East Halls News

Good Evening East Halls!

I wanted to send out a reminder about the halls closing for Thanksgiving Break.

The halls will close Wednesday, November, 25^th promptly at noon. You will need to be out of your room at this time and no exceptions will be made as your ID will no longer work to the building. The RAs will be going through each room to do a health and safety inspection and make sure that all lights are off and shades are closed. Please be sure to remove all trash, rooms cleaned and bathrooms cleaned (if you live in P1 or P3).

Please sign the sign out sheet that was left on your door as that will alert the staff that you have left and we will then be able to check your room.

The halls will re-open on Sunday, November 29^th at noon.

Please let me know if you have any questions and have a great break!

A small but key piece of electrical equipment associated with the new cogeneration turbine at the Central Heating Plant has to be replaced prior to the turbine equipment start up later in October.

There will be a 2 hour campus wide electrical shutdown on Sunday, Oct. 25 between 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. so that this work can be accomplished.

During this power outage, access to all IT Group services for on-campus users will be unavailable until the electricity is restored.  If you are accessing IT Group services from off-campus , these services will be available.  Once power is restored to the campus, all IT Group Services will be available.

The East Halls Hall Council is sponsoring a Halloween Rave Tonight

From 8:00-11:00pm

Where: Pondside 1 Asheulot Room

What: Rave Music, a Haunted Woods in the back yard, donuts on a string, glow sticks and ring pops!

Feel free to come in costume and get your picture taken by a photographer.

We hope to see you all there!

I hope that your day is going well and that you are looking forward to the Pumpkin Festival. With the expected high number of guests this weekend, the desks will be open starting tonight at 5:00pm and will have a Desk Attendant at them until Monday morning at 2:00am. If you know that you are having a guest over, please try to fill out the guest pass early so that you can avoid a potentially long line at the desk. As a reminder, your guests will need to present their guest pass and photo ID each time they come into the building.

Have a great Pumpkinfest!

PUMPKIN FEST PARKING INFO

ALL ON-CAMPUS LOTS WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING IN THE EVENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th.

ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM ON CAMPUS LOTS BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY - Vehicles left on campus will be towed.

They will re-open Saturday night at approximately 10:00 p.m.

There will be NO ON-CAMPUS PARKING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17^TH ALL DAY with the exception of the following:

• Student vehicles with current blue RC and RCF decals (RC lots ONLY) - no guest parking
• Student vehicles with current blue RCP3 and RCP3F decals (RCP3 lot ONLY)-no guest parking
• Student vehicles with current orange P2 and P2F decals (P2 lot ONLY) - no guest parking
• Registered Alumni attendees with passes
• Keene State College faculty and staff vehicles with current permits

Vehicles with RN and RNF permits may park in the Winchester Lot ONLY

There will be NO GUEST/FAMILY PARKING, and NO PASSES ISSUED for that day.  Parking information for guests for the Pumpkin Festival is available at the Pumpkin Festival website (http://www.pumpkinfestival.com/Parking.asp).  Thank you.

• - Pondside 2 - Only vehicles with P2 and P2F permits are permitted to park in the Pondside 2 lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.
• - Pondside 3 - Only vehicles with RCP3 and RCP3F permits are permitted to park in the Pondside 3 lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.
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• - Owls Nest Lot - Only vehicles with RC and RCF permits are permitted to park in the Owls Nest Lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.

VISITOR PARKING - WINCHESTER ST. LOT ONLY

NO PASSES WILL BE ISSUED FOR SATURDAY

PARKING FOR THE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS as indicated on the Festival website www.pumpkinfestival.com/Parking.asp:

• Smiths Medical in Black Brook on Route 12 (north of Keene)
• Peerless Insurance Co. on Maple Avenue
• Timken Precision on Optical Avenue
• C & S Wholesale Grocer on Optical Avenue
• Markem Corp. off Optical Avenue
• Cheshire Fairgrounds on Route 12 (south of Keene)

Shuttle service will be provided to downtown Keene from these lots.

Street Closings: Downtown Keene will be closed to traffic beginning on Friday, October 16^th and throughout the day on Saturday. This includes Central Square and Main Street to Water Street.  Main Street will reopen as soon as festival clean-up permits on Saturday night.

Handicapped Parking: Handicapped parking is available in front of the Keene Middle School on Washington St. and in the lot beside/behind the Colonial Theatre (look for signs on the meters).

Did you know that East Halls has it’s own group on Facebook? All you have to do is log onto your account and search for the group East Halls 2009-2010 and request to join, it’s that simple!

Common questions and misconceptions about parking at Keene State

Do we need a permit after 4PM?

Yes.  All vehicles must be registered and display a valid permit from midnight on Sundays till 4 pm on Fridays. This applies to every parking lot on campus.

When do I need to get a visitor pass when I have a guest?

From Sunday night at midnight to 4 PM on Friday your guest will need to come to the Parking Office at Campus Safety for a pass.  The guest and the host must be present with valid IDs in order to obtain a guest parking permit.  All guest parking is for the Winchester St. lot only.

My guest is coming late do we still need a permit?

Yes, Campus Safety is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We are always here to help you with your parking needs.

Where does my guest park?

All overnight guests will be issued a permit for the Winchester lot (the big lot near Walmart across the street from McDonald’s)

Can my guest park in the parking lot by Holloway?

No. All guests must park in the Winchester lot.

I’m only here for one class why can’t I park in the visitors’ lot?

Keene State has many visitors everyday that need parking to conduct business at various campus offices.  Students, staff and faculty with valid permits can park in their designated parking lots. Folks without permits can purchase short term passes, available for $3/day or $10/week, at the Parking Office or Campus Safety.

How often can a vehicle be ticketed?

A vehicle can be ticketed every 4 hours until it is either moved by the owner or towed due to excessive tickets.  If you park on campus, make sure you are in the correct lot and have a valid permit.

Why did my car get towed?

• It has three or more citations in the previous 12 month period, paid or unpaid.
• It was parked in a roadway, cross walk or walkway impeding traffic.
• It was parked in a handicapped space or fire lane.
• It was parked on grass, dirt, snow, ice (i.e. not parked on pavement) or at the end of a row in an unmarked space (space must have lines on both sides).

Why did my car get towed if I paid my previous citations?

A vehicle will be towed every time it is found in violation (after the second violation) with in a 12 month period, regardless if the previous citations are paid or unpaid.

Can I ever park on campus in a different parking area?

All vehicles that have permits are required to park in their designated lots at all times, including weekends.  There are a number of campus events that occur each weekend for which parking must be available.

Hello East Halls!

I hope that your semester is going well and that you are enjoying your time in East Halls. Our blog will be a place to find out information about programs and events in our residential area, important announcements and much more. The blog will be updated on a regular basis so be sure to keep coming back to find out what’s going on in East Halls.