Housekeeping

Public areas in all residence halls are maintained and cleaned by the College’s Housekeeping staff. Housekeeping also is responsible for pest control in the residence halls.  For safety reasons, students are required to keep College-issued furniture, personal belongings, refrigerators, bicycles, etc. out of the residence hall’s public spaces such as the hallways, front stoops, basements (not including storage areas), stairwells, etc. Housekeeping regularly cleans these spaces and will discard any items left there. In all bathrooms, except at HCA, personal belongings and toiletries should be kept in a basket so that they can be easily moved by Housekeeping staff during regular cleaning.  During Winter Break, Housekeeping deep-cleans the bathrooms, and all personal articles, including baskets, must be removed and stored in the student’s room. Those items left in the bathroom during the Winter break will be discarded by Housekeeping. Public areas at HCA – hallways, stairwells and basements – are also maintained by the Housekeeping staff. Students living at HCA are responsible for cleaning in their own apartments. Kitchens and bathrooms are cleaned once a year by Housekeeping during the winter break. Housekeeping provides students living at HCA with toilet paper, light bulbs, and a shower rod and curtain.  A vacuum cleaner is provided for each hall group and at HCA, a vacuum cleaner is provided for each building.