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Ⅲ. Using Facilities and Equipments

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(i) Using Facilities

1. Reservations

Registered student organizations can make reservations for University facilities up to thirty days in advance by using the account ID and password assigned to their organization to login to the Facilities Reservation System.

https://apu-frs.apu.ac.jp/ss/login

(ii) Facility Descriptions

1. Facilities available through online reservation

Student Union Facilities
  • Please present your student ID card to the Central Security Office to receive the key. Clean facilities after use and check that all lights are turned off and doors/windows are locked. Return the key and inform the Central Security Office that you have finished.
  • Brooms, dustpans, and are provided in the all rooms on the second floor of Student Union 1. Use these to clean the areas you have used.
  • Groups using the music rooms and event space should fill in a check sheet. Take the check sheet when receiving the key to the music room, and submit it when returning the key to the Central Security Office.
  • Organizations using Student Union facilities must participate in cleanings held twice a year.
Atelier
  • Please present your student ID card to the Central Security Office to receive the key.
  • When storing works in progress, be sure to label equipment clearly to identify which group it belongs
  • The Atelier is not for storage. After you have finished your activities, please remove all personal belongings.
  • Organizations using the Atelier must participate in cleanings held twice a year.
Multi-purpose Ground
  • Please present your student ID card at the Gym to receive the key. Even if another organization has already borrowed the key, please come sign up with your student ID.
  • If any other groups are using the ground at the same time, please speak with the other groups and make adjustments to share the space as necessary.
  • After using the grounds, please use the rake near the entrance to clean the field. Please fill out the “Multi-purpose Ground checksheet” before and after using the grounds and submit this to the reception desk in the gymnasium.
  • The grounds are available for individual use during 5th period on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, as well as 6th period on Wednesdays and on Saturdays during 5th and 6th period.
  • Organizations using the Multipurpose Ground must participate in cleanings held twice a year.
Gymnasium, Arena & Fitness room
  • Outdoor shoes are prohibited inside the gymnasium. Please wear indoor shoes.
  • Do not disturb other arena users, by not crossing directly across a court. Instead, walk around the outside of courts.
  • Please keep any drink bottles on the rubber mats provided and drink it there. (Mats are available in the gym staff room). For safety reasons, mop up any spilt water, juice, sweat etc.
  • Please mop your area of the floor after use.
  • The facilities are available for individual use during 5th period on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, as well as 6th period on Wednesdays and on Saturdays during 5th and 6th period.
  • Anyone wishing to use the fitness room must first attend the fitness room guidance and get a fitness room card. Check the Outreach and Research Office homepage for the fitness room guidance schedule.
  • Organizations using the storage room in the gym must participate in cleanings held twice a year.
Tennis Courts
  • The courts are also used by regular students and staff.
  • Please present your student ID card at the gym to borrow the key.
  • Please be sure to wear tennis shoes when using the tennis courts. APU does not lend tennis balls or rackets.
  • Loosen court nets and use a court brush to sweep courts after use.
  • Court 3 is reserved for individual use.
Main Ground
  • After use, be sure to pick up any trash, and use the rollers or brushes to smooth out the surface of the track.
    (Particular care should be taken when wearing shoes with spikes or cleats -- be sure to use a mat to avoid causing damage to the track.)
Classrooms
  • When reserving classrooms in Buildings F, FII, D, H, and the Green Commons, please make a reservation using the ID and password assigned to your organization as appropriate.
  • After use, clean and straighten the room, and confirm all lights have been shut off, and all windows and doors have been closed and locked.
  • Using classrooms without following proper procedures will result in severe penalties from the University.
Equipment Storage / Lockers / Storage
  • Please submit the "Form for Applying to Use the Storehouse and Lockers" during the reservation period.
  • Present your student ID card for the key at the Central Security Office.
  • Organizations using equipment storage, lockers, or any other storage must participate in cleanings held twice a year.

