What to bring
What’s included in your room
- Twin extra-long bed and mattress per person
- Desk and chair (2)
- Dresser (1 large to share or 2 small dressers)
- Shared closest space
- Wireless and Ethernet internet access
- Cable television access
- Local phone service
- Recycling bin
Some good basic items to pack are:
You know the basics to bring – clothes, a computer, linens and towels, school supplies, toiletries, posters and pictures, etc. – but here are some additional things to think about.
- Computer
- Sheets (extra long twin)
- Clothes for all weather
- Laundry basket
- Cleaning supplies
- Trash can (or request a trash can from Residence Life at move-in)
- Flip flops for community bathrooms
- Shower caddy to carry your toiletries to the shower
- First aid kit (basics like Band-Aids and mercury-free thermometer)
- Basic dishes and utensils
- 3M adhesive strips for putting things on the walls
- Fan
- Pictures, posters or other items to decorate the room
- Multi-outlet strip with a circuit breaker
Electrical equipment
All electrical equipment must have an approved UL rating. Appliances or equipment such as ceiling fans may never be directly wired to a residence hall. Irons, coffee makers and electrical tea pots are permitted in your room, as long as they are equipped with an automatic shut-off feature and fully enclosed heating elements.
Microwaves and refrigerators
Microwaves and small refrigerators are permitted in your room. MicroFridges, a combination refrigerator, freezer and microwave unit, are available for rent through Bedloft.
What not to bring
- Air conditioners
- Anything with an exposed heating element
- Anything with an open flame
- Candles and candle warmers (eg. Scentsy)
- Coffee pots without an automatic shut-off feature (brands like Keurig with enclosed heating elements are okay)
- Contact paper
- Dry-erase/memo boards are prohibited on room doors
- Fireworks
- Flammable liquids
- George Foreman-style grills
- Grills or griddles
- Halogen floor lamps
- Hoverboards
- Incense
- Irons without auto shut off features
- Lava lamps
- Mattress from home
- Outdoor antennas or satellite dishes
- Pets other than fish
- Space heaters
- Spider/multi-arm floor lamps
- Sub-woofers
- Toasters/toaster ovens
- Tobacco and tobacco-related products (e-cigs, cigarettes, chew, etc.)
- Waterbeds and water-filled furniture
- Weapons (including paintball guns, airsoft guns, stun guns, martial arts weapons, knives, etc.)