Check In/Out: Guest Policies: Current Residents: University Housing Services

All guests must be registered by their host during limited access hours (midnight to 6 a.m., seven days a week). If a guest arrives before the designated time of limited access, the hosting resident must ensure that the guest is registered prior to the beginning of limited access hours.

At the time of registration, all guests must following the procedure outlined below:

To enter the building between midnight and 6 a.m., swipe your Redbird ID on the outside card reader
Pass the Night Manager for a quick spot check
If registering a guest, proceed to the front desk where the guest will swipe his or her Redbird ID or present a government issued photo ID
Collect printed guest pass
Night Operations will no longer hold IDs

Because the information is stored in a database, it will enable University Housing Services to generate reports on who is in a building or on campus at all times.

Should doors be locked in an emergency situation, students can enter their building by swiping their ISU Redbird cards through the same card reader they use to access the building between midnight and 6 a.m.

Acceptable forms of identification

Residents need their ISU Redbird cards. Guests need to present a government issued picture ID, such as:

Drivers’ License
State ID
US Passport/ US Passport Card
Foreign Government Issued Passport
US Military ID card
Permanent Resident Card

Responsibility for guest behavior

A guest is defined as a person who is a non-resident of a particular residence hall. Residents are responsible for their behavior at all times and as such, should ensure that their guests are informed about residence hall policies prior to their arrival.

Host must escort guests at all times

Guests who are students of Illinois State University share responsibility for their behavior with their host. Guests who are not students of Illinois State University may be required to leave university premises and could be subject to criminal prosecution for violations of university policy.

Sign-out procedure

A guest considered officially checked out when the following conditions are met:

The resident and guest must report to the front desk together to begin the checkout process.
The guest must present his/her guest registration slip. The guest may be asked to produce the ID used to enter the building during guest registration process.
If the host decided to register their guest for an additional night’s stay, the guest will be issued a new guest registration slip.

Failure to checkout properly may result in the host losing the privilege to check in a guest as well as a host being able to participate in the guest registration process in the future.