Hampshire College

The Housing Operations Office (HOO) is located in the Merrill Student Life Center, next to the Merrill living room. The office staff includes the director of Housing Operations and four operations assistants, who are available to answer questions and assist students during the week. In addition, student workers staff the office for a few hours over the weekend.

The HOO assigns all new students their rooms over the summer and keeps track of all students' housing assignments throughout their enrollment at Hampshire College. The office handles all residential repair requests, keeps track of keys, helps monitor the health and safety of the residences, and keeps students informed of important dates and events related to housing.

Hours of Operation
Maintenance/Repair
Lockouts/Lost Keys
Meal Plans
Guest Registration
Fire, Health and Safety
Staff

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

These new hours begin January 4th, 2010, and will continue through January and Spring Term. 

Maintenance/Repair:

Request Repairs

Please note that Housing Operations staff first check each request for accuracy and then send it on to Facilities and Grounds. Requests entered over the weekend will be processed on Monday.

For emergency maintenance issues outside of business hours, call Public Safety at x5424.

Lock-Outs/Lost Keys:

ALL keys are now located in the Housing Operations Office in Merrill. If you have lost your keys, you must come to this office during our business hours to sign out your back-up copies.

Lock-outs: During business hours, you must come to the Housing Operations Office and sign out your back-up key. After business hours:

Monday-Friday: From end of business hours until 11:00 p.m., interns will let you into your room. After 11:00 p.m., please call Public Safety.

Weekends: Outside of our weekend office hours, please call Public Safety. 

Please note: Interns will let you into your room after business hours, but cannot issue back-up keys. Students who have lost their keys are expected to pick up their back-up keys during the next available office hours. Remember that bedrooms and mods must be locked at all times when you are not at home.

Key and lock replacement charges have changed: The new charges are $60 for bedroom, which includes lock change and key replacement; $100 for mod entry, which includes lock change and replacement of all residents' keys; and $5 for a new lounge key.

Meal Plans:

Students are assigned the minimum required meal plan for their housing assignment. Students who want a larger meal plan can sign up via the Hub. Please click here for more info on food services. Please contact Food Services at 413.549.2840 with any questions or concerns regarding meal plans.

Guest Registration:

Click here for the guest registration form. This form is used for every house on campus. Please note you still must register a guest's car with Public Safety as explained below.

Guest Policy: Students are permitted to have overnight guests in their rooms or apartments as long as the host is on campus during that time. Hosts must register their guests with their house offices, indicating the length of the visit, which may never exceed one week at a time or more than 15 days cumulatively in a semester. All guests are expected to abide by Hampshire’s policies and norms of community living. Responsibility for the conduct and safety of the guests lies with the host. Any damage incurred by a guest will be charged to the host. Any guest whose behavior is disruptive will be required to leave campus. This policy can be found in the Student Handbook on page 122.

Guest Parking: Both the host student and guest must go to the Parking Office to register any guest vehicle. The Parking Office is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. They will take your pertinent vehicle and student contact information and issue a parking pass. If guests arrive after 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, they must park in Faculty/Staff parking until 8:00 a.m. On weekends, a temporary pass is not necessary after 5:00 p.m. on Friday until 8:00 a.m. on Monday; you should park in Faculty/Staff parking only. Please contact the Parking Office at 413.559.6151 (x6151) with further questions or concerns.

Fire, Health and Safety

The Housing Operations Office assists in maintaining the health and safety of our residences. In addition to fire drills and fire extinguisher checks, we do weekly walkthroughs of buildings, once a semester common area inspections, and educational initiatives throughout the year. More information on our policies and procedures related to fire, health, and safety.

Staff:

Linda Mollison
Director of Housing
413.559.5543
lmollison@hampshire.edu

Jane Lowe
Housing Operations Assistant
413.559.5453
jlowe@hampshire.edu

Melissa Styler
Housing Operations Assistant
413.559.6689
mstyler@hampshire.edu

Sarah Kinney
Housing Operations Assistant
413.559.5339
skinney@hampshire.edu

Karyn Rammer
Housing Operations Assistant
413.559.5436
krammer@hampshire.edu