Guests/Visitors
Minor (i.e. children under age 18) Guests in University-Owned Student Housing
Baby-Sitting. No baby-sitting is permitted by students in residence halls, apartments, or other College-owned student housing.
Unrelated Minors. A child who is unrelated to a student is allowed to visit a student’s room or stay overnight in University-owned housing if they meet all of the following conditions: the child (1) is 15 years of age or older, (2) is invited to do so by the host student, (3) is the same gender as the host student, and (4) has provided a signed parent/guardian liability release and medical permission form to the Residence Director or Office of Residence Life. Any visitor staying overnight must sleep in a student’s room, and not in a public lounge or individual floor lounge. A child who is unrelated to a student and is under the age of 15 years may visit University-owned housing if they are invited to do so by a host student. The child may not stay overnight, but may visit public lounges during the normal visitation hours for the residence.
Liability Release and Medical Treatment Permission Form for Minors
Campus Apartments/Special Interest/Off Campus Housing
Invited visitors may visit non-bedroom areas of campus apartments, special interest and off campus houses daily from noon to midnight.
Family/Related Minors. A child who is related to a student may stay overnight in University-owned housing if they meet all of the following conditions: the child (1) is 12 years of age or older, (2) is invited to do so by the host student, (3) is the same gender as the host student, (4) is actually under the supervision of the student family member, and (5) has provided a signed parent/guardian liability release and medical permission form to the Residence Director or Office of Residence Life.
Little Sibs Weekend. Children under the age of 12 who are related to students may visit University-owned housing if the child is the same gender as the host student and is under the supervision of a parent or guardian. No child under the age of 12 may stay overnight in University-owned housing.
Exceptions. This policy will not apply to summer conference groups, sports and other camps, or the migrant education summer program and project forward leap (both of which have their own supervisory staff).
Adult Guests in University-Owned Student Housing
Adult guests (i.e. age 18 or older) are welcome in University residences subject to the following guidelines provided they are invited and accompanied by a Messiah University student. Except as noted below, guests are permitted in individual living areas of the opposite gender only during scheduled visitation hours.
Peers. Student-aged guests may stay overnight for up to three nights with the approval of other residents of the room, apartment, or special interest house. Messiah University students may stay overnight in the rooms or apartments of other students of the same gender for up to three successive nights with the permission of the other residents.
Parents/Family. Adult immediate family members who are visiting from off campus may briefly visit the room or apartment of students during non-visitation hours. They may stay overnight in the rooms or apartments of students of the same gender for up to three successive nights with the permission of the other residents.
Other Adult Guests. Any other adult guests may briefly visit the room or apartment of students, but only during visitation hours. At any other time they are to meet informally with students in public spaces or common areas (e.g. public residence hall lounges).
Any guest who fails to adhere to Messiah University rules is subject to removal from the University premises. The University reserves the right to limit guest privileges and asks visitors to limit the frequency and duration of campus appointments. Abuse of these privileges may lead to restriction or withdrawal of the visitor’s right to access campus.