Somerset Hall


Contents:
General Information
Mail
Laundry
Bike Racks
Vending & Pay phones
Recycling
Card Access Systems
Hazardous Materials
Heat
Extras
People to Know
Employment

GENERAL INFORMATION

Named after a county in southern Maryland

Date Opened: 1949 Renovated and reopened: 2002

Co-ed hall living -- Traditional bedrooms
151 capacity
78 women, 73 men


MAIL
Letters and small packages are delivered to your mailbox located in the lobby of Somerset Hall.

LAUNDRY
Room 0108
3 Washers and 3 Dryers

BIKE RACKS

There are bike racks located outside on the quad-side facing McKeldin Library.

Secure bikes to these racks only. Any bicycles found locked to handicap ramps, outdoor railings, trees, or in stairwells will be removed. Bikes left here over the summer are considered "abandoned" and will be removed from bike racks.


DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS
For your convenience and security, you can unlock the outside door to grant access to your guests using a door release system installed in your building. Guests may call you from the visitor telephone located beside each outside door to advise you they are waiting outside. Depressing the "lock release" button located in your living room will momentarily unlock the outside door so your guest(s) can enter.

For your personal safety, never open the stairwell door for someone you don't know.


VENDING & PAY PHONES

Vending machines are located off the basement in St. Mary's Hall.
There is a pay phone in St. Mary's Hall.

Pepsi refills 800-626-3935
Pepsi repairs 800-562-6800
Snack machine refills 800-511-5340

Refunds:
www.dbs.umd.edu/corp

Change machine refunds 800-229-7837


RECYCLING
Collection points:
Room 0108: Plastic, glass, metals, aluminum, and newspaper

ELECTRONIC SECURITY
Your building is equipped with an electronic security system which consists of card readers and prop monitors.� Cards readers read the magnetic stripe on your student identification card to grant access to residents, staff, and authorized others.� Prop monitors sense whether exterior doors and interior security doors are closed and latched securely, and sound horns to notify residents and staff if they are not.� In most cases, closing the door will silence the horn.� Some special application locks and horns must be reset by a staff member.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ASBESTOS
Floor tile: None, removed during last renovation
Pipe Insulation: None, removed during last renovation
Additional Asbestos Information

LEAD
Paint: Some exterior; rarely on interior
Solder on Copper Pipes: Copper pipes with lead-free solder
Additional Lead Information


HEAT
Each room contains a radiator in which steam circulates between your room and the mechanical room. At the bottom of the radiator is a controller with seven settings to choose from. #1 is the coolest setting and #7 is the hottest setting. On the lower left hand side of the radiator is a knob which should be turned counterclockwise to enable complete circulation of the steam.

EXTRAS
BUNKING BEDS -- If you would like to bunk your beds, you may do so by borrowing the pins for oak bed ends from Resident Life's South Campus Office located in 0200 Calvert Hall.

MICROWAVE OVENS are not allowed in the resident rooms.� Some floors own a microwave oven which is secured in the floor lounge; check with your RA.


PEOPLE TO KNOW
Building Services Staff Assignments
Val Grant, x47465, North Hill Zone Supervisor
Patsy Thomas, Building Chief
Jerome Gardner

Brian Hain, x43486, Biologist

North Hill Community Staff
Dale Hough, Maintenance
Gus Mueller, Carpenter


NEED A JOB?

Employment opportunities are available year-round, including summer full- or part-time positions.� Summer jobs have discounted housing.

Call x57440 or come to our Student Employment Office, located in the Leonardtown Office Building, for additional information.


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