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The option to request a Residential Parking is included the housing application for upper-class students.

First-Year students are not eligible for residential parking permits. 

Upper-class residents will be eligible for residential parking permits after they are determined fully eligible for housing by the University. Please note there are a limited number of parking passes and residential students are not guaranteed a spot. Permits are assigned based on availability.

The opportunity to invite guests into a residence hall, room, or suite is grounded in the principles of mutual respect and harmony. It is important to acknowledge that it is a privilege to have guests, but the reasonable expectation of privacy is a right. Because of this, it is expected, particularly among students sharing a living space, that they will approach the practice of bringing guests into the residence hall, and into each suite and room, with courtesy, maintaining open lines of communication, and with a willingness to find compromises, and act in good faith.   

There are three types of guests in Mercy Residence Halls 

Resident Guests – Resident guests are resident students (Mercy students who have a room assignment in a Mercy Residence Hall) who are visiting another residence hall during standard guest hours (8AM to midnight) 

Day Guests – Day guests are non-residents (individuals who do not have a room assignment in a Mercy residence hall, whether they are Mercy students or not) who are visiting a residence hall during standard guest hours (8AM to midnight).   

Long Term Guests – any guest, whether a Mercy student or not, and whether a resident student or not) visiting a residence hall after standard guest hours (midnight to 8AM). Guests who begin their visit as Day Guests may not stay overnight unless they have met the requirements to be a Long-Term Guest (see below). 

Residents and their guests must abide by the following visitation procedures:   

All Guests   

All guests staying in a Â鶹ÉçÇø residence hall are expected to comply with the policies, procedures, and regulations set forth by the University and the Office of Residential.   

If occupants of a room/suite have complaints about Guests, staff reserve the right to remove the guests until the issue is resolved at a later time through mediation or the Office of Conduct and Community Standards.   

Mercy students who exhibit disruptive or volatile behavior while visiting as guests in a residence hall or a room/suite will also face personal accountability for their actions.   

If a guest displaying volatile behavior is enrolled in another college or university, Â鶹ÉçÇø reserves the right to report the individual's conduct to their respective institution. 

The staff reserves the right to remove any guest or deny entry to a guest. The staff’s priority is to ensure the academic promise and well-being of the residents in the Â鶹ÉçÇø residential halls.   

Guests under the age of 17 are not permitted in campus residences, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Guests who are 17 may visit or stay overnight with permission from their parent or guardian.  A parent or guardian must indicate their permission for the minor guest to visit and/or stay overnight in a residence hall by completing a Minor Guest Permission Form. 

Resident Guests   

MUST swipe in using their Mercy ID at the prescribed points of entry (Hudson main entrance across from Main Hall, Hudson rear entrance facing the courtyard between Hudson and Founders, Founders main entrance facing the courtyard between Hudson and Founders). 

The Hudson Hall second floor access point may, at times, have limited or no access.  Access at this point of entry will only be available when the desk can be staffed by a student assistant. 

No form is needed for a Resident Guest to visit another residence hall (during regular guest hours). Swiping their card to access a point of entry will serve as the record of visitation by a Resident Guests. 

In Dorm 34, a Resident Guest MUST have an identified resident of the building who will serve as their host, who will meet them on the residential floor, and with whom they must remain for the duration of their visit. 

Resident Guests may not enter another residence hall before 8AM. 

Resident Guests must leave by midnight (unless they have met the requirements to remain as a Long-Term Guest). 

Resident Guests are fully responsible for their own behavior within the building. 

Resident Guests may only enter student rooms if invited to do so. 

Resident Guests may attend events or activities in other residence halls during standard guest hours. 

Resident Guests MAY NOT bring non-resident guests into another residence hall as their guest. They may only host Day Guests and Long-Term Guests in their own residence hall, following the requirements for each as explained below. Resident Guests who have signed-in a non-Resident Guest into their own building MAY NOT bring those guests into another building with them.   

Day Guests   

Day Guests must be escorted by the Resident who signed them in at all times. Guests are not permitted to roam the building unaccompanied by their Resident Host. 

Hosts are permitted to have no more than 2 Day Guests at any one time. 

