ROOM ENTRY AND SEARCH POLICIES
Room Entry
An authorized college employee may enter a student's room for the purpose of inspection or repair, to determine compliance with fire codes and other housekeeping regulations and in emergency situations where there is perceived to be imminent danger to life, safety, health or property.
Staff members may enter a student's room after knocking if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that the occupants are violating college policies, rules or regulations. However, no search is permitted unless in conformity with the College Search Policy.

Search of Students Residence, Vehicle, or Property
A student's room, locker, vehicle, or property will be searched only under supervision of the associate vice president for student affairs or his/her designee.
Searches originated by municipal, state or federal law enforcement agencies must be accompanied by a valid search warrant or qualify under the law as an exception to the search warrant requirement.
Searches originated by college officials must be accompanied by an administrative search warrant. Requests for searches should be filed with the associate vice president for student affairs or, in the associate vice president's absence, the director of residence life or other designee. Administrative search warrants will be issued only in cases where there is reasonable cause to believe that a violation of college policies, rules or regulations has taken place.
Violations that occur in the plain view of a college official who has lawfully entered a student's residence or vehicle for a purpose other than search are exempt from the administrative search warrant requirement.