Student Access to Facilities—goldsmith Campus
In order to meet program needs and accommodate work schedules, degree students may access the Goldsmith Campus facilities 24 hours a day, commencing with the first day of classes and ending on the last scheduled day of class/critique, except during holiday periods. Facilities access is subject to the guidelines and limitations below. Any person who fails to comply with these policies will forfeit the right to 24-hour access and will not be permitted on campus from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Any student intending to access campus after 11:00 p.m. will need to swipe their student identification card at key entry points that are restricted by access control readers including the parking garage and all exterior pedestrian gates. Certain buildings and locations are also restricted by access control readers. Students with guests will need to obtain a guest pass from the Campus Safety & Security office located on the first floor of the Academic building. To register a guest, the student and guest must present to the security officer the following: (a) a valid Otis College ID card, (b) first and last names, (c) anticipated work location(s), and (d) signature in the sign-in book. The student must accompany their guest at all times.
The Wood Shop and the Metal Shop are unavailable to students outside the hours posted for each shop. For safety reasons, students are not allowed to use personal power tools outside the shop areas. All currently enrolled students will be given After-Hours access to designated computer labs in Ahmanson and Galef via their Student ID access card. After-Hours lab availability will be posted for each building with a schedule on the Labs and Shops Dashboard and is typically outside of instruction hours. Students using the labs after-hours are responsible for monitoring access to the respective lab and may not permit access to anyone that does not have a valid student ID. The computer lab doors are to remain locked and may not be propped-open or otherwise left ajar during after-hours use. Students will be permitted to leave and return to the labs after-hours using their valid Student ID access card.
In the event of an emergency, the red phones located on each floor provide direct access to the security guard and may also be used to call 9-1-1. Emergency blue phones are located on the perimeter of the campus and can be used to contact Campus Security.
Student Use of College Facilities
All students planning to install an exhibit or perform an installation of any kind
must first obtain an “Exhibition and Facilities Use contract.” This must be done by filling out and obtaining the necessary signatures on the
Contract, available from each respective department chair. Exhibitions, installations,
art projects, or performances within, on, or about any Otis College premises without
a valid Exhibition contract with all required signatures will not be permitted. All
Otis College Students must abide by state and local fire, building, electrical, and
health codes when preparing art piece installations, film shoots, and all other projects.
When in doubt, students are encouraged to consult with their instructors or the Environmental
health, safety, and security manager.
No student project may obstruct or block any fire exits, escape pathways, fire exit
corridors, aisles, doors, or stairwells and staircases. Same applies to any preparatory
work attributed to an individual student project. No student project may be suspended
from, affixed to, prevent normal function of, or block access to any electrical fixtures.
No student project may be installed in front of or inside elevators or inside facility
restrooms. No student project may obstruct by virtue of its installation the normal
functions of all receptionist areas, information desks, and security stations. Fire
extinguishers, heat and smoke detectors, pull stations, sprinkler heads and pipes,
automatic door closers, evacuation signs, exit signs, smoke-free building signs, and
emergency lights are all considered “life safety devices.” Tampering with, vandalizing,
or misuse of any of these devices constitutes a very serious offense under California
law.
Visiting a Class
Students on occasion and with permission from the faculty of record may invite a visitor to a class in which they are enrolled (all Otis College student classroom behavior is subject to the Code of Student Conduct as outlined in The Hoot; please refer to the Bringing Guests or Children/Dependents to Class policy regarding non-Otis College visitors). If a student enrolled in a course invites and seeks permission to bring a visitor, the student host is responsible for maintaining appropriate behaviors (both their own and that of an approved visitor) as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct. It is strongly recommended that students seek permission for classroom visitors at least 3 days in advance of a requested classroom visit.