KCECH SPACE RESERVATION POLICY:
- Requests by house members to reserve a space for a floor or a house event take precedence over any other requests from outside organizations at no fee.
- A request will be considered for approval if submitted at least three business days before the event takes place.
- Users are responsible for checking their email to see if their requests have been approved. No reservation is final until approved by email.
- Kings Court English College House retains the right to cancel any reservation at any time when it sees a conflict with house events at any time.
- Groups are responsible for leaving the space the way they found it.
- All University and KCECH policies must be respected.
- No reservation shall be given for an after 10 p.m event or before a 10 a.m event on any give day.
- Outside groups must request a reservation in-person at the house office (EH112A) and are approved on a trasactional basis, meaning the student group must provide a programmatic related service for our residents in exchange for the space.
- No reservation for outside groups will be approved during reading days and final exam periods.
- No reservations can be made for the PDR during dinner time.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Users of KCECH will be held responsible for all behaviors and damages incurred during the period of occupancy.
- There must be in soliciting of any way, shape or form.
- All users of KCECH are expected to abide by all Residential Living rules and regulations as well as any applicable rules and regulations of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Rooms must be left in the exact condition in which they were found, whether in cleanliness, furniture organization, etc.
- The user must be present throughout the period of occupancy and is responsible for all people present during the occupancy.
- Users are expected to uphold the room capacity limitations and rules established by the Fire Marshall’s office.
- Alcohol is not permitted in any public space.
- Any breach of these rules and regulations will result in the immediate revocation of future reservation privileges.
Additional Policies
There are laundry rooms on the lower levels of both buildings. Here are some simple BUT ESSENTIAL rules:
- Do not leave your clothes unattended for more than 10 minutes, whether in the machines or on tables.
- Please allow others at least 10 minutes to collect their belongings from washers and dryers before carefully removing their items from the machine. Please DO NOT drop any clothing behind the machines if you do this.
- Please do not use more than two machines at a time.
- If a washer or dryer does not work, notify the info center with the machine number.
- Keep the laundry room doors closed.
- In an effort to keep our laundry rooms clean and running efficiently, any unattended or forgotten clothing left behind in the laundry rooms for more than 10 days thay may be removed and disposed of.
All on-campus residences adhere to 24 Hour Courtesy hours.
Courtesy Hours serve as a reminder to all residents of the primary rights to sleep and study within residential communities. Residents are expected to exercise courtesy when playing music or participating in other activity that may disrupt other residents and/or interfere with the attempts of others to study.
Quiet hours are in effect at the following times:
11:00 p.m - 9:00a.m. Sunday through Thursday
1:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday
Quiet hours are in effect at all times during reading days and finals.
In persistent cases, do not hesitate to seek help from your own RA or, if at night or on a weekend from the RA on duty. Please keep in mind that your neighbors may keep different study/sleep hours than you do; so, if you are asked to turn down the volume, please show your neighbors the same courtesy you expect.
Violators of This Policy May Lose Pantry Privileges
- Pantry users MUST clean the space after using it. Housekeeping charges may be imposed for violation.
- Individual users must use their own supplies.
- All cookware MUST be washed and removed from the sink after use.
- Users should immediately report problems about pantry conditions to kce@collegehouses.upenn.edu(link sends e-mail) in order to avoid incurring any penalties.
- House and floor events take precedence over individual use.
- There will be NO PERSONAL STORAGE in the cabinets, refrigerator, or freezer.
- The fridge may be used only when the pantry is in used.
- RAs/GAs should label their event food items and date them.
Questions or concerns? Email kce@collegehouses.upenn.edu(link sends e-mail)
To Reserve the Pantry, submit a request here: https://kcech.house.upenn.edu/roomreservations
- You must receive approval from the House Director or House Coordinator at least two weeks prior to the collection (email kce@collegehouses.upenn.edu(link sends e-mail)).
- Charity drives and collection boxes are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Collection boxes must be clearly labeled and be large enough to hold the items requested, but not so big as to create a blockage.
- Only one box may be in the lobby at a time.
- The college house reserves the right to cancel or deny a request at any time.
- Collections may last no longer than two weeks but may be approved for shorter times than two weeks.
- Collection boxes must be checked daily to ensure no overabundance and removed on the agreed-upon date.