General Information
If you are a resident student, chances are one of the first people you will meet on move-in day will be your RA (Resident Assistant). Your RA is an upperclass student who lives in your hall and is there to answer questions and offer support, guidance and friendship. Your RA is trained in crisis intervention, conflict mediation, basic counseling skills and hall policies and is supervised by an RD (Resident Director), a professional college administrator who also lives in the residence hall.
If you need directions to your first class, need someone to eat dinner with, have an idea for a hall program, or are simply feeling a little homesick, your RA is there for you.
| Residence Life Staff | ||
| Director of Residence Life | Kim D. Akins | akinsk@sage.edu |
| Resident Director |
Kristen Wohlgemuth |
wohlgk@sage.edu |
| Residence Life Office 518/292-7711-Albany |
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Damages to College Property
Students are held personally responsible for the condition and furnishings of their own room and jointly responsible for public areas. A resident is also responsible for the loss, theft or damage of college and/or personal property by the resident or guest(s).
Furnishings
- All students in a residence unit will be considered responsible for the furnishings in a public area.
- Each student room is furnished with a bed, dresser, desk and chair. Students are responsible for furnishing their own pillow, linens, and curtains.
- The College furnishes student rooms. The students may bring in only small items of furniture. College furniture may not be removed from the room. The resident will be assessed replacement costs for any missing or damaged furniture.
- No furniture may be removed from the public areas of any residence hall.
- Waterbeds and homemade lofts are not permitted.
- Painting or stenciling of rooms is strictly prohibited and subject to a maintenance fee.
Appliances
- All appliances must carry the Underwriter's Laboratory approval, UL, stamped on the article.
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These appliances may be used in student rooms:
- Hair dryer
- Coffee pot (no exposed coils)
- Heating pad
- Fan
- Personal computer and printer
- Microwave (not to exceed 750 watts)
- Refrigerator (not to exceed 4 cubic feet)
- Hot pot
- Television
- Irons may be used only in kitchens and lounges.
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The following appliances are prohibited in the residence halls:
- Electric blanket
- Hot plate
- Air conditioner
- Appliances with exposed coils
- Toaster oven/toaster
- Microwaves that operate over 750 watts
- Candles/incense or paraphernalia
- Refrigerator(s) over 4 cubic feet
- Halogen lamps
- Portable heater
- Tapestries
- 5 bulb multi-colored standing lamps
- Extension cords (Only surge protectors are permitted within the residence halls)
May we suggest bringing these items to campus?
- Sheets, blanket, pillow and comforter (Most beds are standard twin size)
- Towels and toiletries
- Draperies and curtains (Tension rods are suggested; curtain rods are not supplied)
- Rug (6'x9' or 9'x12' will fit most rooms)
- Laundry detergent
- Quarters (coin washer/dryers are available in the residence hall)
- Mug or cup
- Fork/ spoon/ knife
- Power/surge strips (Multi-prong outlets are not permitted)
- Hair dryer
- Alarm clock
- Stereo
- Television
- Computer and printer
- Study lamp (not to exceed 100 watts)
- Room decorations, posters or plants
- Telephone (Answering machines are not necessary because each phone line is equipped with voicemail)
- Wastebasket
- Winter coat
Raised the standard bed configuration. Can be raised up to 2 off the floor for storage of plastic bins underneath.
Bunked one bed placed directly on top of another bed. Can be raised, but will depend on the height of the student in the bottom bed, to allow for head room when seated.
Lofted one bed raised into the air with support poles. Can be raised between 5 and 6 of the ground, allows a student desk with bookcase and dresser to fit underneath resulting in more space in the room.
Resident students have mailboxes that are assigned to them and located in the residence hall. The mailboxes may only be opened with a key, which students receive upon checking in to the residence hall. The following is the correct format for addressing mail and packages:
Student's Name
Sage College of Albany
Box #
140 New Scotland Ave.
Albany , NY 12208
MySage (previously Campus Cruiser) offers an email component that is a web-based graphical interface. This allows our system to be accessed from anywhere at anytime! The information sharing, calendars, news and announcements offer exciting tools for enhancing student life.
All Sage residence halls are wired for access to SageNet, the college's campus-wide computer network. Resident Students can access email and the web from their residence hall room.
www.sage.edu/resources/technologyatsage/
Each residence hall room has two technology ports to provide touch-tone telephone, cable television and Internet access. It will be necessary for you, or your roommate, to bring your own touch-tone telephone with you. There are no charges for installation, local calls, "800" calls, call-waiting or monthly charges for local service. Tech Valley Communications is the long distance carrier that Sage is contracted with. However, other major calling cards are also compatible, though slightly more complicated to use.
Each residence hall room is equipped with two cable TV jacks. Basic cable service is provided to each student and expanded service can be arranged through Time Warner Cable at a cost to the individual student.
The Albany Campus Bookstore is located on the adjacent Albany College of Pharmacy campus, in their modern Student Center. The bookstore carries textbooks and merchandise for three neighboring colleges: Sage College of Albany & Sage Graduate School; Albany College of Pharmacy; and Albany Law School.
The bookstore is open:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Call for special hours: (518) 694-7378
Students can reserve and shop for their textbooks on-line.
The goal of the Wellness Center is to assist students in reaching their optimal level of health and wellness through direct treatment and prevention. Students have the opportunity to take charge of their own health and develop a prevention self-care plan that will establish the foundation for a lifetime of informed and empowered self-care.