Day Guest hours begin at 8:00 AM and end at 12:00 AM (midnight). Day Guests must be signed in at the front desk of the residential area upon entering and must be met by the resident whom they are visiting. The sign in process is posted at each residence hall and consists of scanning a QR code and completing a brief form. The host must be present when the Day Guest completes the sign-in process. 

Day Guests must leave an approved photo ID with staff while they are visiting.   

It is the guest’s responsibility to collect their ID, before midnight, as they leave the building. In the rare event that a desk is not staffed at the time that a guest wishes to leave, their host must call the Resident Advisor on Duty to assist them. 

Acceptable IDs include driver’s license with photo, state-issued non-driver identification with photo, military ID with photo, valid college ID with photo.   

IDs that cannot be accepted include (but are not limited to) passports, expired photo IDs, IDs without photo, membership cards. 

The Resident Host assumes responsibility for the conduct of their guest(s) within the residence hall premises, including the building, room, or suite in which the host resides.   

The Resident Host will be held accountable for any violations of University/Residence Life policies, as well as for any instances of theft or harm to individuals or property resulting from their guests' behavior, regardless of whether the guest is a fellow University student or not. 

If a non-student guest experiences a medical emergency or requires medical attention, the Resident Host is expected to help the guest connect with emergency services and remain available to assist with transportation or accompaniment to a hospital or care facility, as appropriate. While the University will respond to emergencies occurring on campus, ongoing support services and follow-up care resources are generally available only to enrolled students and are not extended to non-student guests. 

Long Term Guests   

Long Term Guests are ANY guests (including those who are Residents of a different Mercy Residence Hall) who plan to stay in the residence hall beyond 12:00AM (midnight).   

Residents who would like Long Term Guests must apply (via the Long Term/Overnight Guest Approval Form) a minimum of 48 business hours (2 days, which may not include Saturday or Sunday) in advance of the Long Term Guest staying. 

Upon their arrival, Long-Term Guests must leave an approved photo ID with staff while they are visiting.   

It is the guest’s responsibility to collect their ID, before midnight, as they leave the building. In the rare event that a desk is not staffed at the time that a guest wishes to leave, their host must call the Resident Advisor on Duty to assist them. 

Acceptable IDs include driver’s license with photo, state-issued non-driver identification with photo, military ID with photo, valid college ID with photo.   

IDs that cannot be accepted include (but are not limited to) passports, expired photo IDs, IDs without photo, membership cards. 

Long Term Guests must at all times be escorted by the Resident who signed them in. Guests are not allowed to roam the building unaccompanied by their Resident Host.  

Guests who are sleeping over must sleep in the room of the Resident Host under whose name they have been registered. Long Term guests are strictly prohibited from sleeping in hall lounges or other public spaces.   

A Resident Host may not have the same Long Term Guest staying for more than three (3) consecutive nights or, have any number of Long Term Guests exceeding a total of six (6) nights within a calendar month.   

Similarly, an individual may not be a Long Term Guest in the residence hall guest system for more than six (6) nights per calendar month, regardless of whether they stay with the same or different resident hosts.   

A resident may request and sign in no more than one (1) Long Term Guest at a time.   

The residential staff also reserve the right to disallow Long Term Guests during peak times of the year, such as the beginning and end of the semester, and break periods. 

If a non-student guest experiences a medical emergency or requires medical attention, the Resident Host is required to help the guest connect with emergency services and remain available to assist with transportation or accompaniment to a hospital or care facility, as appropriate. While the University will respond to emergencies occurring on campus, ongoing support services and follow-up care resources are generally available only to enrolled students and are not extended to non-student guests. 

All residential students, regardless of campus, get a mail box located in their residential space assigned to them after move in. Students can also receive packages.
Â鶹ÉçÇø will accept mail for residential students after move in during the academic year.

The mailing address is as follows:

"Student Name"
Â鶹ÉçÇø - "Residential Space"
828 S Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591

Mail is sent to our mailroom and then sent to the campus. Westchester students will get notification to pick up mail from Hudson Hall front desk when packages/letters are received. Manhattan residents will get notification to pick up mail from desk attendants (3rd floor) when packages/letters are received.

The Office of Residential Life seeks to provide a living environment welcoming to all gender identities. Gender inclusive housing provides a supportive environment where all residents can feel safe in their housing assignments with respect to their gender identity and gender expression. The gender inclusive housing option is available to students that request this living option.