2. Facilities reserved at the Outreach and Research Office

Student Council Room

Based on students’ application, students that carry out activities (such as holding an event, or other non-regular activities) that are deemed to apply to the following shall be permitted to use the Student Council Room. Students who wish to use the Student Council Room are asked to inquire at the Outreach and Research Office and fill out a Student Council Room Use Request form.

  • Activities that frequently require a considerable amount of office duties and operating space.
  • Activities that require a reception desk for participants, or a fixed place to deal with on- or off-campus persons.
  • Cleaning is done with the cooperation of organizations using the office, so please exercise responsibility and clean as needed.
  • Outreach and Research Office staff shall conduct inspections after use. After returning equipment to its original location and cleaning the office, notify the Outreach and Research Office staff.
Millennium Hall

Millennium Hall is not normally available for student use. However, for students conducting special activities, permission for use may be given based on their application. Please ask at the Outreach and Research Office.

  • For events where more than 300 persons are expected to be in attendance.
  • To practice for events held at locations on a similar scale to Millennium Hall.
  • Only certain groups are allowed to use the light and sound control room. If you want to use the control room, please consult with the staff.
  • You can reserve the Millennium Hall in advance for up to 1 rehearsal (for a maximum of four hours) and the day of your event (when it is possible to reserve it all day). All other rehearsals (maximum of 4 hours) can be reserved up to 2 weeks beforehand.

In principle a maximum of four hours is permitted but please submit a rehearsal schedule if more time is required. It may be only possible to reserve the actual time of use.

(iii) Equipment

Please use the online system to reserve equipment. For detailed information, see “Common Regulations” in section (iv) below, “Important Notes When Using APU Facilities and Equipment”.
Using the sound equipment requires special training. You must attend the Sound Equipment Guidance Session before being allowed to use them. See the Outreach and Research Office homepage for guidance schedules.

(iv) Important Notes When Using APU Facilities and Equipment

Common Regulations

  • Facilities are only to be used for approved purposes.
  • As a guideline, each group may make a reservation for up to 2 periods per day.
  • Reservations will be accepted online no later than thirty days in advance.
  • Please be sure to cancel your reservation online as soon as you know that a reserved facility will not be used at the scheduled time.

    Organizations that have not used the facilities they reserved without cancelling three or more times will be prohibited from using the facilities for the duration of that semester. If you do not plan to use the facilities, please make sure to cancel online. However, for outside activities, if you cannot make cancellations in advance due to sudden changes in weather, we will understand it as an unavoidable circumstance.

  • Students are not allowed to transfer their right to use facilities to others.
  • Please observe time restrictions. Please ensure all setting up and cleaning is also completed within the allocated time. Ensure you return all keys promptly after use.
  • Please be aware that these are common facilities at APU and be sure to follow directions from staff.
  • Damage to facilities/equipment must be reported to APU. Compensation may be required in some cases.
  • Drinking inside facility areas and use of facilities under the influence of alcohol are strictly prohibited.
  • It is prohibited to eat and drink in the facilities. However, hydration for heat stroke prevention is permitted.
  • APU is not responsible for any lost or stolen items. Please take care of your belongings by keeping your valuables in a locker in the gymnasium.
  • Please return equipment after use. Ensure all doors and windows are locked and lights are turned off.
  • It is your responsibility to take your own garbage out.
  • Students who cause disturbances, or fail to clean up after use may be refused entry to facilities in the future.
  • Groups that remove equipment from its designated place without permission will be prohibited from reserving facilities and equipment in the future.
  • During spring and summer breaks there is a period where all facilities will be closed. The Outreach and Research Office will inform you of these periods so do not plan your activities during these dates.
  • There will be times when facilities are not available due to Center Tests or entrance examinations.
  • When you use the facilities at APU for official games (such as Kyushu Sports League), please ask the organizer (student association) to write a request to the University.
  • In principle, we do not permit student groups to sell some products or to collect charity on campus. If you wish to do so, come and consult with staff at the Outreach and Research Office.
  • Organizations planning on taking University equipment off campus must first come to the Outreach and Research Office to discuss their plans, and will be required to complete certain procedures.
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