The Essentials
- Identification (Driver's license, bank cards, etc.)
- Prescription medications
- Personal hygiene supplies
- Linens (bath towels/wash cloths, comforter, blanket, extra-long twin sheets, mattress pad)
- Laundry supplies (clothes hangers, detergent, fabric softener, hamper, basket or bags
- Pillow(s)
- Cleaning supplies
- Trash Can – Students are responsible for discarding personal trash in the outside dumpster
- Shower caddy/bucket (Bath robe)
- Office supplies (desk calendar, pens & pencils, desk lamp, scissors, stapler, tape, etc.)
- Emergency Supplies Kit (Flashlight, band aids, thermometer, etc.)
Nice to Have
- Computer (Windows or Mac)
- Cell phone and charger
- TV, game systems, DVD players
- Refrigerator (4.5 cubic feet or smaller)
- Microwave (.8 cubic feet or smaller)
- Auto-Off Single-Cup Coffee Maker
- Iron with auto-shutoff & small ironing board (not provided in any of the residence hall/laundry areas)
- UL Approved power strip (with circuit breaker) [one per resident in room]
- Rain and snow gear
- Playing cards/board games
- Eating utensils
- Flip-flops (for the shower)
- Small electric fan (Window or floor)
- Dry-erase board and markers for door
- Blue painters tape or sticky tack to hang items on your door/wall without removing paint or leaving residue (no duct tape).
- Air freshener
What not to bring
- Air conditioner
- Candles or other flammable items
- Extension cords
- Pets (except non-carnivorous fish in a 10 gallon tank or less)
- Electric space heater
- Sun lamps
- Potpourri burners
- Incense/wax burners
- Halogen Lamps
- Outlet adapters (Cheater plugs)
- Electrical Cooking Appliances (electric skillet, hot plate, rice cooker, percolator, grills including George Foreman, immersion heating devices, oil popcorn poppers, toaster/toaster oven) - Coffee pots with auto off capabilities are permitted.
- Firearms or weapons (Martial Arts weapons, hunting weapons, air soft/pellet/paintball guns)