Willing participants must commit to maintaining an inclusive and welcoming living environment free of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Inclusive housing is not guaranteed to any student, and it will be denied in cases where applicants are attempting to secure housing for non-platonic relationships.

Â鶹ÉçÇø â€‹Residential Life

In an effort to comply with all federal, state, county and municipal fire codes, as well as health and safety regulations and standards, and to maintain a safe living environment for students in Residential Life Housing, Â鶹ÉçÇø has developed these guidelines to which resident students must adhere with respect to physical safety in the residence halls.​

​General Standards

Students are responsible for upholding the following regulations: â€‹

• All approved electronics must be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or ETL (Electrical Testing Laboratories).​
• Personal belongings and college-issued furniture may not block room egress, exits, or door swings.​
• College-issued furniture may not be removed from the room unless approved by the Office of ACCESSibility. This includes, but is not limited to, chairs, drawers, bed frames, mattresses, desks, and closets. Further, window screens and window locks should be untouched.​
• Residents are responsible for maintaining an adequate level of cleanliness (particularly on floors) to prevent hygiene hazards and ensure unobstructed egress in the event of an emergency.​
• Decorations or signs may not be displayed on fire doors. Decorative materials may not hang over doorways or cover, obstruct, or interfere with any life-safety device, including EXIT signs, emergency lights, smoke detectors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, sprinklers, sprinkler pipes, fire extinguishers, AEDs, electrical panels, or radiators.​
• Only one surge protector may be plugged into an outlet receptacle at a time. Surge protectors may not be plugged into other surge protectors ("daisy-chaining").​
• All permitted items with sharp edges must be safely stored when not in use.​
• Residence hall rooms are not designed for the preparation of meals. If a student elects to bring electrical appliances, these appliances must be approved by Residential Life, plugged directly into wall when in use, and stored effectively when not in use.​
• Residents must comply with all federal and state regulations, as well as all policies outlined in the Student Handbook, including Â鶹ÉçÇø policies regarding drugs, drug paraphernalia, alcohol, weapons (including non-cooking knives), explosives, fireworks, and similar prohibited items or activities.​

​Prohibited Items or Actions

The following items and actions are not permitted in any rooms in Â鶹ÉçÇø Residential spaces, including but not limited to Residence Hall rooms, hallways, lounges, bathrooms or other common areas, or any hotel or other third-party residential facility utilized by the university as official student housing. The Office of Residential Life and ACCESSibiltiy reserve the right to prohibit additional items or actions, or to temporarily lift restrictions, from specific rooms based on individual accessibility needs​.

• ​Open flames/Candles/Electric powered scent devices: Candles, candle warmers, incense, plug-in air fresheners, setting of any fire â€‹
• Cooking materials other than approved appliances with Testing Agency Approval (see page 1): Including but not limited to Toasters, toaster ovens, microwaves, air fryers, rice cookers, hot plates, portable grills, sandwich presses or any other appliance with an exposed heating element; â€‹
• Lamps/Lighting: Halogen bulb lamps/bulbs, lava lamps, cloth-covered lamps, lamps with exposed bulbs, Plug-in string LED lights and adhesive LED light strips​
• Extension cords and multiple-plug adapters without UL/ETL approval​
• Bed lofting kits (6" bed risers are permitted)​
• Heating and Cooling: Space heaters of any kind (except those provided by Facilities or approved through the accommodations process), Air Conditioning units, Window Fans, Electric Blankets â€‹
• Lithium batteries, appliances with internal combustion engines, battery powered personal transportation materials​
• Non-University Furniture: Non-university furniture, or storage units exceeding 4 ft. × 3 ft., upholstered items without a California fire safety tag, non-university mattresses without accommodation approval through the Office of Accessibility, headboards with power outlets or those that cause wall damage​.
• Internet: wireless routers, third party networking devices​
• Window treatments: Curtains without attached tag indicating verifiable Class A Flame Rating​
• Decor: Tapestries, or flags exceeding 3 ft. × 5 ft, covering more than 50% of any wall or door with decorations, flags, posters, wrapping paper, or similar items â€‹
• Animals: Pets (except approved ESAs or service animals, and fish in tanks not exceeding 10 gallons in volume)​
• Tampering with Fire Safety Equipment: Covering smoke detectors, Hanging items from ceilings, water pipes, sprinkler heads, use of door bottoms/door-gap fillers​
• Contributing to an unsafe environment: Maintaining a disorderly or unclean room, Blocking egress (exit ways); a minimum three-foot-wide path must be maintained, Displaying profane or discriminatory language on whiteboards, bulletin boards in common areas such as hallways, lounges, or lobbies, Running wires across floors, ceilings, or in front of room doors​
• Causing damage to Â鶹ÉçÇø property: or using nails/screws to hang items, Tampering with institutional signage, Using non-removable, pre-adhesive, push pins, ineffective use of command strips â€‹
• Knives: Knives exceeding 6" total unfolded length; no butterfly, gravity or spring assisted folding knives, no double-sided blades​
• Other prohibited items include: drugs, alcohol, cinder blocks, weapons, fireworks​

