Housing Accommodations                     

South Dakota School of Mines offers diverse housing options for conference guests. These include air-conditioned suites and double occupancy spaces as well as very affordable non-air-conditioned double and single occupancy spaces.  Housing rates vary depending on which option is most suitable for your conference. 

Linen Service

Linen sets and towels are available for an additional cost. Linen service arrangements must be made in advance. If you choose not to purchase this option, please provide your own linens, pillows, and towels.  Package deals are available, contact Summer Conferencing Services for more information.

Guests staying longer than a week can exchange used linens and towels for fresh linen and towel sets. Guests will be responsible for placing the new linens on their beds. The weekly exchange takes place on Mondays. Summer Conferencing Services does not provide extra linens. Although the university does not provide maid service in sleeping rooms, the common areas of residence halls are cleaned daily as are meeting facilities in academic buildings. 

It is the guest’s responsibility to provide personal amenities as well as laundry soap, fabric softener, hangers, hair dryers, and irons. Ice machines are available in Peterson and Palmerton halls, and room lighting is limited to an overhead light in Peterson and overhead lights plus desk lamps in Palmerton and Connolly.  

Keys, Access Cards and Meal Cards

It is important that each person who is issued a key, access card, and meal card, retain possession of them throughout their stay. Access cards allow entry into Peterson Hall and must be used at all times in order to access the building. For security purposes, entrances to all residence halls are locked 24 hours a day. Lost or inactive keys and access cards should be reported to the Surbeck Center as soon as possible. You can be issued a new access card, keys and/or meal card in the Surbeck Center. Charges will be assessed for each lost key, access card, or meal card. 

Special Housing Accommodations

South Dakota School of Mines understands the special housing requirements of some conference guests and wants to provide the best possible service to these guests. It is important to specify the stipulations for guests who require an attendant, have special medical needs, or who need first floor accessibility to a building so that proper arrangements can be made.

It is important to indicate any and all special needs your conference participants may require (i.e., having wheelchair-accessible facilities and/or housing accommodations, living on a single gender floor or any special dietary requirements).

Housing Accommodations List, Roommates, Early Check-ins and Late Check-outs

You will be asked to submit a housing accommodations list, including arrival and departure dates for each guest, catering and dining requests, and any special requirements. All numbers for housing accommodations must be confirmed at least three weeks prior to the conference to ensure proper service. Please note that any number over the number originally contracted for is not guaranteed.  Any spouses or family members of conference participants must be included on the housing accommodations list in order to reside on campus. Participants not on the housing accommodations list will not be allowed to reside on campus. One child may stay in the room of a parent for no additional charge but additional beds and linens will not be provided.  Please indicate those individuals staying in double rooms on the participant list, as well as requested roommate pairings. Otherwise, the Residence Life Office will pair roommates.

All keys, access cards and meal cards must be returned to the check-out location during the specified check-out time, which is usually 10 a.m. Failure to do so will result lost key, lost key card and lost meal card charges.

Arrangements must be made prior to the conference for early check-ins and late check-outs. Additionally, we welcome your request that a guest be permitted to have an extended stay to enjoy the Black Hills area or to accommodate travel arrangements.  As such, permission will be granted based on availability. Charges for these services will be included in participants' conference bills. Guests may not arrange to pay separately.

Policies
The residence halls are governed by the State of South Dakota’s Board of Regents. Board policies are enforced year round. For more information on policies, see the SDSM&T Student Code of Conduct or call Residence Life at 605/ 394-2348.
 

Smoking is not allowed in any university building.

Alcohol and other drugs are prohibited on campus.