LOUNGE GUIDELINES

LOUNGE GUIDELINES

When you use the English Lounge, you agree to follow these Lounge Guidelines:

Lounge Door Access

All department graduate students/instructors and faculty may access the Lounge with their Cornell ID card. If you are not a member of the department, your card will be added for temporary access.

Lounge Amenities & Key

The Lounge offers the following features:

  • A/V equipment: TV, HDMI cable, DVD player, remote controllers
  • Furniture: 4 tall tables, 4 short tables, 10 large armchairs, 30 chairs (in stacks of 15 each), podium
  • A/C unit
  • Windows
  • Chalkboard
  • Kitchen: Refrigerator, Sink, Microwave

The podium is stored in the locked double-wide closet on the same side as the lounge entrance and may be used for reservations. To use the podium, you must sign out a Lounge key in the English office (GSH 250), M-F, 9:00am-4:30pm. If your event ends after hours, return the key to the department’s mail drop box, located on the mailroom door (GSH 252). Do not disturb anything else in the closets.

A/V (TV Screen & Cabinet)

The cabinet under the TV screen houses a remote (silver) for the TV and an HDMI cord. To open, pull the handle towards you and twist counterclockwise. Directions for the AV equipment can be found in the cabinet, if needed. For AV support or specific setup, contact Arts & Sciences A/V by submitting a ticket here. Support is offered M-F, 8:00 am-4:30pm.  

Leave No Trace

  1. If the TV screen was used, leave the screen itself plugged in and turned off. Tidily place all cords and remotes back inside the screen cabinet. Close the screen cabinet door.  
  2. If furniture was rearranged, return room to original set-up: four tall tables in a line along the rear wall, four short tables in a line in the center of the room, with the upholstered chairs arranged around them. If used, return stackable chairs to carts: 15 MAX per stack. If podium was used, return it to the closet.
  3. Do not leave any leftover food in the Lounge or refrigerator. Remove all catering supplies from the room.  
  4. Clear all debris from ledges, tables, countertop, and floor. Wipe clean tables and countertop. Cleaning supplies can be found under the sink.
  5. Clean out sink. Don't leave food scraps in the sink drain; put all food scraps in garbage before washing items.
  6. Remove Garbage and Recycling:
    • Collect garbage bags from all trash containers. Replace with clean bags (either at bottom of can, or from the extra rolls of garbage bags under the sink.)
    • Collect recycling (empty bottles, cans, cardboard, and plastics #1, #3, #5—no food debris!) into recycling containers.
  7. Place full trash and recycling bags in the Lounge trash collection area, in the alcove where room 262 is located—out the Lounge door, to the left, on left side of hallway.
  8. Shut off all lights, air-conditioning, and fans. Close all windows and closet doors.
THANK YOU!

In case of an emergency call Cornell University Police at 607-255-1111.

Wireless network difficulties? Call GS CIT support at 255-8170 M-F, 8:00am-4:30pm. College does not provide tech support on weekends or after 4:30pm on weekdays.

For questions about the English Lounge, contact the front desk at 607-255-6800, M-F, 9:00am-4:30pm or email irc24@cornell.edu. 

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