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Beit Hall: Introduction
Brief History of Beit Hall
 Building of Beit Hall funded by Sir
Otto Beit director of the governing
body of Imperial College 1912-1930.
 Initially it was a faculty building
housing Biology and later converted
to a student Hall.
 Renovated to its present state in
2001.
 Currently one of the largest Halls of
Imperial College providing selfcatering accommodation to 340
students.
Sir Otto Beit
Hall Management
Wardens
Housekeeping
Security staff
 Welfare
 Amenities budget
 Discipline
 Cleaning
 Repairs
 Keys
 Swipe cards
 Post
 Fire safety
Hall Management
Wardens
Housekeeping
Security staff
 Welfare
 Amenities budget
 Discipline
 Emergencies
 Cleaning
 Repairs
 Keys
 Emergencies
 Swipe cards
 Post
 Fire safety
 Emergencies
Locations of Housekeeping
and Security Offices
Beit Quad
West Common
Room
East Common
Room
Archway
Prince Consort Road
Locations of Housekeeping
and Security Offices
West Common
Room
Housekeeping
East Common
Room
Security
Housekeeping Office
(open 8am-6pm weekdays)
Cleaning, Repair
and Keys
Pawel
Helen
 Knocking on door
West Common
Room
Housekeeping
 Call: 49905 (room landline)
 Email:beit.defects@imperial.ac.uk
Security Office (open all the time)
Safety, sorting mail, collect parcels
Andrew
 Knock on door
 Call: 58902 (room landline)
East Common
Room
 Call: 020 7589 1000 (mobile)
Security
Locations of entrances to Beit Hall
West Common
Room
East Common
Room
Locations of entrances to Beit Hall
West Common
Room
East Common
Room
Locations of entrances to Beit Hall
West Common
Room
East Common
Room
Wardens & Hall Seniors
The Warden
Savvas
The Assistant
Warden
Lucia
The
Subwardens
The Hall Seniors
Deborah, Anne, Sarah, Alex, Sam, Freddie
Melody, EU Gene, Sandipan, Marc,
Heather, Navidu, Sabah, Vanya, Milia,
Tammy, Humairah, Harriet, Ed, Scott,
Jason
Wardens & Hall Seniors
Welfare
• Our job is to help make your year safe, fun and successful
• We welcome feedback and suggestions
Amenities budget
• Beit Hall events
• Beit Hall Committee – discuss issues facing Hall and decide
how the amenities budget is spent. Your chance to have a say!!
Discipline
• Hall rules
Emergencies
• Duty mobile: 07764285894 ext. 57710
Hall Rules
• Can be found on the Hall
website and on kitchen
announcement boards
• Make sure you read them
and that you are fully aware
of them
• Rules are there for the
safety and well-being of
Beit residents, ensuring
order and that every
person enjoys her/his time
at most.
• Breach of the rules may lead
to disciplinary action
What counts as an “emergency”?
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Accidents
Illness
Crime
Leaks/flood
Fires
Useful/emergency contacts
Keep in your wallet at
all times!!
Noise in the Hall
 Please keep noise down in
rooms and kitchens from
11:00 pm till 8:00 am.
Respect your fellow
Beiters who may want to
study/sleep
 You are encouraged to
use the common rooms
after 11:00 pm
Drugs and smoking
• No illegal drugs. The College has a zero
tolerance policy on drug use and possession
• Disciplinary action, may lead to expulsion from
Imperial
• No smoking in Hall
• No electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Hall
Drinking in the Quad
• The direction from the college is that when
in the Beit central quadrangle one can only
drink alcohol purchased from the Union Bar
• Alcohol purchased from elsewhere can only
be consumed indoors (eg. Beit Hall common
room)
Health and Safety issues
Fire alarms
• Loud high-pitched siren,
• Often false alarms, sometimes real fires
• Every resident must evacuate
• Use nearest exit, gather in Beit Quad
• Do not use the lift
• Do not re-enter the building until told to do so
Also
• Let a warden know if you have difficulty hearing the alarm or
evacuating the building quickly
• Find out today where your nearest exits are
Health and Safety issues
Do not tamper
with Fire
Extinguishers !
Do not leave
kitchen doors
open !
Health and Safety issues
Health Centre
• Register with the College Health Centre in Princes
Gardens as soon as possible if you haven’t done so
already .
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/
Meningococcal disease (Meningitis)
How to recognise the illness:
https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/signs-andsymptoms/meningitis-children-and-young-people/
Vaccination:
Only for first year undergraduates under age 25
New vaccine (A,C,W,Y) replaces previous Men C vaccine
Single vaccine available from the Health Centre for first year UGs only
who have not been vaccinated before arrival at Imperial and for those
who have only had Men C before
Clinics running now until the end of October.
Beit Hall freshers’ events 2015 !
Hall Events
Boat party tickets £5 :
6:00 -7:00 pm on
Wednesday and Friday in
the West Common Room
Coming up:
• Many more !!!
• Get involve with the
Hall Committee and
decide for yourself!
Questions?
 You must have lots. Please read Beit ME
Questions?
 Also check our website:
http://hallsf.imperial.ac.uk/beit and
facebook: Beit Hall 2015/2016.
 Internet and wireless connection: ICT
(Information & Communication
Technologies)
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict
Call : 49000 from your room landline
 Ask the wardens and Hall Seniors!
Duty mobile
6pm-8am on weekdays &
24 hours at weekends
07764285894 (from your mobile)
ext. 57710
(from your room landline)

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