Camp Guidelines

SIMPSON CAMP/RETREAT SUPERVISION GUIDELINES
CONFERENCE SERVICES OF SIMPSON COLLEGE

Youth Camp/Sports Camp Representative/
Head Coach-Senior Staff Responsibilities

  • Be available during check-in and checkout to assist with problems and questions.
  • Be in the building and visible whenever camp participants return to the residence and through the night.
  • Assist dorm staff with enforcement of camp, Residential Life, and College regulations.
  • Maintain conduct and other problems experienced by camp participants.
  • Maintain nightly bed checks. (If bed checks are required by the camp)
  • Report any facility or maintenance problems to the Dorm Host or Conference Services Coordinator at the time of check-in. Notify the Conference Services Coordinator or Director if this situation changes during the camp.
  • There will be at least one representative or coach assigned for each residence floor occupied by camp participants.

Residential Floor Staff Responsibilities (18 year old min. requirement)

  • Enforce College, Conference Service, and camp policies in the residence halls.
  • Inform Camp Representatives of conduct and other problems with camp participants.
  • We suggest client plan activities for camp participants when they return to the residence hall after camp programs.
  • Conduct nightly bed checks (if bed checks are required by the camp).
  • Respond to emergency medical or other problems involving camp participants.
  • Check on campers’ curfew no later than midnight.
  • Check condition of rooms prior to check-in and after camp participants checkout of the hall.

Dining Hall Responsibilities

  • All Staff and Campers are to bus own trays and dishes and tables.>
  • Any large spills are to be reported to kitchen staff or conference services staff immediately.
  • Please allow for all campers in your group to get thru the food line once before going for seconds.
  • Please put silverware in tubs by kitchen tray drop off and place paper ware in trash before placing trays in tray slots.
    qPlease report any outage of food or drink immediately to kitchen or Conference Services staff.
  • Please enter dining hall only thru the main doors so that you may be properly counted.
  • If dissatisfied with food or drink items please report to Chef or Conference Services staff on duty immediately. No extra food is to be taken out of dining hall.
  • No running in dining hall or throwing of food/drinks will be tolerated. Camp staff will need to accompany campers during all meals.

EXPECTATIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR SUMMER CAMPS

CONFERENCE SERVICES SIMPSON COLLEGE

  • All participants have the right to be able to sleep, to expect others to refrain from shouting in the hallways, lounges, on public areas from slamming doors, and to tactfully confront inappropriate behavior of fellow participants without negative reactions.
  • All participants must be in their Residence Hall and quiet by midnight.
  • After the residence hall doors are locked at 12AM., no pizza or other deliveries will be accepted.(If food is ordered for delivery, this information should be told to dorm host when the order is made.)
  • Drinking and/or possession of alcoholic beverages, narcotic/addictive drugs, and other controlled substances are strictly prohibited in the residence halls, College buildings and on College property.
  • Gambling, involving any exchange of money whether with cards, betting, dice, etc., is not permitted in any residence hall.
  • Visitation by members of the opposite sex is not permitted on the floors or in the rooms of participants.
  • Window screens must remain securely fastened to the window frames in the residence halls. Participants who remove their screens will be subject to a $15.00 replacement fee.
  • Nothing may be thrown from windows or balconies in the residence halls.
  • Sports (such as football, wrestling, water fights, Frisbee, bouncing balls, etc.) and running in the hallways is not permitted. (Water pistols will be confiscated and returned when participants check out.)
  • Vandalism, or the purposeful destruction of residence hall/ College property is not acceptable behavior in the residence halls. The cost incurred by such behavior and other damages accidentally incurred will be the responsibility of the camp. All attempts will be made to identify the participant(s) involved and report the name(s) to the appropriate representative.
  • Radios, tape players, stereos, etc. should be played at a volume that does not disturb others and that cannot be heard outside of the room.
  • Smoking (of legal tobacco) is not permitted on campus property or buildings.
  • Firearms, fireworks, weapons, etc. are not permitted in the residence or on College property. Any found will be confiscated and security will be notified.
  • Furniture in individual room and lounges should not be removed from their assigned locations.
  • Tampering with fire equipment and fire alarms is prohibited. RELATED INFORMATION/POLICIES/EXPECTATIONS
  • Telephones are available in the lobby for outgoing collect and local calls.
  • If given keys; lock your door when you are out of the building, sleeping, in the bathroom, down the hall, or only next door (Your personal safety is important and thefts can take only a few seconds).
  • Keep the shower curtains inside the shower to prevent flooding.
  • Please report a lost key to the dorm host to obtain a replacement key. The replacement fee of $20.00 must be paid before a new key is issued. The same fee will be assessed for keys not returned upon check out. (If applicable)
  • Any custodial or maintenance problems should be reported to Conference Services.
  • Emergency procedures are posted on dorm mirrors. Please read carefully.
  • The college reserves the right to enter all facilities with a master key if deemed necessary at any time.
  • Items lost and found may be picked up at the Conference Services Department. Items found after the event will be turned over to Conference Services.
  • When checking out, please leave all linens on the bed (If applicable).
  • Contact any residence host or Conference Service staff member for information or assistance at any time.

NOTE: Any violation of the above expectations or policies or generally inappropriate behavior may result in the participant being removed from the residence hall. If Conference Services determines that a participant should be removed from the hall, it will become the responsibility of the camp to identify a place of residence off the College campus or send the participant home immediately.

I have read and agree to comply with the expectations and policies outlined above during my stay in Simpson College residence.

 

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