SSB Rules and Policies

Scroll down below for information that students should be aware of before the start of your program

THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW BEFORE PROGRAM

Code of Conduct (linked here)

All Summer Springboard Students are required to agree and abide by the Code of Conduct. Violation of the Code of Conduct can result in expulsion from the program.

A copy of the code of conduct will be signed by the student and the parent.

Student Boundaries

For students’ own safety, Summer Springboard requires students to stay within a prescribed boundary.

For a look at the boundary map, click here.
Students are allowed outside the Housing complex between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., but they must stay within the assigned boundaries.
Outside these hours, students must be inside/on campus unless they attend official programming that requires them to be elsewhere.
If students are found outside the boundaries, these privileges can be revoked for the entire student body. Repeat offenders can be dismissed.
While on excursions, boundaries will also be set, and students may not leave these boundaries.
If students find themselves lost at any time, they should immediately call their Resident Mentor or Campus Director for assistance.

Groups of Three

Whether on an excursion or off-campus (but within the dormitory and classroom boundaries), students should never travel alone. Students will always travel in groups of three or more.

Socializing

We encourage students to spend time together during the program; however, the following boundaries must be maintained:

Commuter students may not enter dorm rooms. Students may socialize in the dormitory courtyard, lounges, or other common areas where program activities take place.
During evening events, residential students may socialize in a dorm suite of their same gender, in the courtyard, or in other common areas designated for Summer Springboard use.
To ensure the safety of all participants, male students are not permitted in the rooms or in dormitory areas designated for female students and vice versa. Any student found violating this rule may be sent home at his or her expense.
Only Summer Springboard students and staff, and Duke University staff, are permitted in Summer Springboard dorm areas.

Residential Students Only

Living in the Dormitory

- Students are responsible for any costs incurred due to room damage or lost keys. Lost keys cost $200 for the bedroom key suite door key.
- Students will be assigned to a single room and share a bathroom with four to five other en-suite-style rooms.
- Students cannot switch rooms and must spend the night in their rooms.
- In keeping with Summer Springboard policy for summer programs, we ask that students be inside the building by 9:30 pm (unless otherwise advised by residential staff) and keep loud noises to a minimum.
- Please keep all common spaces and lounges clean, and do not leave out supplies, food, or trash.
- After Mentor Check, please keep the noise down and be conscientious of students who may be sleeping.
- Student ID replacement is $20.
- Please be respectful of other people who may be living in the building, as well as the university housing staff.

Curfews

9:30 pm

All students are to be in the vicinity of their residence hall or the building in which their program’s activities are being held.

10:00 pm

All students must be in their assigned room.

10:30 pm

Bed Checks, completed by two Mentors. Students must be awake and present so they can be seen by their Mentor. Once Mentor Check is complete, students must remain in their suites and may only leave in the event of an emergency.

Bedroom Checks

Students must be in their rooms each night at the time designated for Mentor Check, which starts at 10:30 p.m.

Students must be awake and present so their Mentor can see them.

Commuter Students Only

Check Out at the End of the Day

Summer Springboard staff will not allow commuter students to check-out on their own unless given authorization to do so in the student/family dashboard.

Students who are not given permission to check out on their own will need a parent or authorized individual present with proof of identification in order for them to check out.

Student Drivers: Students will not have access to their vehicles during their scheduled program time and will only ba able to access their vehicles until after the day-program end time. Summer Springboard does not pay or give parking permits to commuter students who will need to park their car for the day.

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