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FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS
FACILITIES & PLANNING
UNIVERSITY FACILITY AND PROPERTY
USE
Policy #F&P-4800-14
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Purpose |
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To provide guidelines for the
appropriate use of facilities and property under the control of
Slippery Rock University.
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Objective |
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The facilities and property of
Slippery Rock University exist to serve the educational process,
either directly in support of the academic program or indirectly
through the provision of extracurricular activities and
administration support services. While the highest priority
for the use of institutional facilities and property rests with
university programming and services itself, it is the policy of
Slippery Rock University to provide access to facilities and
property by the general community for education, cultural,
recreation, and public service purposes. Such access is
available whenever those facilities and property are not scheduled
for use by the university.
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Policy |
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Recovery of Facility Use Costs:
In the scheduling of facilities, it should be recognized that the
debt service charge for their construction was paid by the
Commonwealth. Additionally, the cost of general maintenance
of all facilities is covered through funds derived jointly from
state appropriation and student tuition and fees. As such,
when the purpose is other than direct instruction or officially
sanctioned extracurricular activity or administrative service
activity, the use of university facilities must be at no cost to
the institution. Additionally, except where authorized
through concession agreement, facilities should not be assigned in
a manner that would create profit for a profit-making organization
or business concern, nor should institutional facilities generally
be scheduled in competition with local businesses capable of
supplying the same service.
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Coordination of Facility Use: The
actual assignment of university facilities and property is to be
accomplished under operating practices established by the President
and administered by his/her designee and the Vice President for
Finance and Administration. All requests for facility use for other
then classroom activity require prior written submission in order
to permit the coordination of nessary services and to insure the
most effective scheduling of available resources.
The assignment of facilities for
classroom use is coordinated by the Office of Academic Records and
Retention with the Academic Affairs Division. Out of class or
extracurricular use of facilities is coordinated by the Director of
Conferences within the Student Affairs Division. All requests
by non-university related organizations or individuals for the use
of the University property, services, or facilities in support of
conferences, workshops or other group activities requires
coordination by the Director of Conferences.
For each university-owned
building, there is one individual who is identified as the prime
point of contact for all matters relating to the administration of
the particular facility. The practice of naming such
individuals, to be known as Facility Managers, is intended to
assist individuals as identified above who are responsible for the
provision of support services in the physical plant, public safety
and university police, and media service areas. Each facility
may also have an Alternate Facility Manager. Facility
Managers have authority over facility occupants and/or users with
regard to the following:
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1. Building security, both
external and internal.
2. Key distribution and
control.
3. Coordination of classroom,
lounge and other common use furniture.
4. Coordination of audiovisual and
other common use equipment.
5. Facility maintenance and
upkeep, including custodial service.
6. Fire safety.
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Scheduling of the facilities
listed below is the sole responsibility of the respective facility
managers or their designees. However, all non-university
requests, including requests by the SRU Athletic Association and
the Slippery Rock Foundation, Inc., for these facilities should be
directed to the Director of Conferences for
coordination.
Food Service
Facilities Alumni Room and Staff
Center
Athletic
Facilities Swope Music Building
University
Union Ski Lodge
Bailey
Library Planetarium
Miller
Auditorium Maltby Conference Room
Sheehy
Theatre Old Main Conference Room
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Criteria for the Use of
University Facilities and Property: All non-university parties,
including the SRU Athletic Association and the Slippery Rock
Foundation, Inc., seeking use of university facilities and Services
Agreement in accordance with the operating policies and practices
established by the President. Program content is to be
described in the Facilities and Services Agreement and must be
esented as stated. The number of participants and the nature
of the program activity must conform to the capacity and
capabilities of the facility assigned to any particular
event. Programmed activities are not permitted to reflect
negatively or disparagingly on any person because of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, handicap, age, or sex.
In no case may university facilities be used to establish or
maintain an office or headquarters for a political candidate or to
support a partisan political cause. |
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