in about how to find their box number and combination via the Housing icon on myUSI. Mailboxes in the residence halls are located next to the hall front desk.   
Packages
HRL will begin to accept packages for residents on Monday, August 10. Students may begin picking up packages on Saturday, August 15.
 
Packages from all carriers are received by the HRL office. Students will be sent an email to their USI account indicating they have a package and where to pick it up (package lockers or package pick up window). Large packages will require photo ID to pick up. Packages may be picked up in the main housing office located in O'Daniel North apartment complex during business hours.
 
The USPS and shipping carriers do not make mail or package deliveries on Saturday and Sunday, holidays or when the University is closed. Mail and packages will be delivered to the office the next business day.
 
To learn more about mail and packages, visit our website.
Be Well To Do Well
USI has many resources available to support and enhance all aspects of your personal wellness.

Fix My Home
Self Help Maintenance covers those minor maintenance items that you can do for yourself. If you have a maintenance emergency, contact Fix My Home 812-468-2176 immediately.

A maintenance emergency is any condition that can or has the potential to do harm to a person or to property. If you call and it is not an emergency, staff will direct you to complete a Fix My Home work order online. 
Toilets
Please only flush toilet paper.

Flushing hand towels, paper towels, Kleenex, feminine hygiene products will cause sewage lines to clog, resulting in toilets to overflow. These types of products should be thrown away in the garbage for your safety and convenience.
AC Units in O'Daniel North/South and McDonald West
The thermostat for units is set on each computer to go NO lower than 68 degrees. The digital display will go as low as 61 degrees but the actual unit will not function any lower than 68 degrees so please do not set units lower than this. This will cause them to lock up and freeze. There must be 18” clearance around the entire unit in order for it to function properly.
Parking Updates
Parking Permits
If you have not registered your vehicle, you need to do so immediately. If you have not picked up your permit yet, you will need to go to the Parking office in the Public Safety building.

Parking on Campus
To help lessen ridership on the campus bus routes and assist in physical distancing, Public Safety will waive the housing resident restriction of parking on campus during the day.

Residents living in the apartments will be allowed to park on campus during class days following the schedule below:

McDonald East August 24-September 11 O'Daniel North September 14-October 2
McDonald West October 5-23 O'Daniel South October 26-November 13
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