Suggested Items that Students May Bring â€‹

• The following items are things that Residential students may want to consider bringing to the Residential Building â€‹
• Pillows and bedding (Twin XL beds: 84" × 36")​
• Towels, shower caddy, shower sandals, and toiletries​
• Cleaning supplies for room cleaning​
• Bathroom cleaning supplies (for suite-style rooms or private bathrooms)​
• First aid kit​
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• School supplies (check course syllabi for specific requirements)​
• Mini-fridge (maximum 4.0 cubic feet)​
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• Laundry supplies (detergent, fabric softener, dryer sheets, etc.)​
• UL-approved surge-protected power strip​
• Painter’s tape or command hooks (if used effectively)​
• Reusable water bottle​
• Lanyard for student ID​
• Throw rug​
• Coffee maker with automatic shut-off/Electric water kettle with automatic shut-off​
• Curtains with Flame-A rating​
• Non-plug-in air fresheners or reed diffusers​
• Desk lamp​
• Calendar or whiteboard​
• Smart TV (32–40 inches recommended; no wall mounts permitted)​
• Cooking Supplies (pot, pan, cups, plates, blender, utensils, seasonings) â€‹
• Bed Risers (NO lofting kits) â€‹
• Ethernet Cables (for directly connecting your TV or Gaming Systems) â€‹
• Musical instruments , provided the use of such does not violate courtesy hours (or quiet hours, when those are in session)

The State of New York will occasionally instruct college campuses to add items, especially new â€‹products, to the list of prohibited items if it is determined that they pose a health or fire â€‹hazard. Residential Life will inform students if this happens. At that point, any student in â€‹possession of such an item will need to remove it from the premises immediately. â€‹

Additionally, Â鶹ÉçÇø reserves the right to have students remove from campus any item which is not listed but deemed to be a fire or health and safety hazard by the â€‹Department of Residential Life, the Office of Emergency Management or New York State â€‹Office of Fire Prevention and Control. â€‹

What if a prohibited appliance or item is found, or a student is found to have taken a prohibited action? â€‹

​If a prohibited item is found, the item will be confiscated by Residential Life staff. Residents will be formally asked to remove the item from the residence hall. Should the student fail to comply with the request, the item will be confiscated, and the student will be subject to disciplinary action. Students will also be subject to disciplinary action for repeat offenses. â€‹

​Prohibited items that do not pose a safety risk when not in use that have been confiscated by or returned to Residential Life Staff will be stored for no more than 72 hours. Items posing a safety risk will be given to Campus Safety and disposed of. Stored items that are not claimed and removed from campus will be discarded. Students may be provided the option to bring items home/off-campus. Â鶹ÉçÇø shall bear no financial responsibility for discarded items. â€‹

​Numerous types of items or substances will not be returned to students. These include but are not limited to alcohol, drugs (including marijuana/cannabis) drug paraphernalia, weapons or items deemed to be weapons, and fireworks.​

If a prohibited action is found, Residential Life staff will ask the resident to immediately take any steps available to reverse the prohibited action, and the student will be subject to disciplinary action. Students will also be subject to disciplinary action for repeat offenses. A re-inspection of the room will be conducted within 72 hours of the initial room inspection. The action must be corrected at the time of the re-inspection to avoid further disciplinary action. â€‹