MWAH 102 Guidelines

General Guidelines

Access

MWAH 102 is intended for ECE students and faculty as a venue for studying/research, meetings, socialization, and events. Access cards are available through the department office in 271 MWAH. Since these cards are available, the door should not be propped open except during events. Visitors should be accompanied at all times. Please do not abuse the room or its resources.

Food/Drink

Food and drink are allowed in MWAH 102. This is also a privilege, and can be taken away, so guidelines must be followed. Students bring their own lunches, and the IEEE provides light refreshments for purchase by students. A refrigerator and microwave are provided for safe storage and preparation of food. The food purchasing is handled on the honor system, so payments must be made in full and on time to prevent the IEEE from losing money in this service. When finished, food scraps and food containers must be removed or disposed of properly. Drinks and foods such as candy, chips, or other packaged snack foods may be disposed of in a bag-lined garbage can. Other foods (i.e. greasy foods) cannot be thrown away with regular garbage. An example would be pizza boxes (even empty). If this food is served at an event, one of the following means of disposal will be used: 1) Make arrangements with Facilities Management for pickup immediately following said event; 2) Bring garbage to a food dumpster (get access from Facilities Mgmt); 3) Take garbage out of the building and away after said event. The university's policy can be found following this link: http://www.d.umn.edu/ehso/events/serving.html

Cleaning Procedures

Daily

Look for food scraps throughout room, along with any wrappers or containers, and dispose of properly as mentioned above.

Weekly

Initiative is taken to keep the room clean and sanitary. This means the room is thoroughly cleaned by IEEE members or ECE students on a weekly basis according to a cleaning schedule. This weekly cleaning includes the following tasks:

Floor is swept and mopped.
All desk and table surfaces are wiped down.
Upholstered furniture is checked (including under cushions) and cleared of all food scraps and garbage.
All trash is picked up in room and disposed of properly.
Room is put back in normal order.

Responsibilities

Everyone

Follow guidelines outlined here. Take personal responsibility to keep the room safe, sanitary, and ultimately, our responsibility and privilege.

IEEE Officers/Members

Ensure that guidelines and procedures are being followed. Carry out the weekly cleaning schedule.

IEEE 102 Manager

Enforce guidelines. Manager is the primary contact for the UMD Environmental Health and Safety Office. Work with President in signing agreement with the EHSO at the beginning of term. Responsible for creating and maintaining the weekly cleaning schedule, along with any postings or notices in the room. Manage the supply of refreshments provided for students.

IEEE President

Oversee activity in the room and help to enforce guidelines and procedures. President must sign an agreement with the Environmental Health and Safety Office regarding sanitary practices at beginning of office term. 102 Manager serves as primary contact, while President is the applicant and secondary contact. The form can be found at the link below.
UMD EHSO Agreement (only President and Webmaster have access)