Personal Property

Personal Property
Policy

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Document Number: RESLIFE--130 Revision #: 1.0
Document Owner: Executive VP Date Last Updated: 08/16/2013
Primary Author: Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs Status: Approved
Date Originally Created: 11/09/2011
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General Description
Description: Policy on personal property in residence halls

Purpose: Delineation of policy

Scope: All faculty, staff, students, and administrators

Responsibility: Safety and Security
Executive Director of Facilities and Safety
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Requirements
Relevant Knowledge: In order to comply with this policy you should know:
Current University policy
Terms and Definitions: Additional training

Corrective Action

Loss of privilege, student
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Policy Provisions
1. Personal Property

Cumberland University assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to personal property or money regardless of the cause of such loss or theft including fire, vandalism or maintenance failure. Resident’s personal possessions are not insured in any way by the University. The residents are encouraged to identify and insure any valuable personal items. All instances of personal property endangerment or unauthorized types of behavior should be reported immediately to Security and/or the Director of Residence Life.

Cumberland University will not store personal possessions. No storage space exists on campus for students.

Property left in the hall after check-out shall be declared abandoned and becomes property of the University, will be discarded at the discretion of the Director of Residence Life, and fines associated with the removal assessed.

Also see RIGHTTOKNOW-112.

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Subject Experts
The following may be consulted for additional information.
Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs

Executive VP

Executive Director of Facilities and Safety