ACCESS TO CAMPUS FACILITIES
Most campus buildings and facilities are accessible to members of the campus community, guests, and visitors during normal hours of business, Monday-Friday, and for limited designated hours on
Saturdays and Sundays, during periods of time the University is in normal operation (this includes most
holidays). Residence halls have resident staff living in each building. A Hall Director and Assistant Hall Director live in most residence halls, with Resident Assistants (RAs) living on most
floors. Residence Life staff provide security of the residence hall as well as building repair, coaching/support, programming, activities, and rule
compliance. Most halls have a staff person on duty at the front desk on a 24-hour basis. Regular foot patrols or "rounds" are made of the hallways in the evenings. To prevent unauthorized access, residence halls have an electronic door locking system.
Residence halls on the UNC campus are locked 24-hours a day. All persons are required to pass the front security desk to gain entrance into the building. Also, after 11:00 p.m., visitors and guests are required to be registered and signed-in by a resident at the front desk of the residence hall. The visitor/guest must present a picture ID. Visitors without a picture ID and a resident to sign them into the building are denied entrance. Visitors/guests found not to be in the company of a hall resident are removed from the building. From 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., residents can use the card reader access to gain entrance to their residence halls from side doors. Further enhancements of the system are planned for all residence halls.
Residence Life subscribes to a vigorous personal accountability disciplinary program. This program is developmental in nature, but provides for the removal of problem individuals or persons who commit crimes. Most disciplinary action takes place within 48 hours of the violation. Special emphasis is placed on supporting and protecting victims.