This additional service may be provided twice as a courtesy. Residents who are not in possession of their room key may call their roommate who may meet them at the security desk, with their own ID and key, to verify that the entering resident will have means to access their floor, or they may request a key replacement. Residents who lose their residence hall entry card may request a replacement through their residence hall's Main Desk during regular service hours. Visitors in Residence Halls General Expectations Guests must be hosted by a resident of the hall and accompanied by that host at all times while in the hall. Both guests and hosts are required to show identification to residence hall staff upon request.
Hosts are responsible for informing their guests of university policies and procedures.
Hosts are held responsible financially and through the NIU judicial system for their guests' adherence to university policies and procedures. Guests who disrupt the hall environment or otherwise violate university policy may be asked to leave the premises and not granted the privilege of returning. A person may stay as a guest in a residence hall a maximum of 72 hours within any seven day period. If a resident desires an exception to this policy, they must submit a written request for consideration to their residence hall director in advance of the desired time period for the visit. All non-residents who enter or remain in NIU residence halls after 11 p.m. are required to be the registered guests of a resident who has a room contract in the hall in which they are visiting.