What to Bring

What to bring and what to leave at home ...

WHAT TO BRING

  • Personal Care:
    • First aid kit
    • Hangers
    • Laundry basket/bag and supplies
    • Rolls of quarters (for vending, laundry is free)
    • Small sewing kit.
  • Entertainment & Electronics:
    • Board games
    • Playing cards
    • Video game system
    • Camera
    • Books
    • Bluetooth speaker
    • Television
    • Power strip with surge protector (essential!)
    • Personal computer with wireless capability (no Ethernet ports)
    • Alarm clock (with battery backup)
  • Cooking Supplies
    • Cups, glasses, and dishes
    • Microwave-safe cooking utensils
    • Dishcloths or dish towels
    • Dish soap
    • Eating & cooking utensils
    • Food and snacks
    • Paper towels or napkins
    • Pots and pans
  • Cleaning Supplies
    • Mop
    • Broom
    • Dustpan
    • Cleaning solutions 
    • Vacuum
  • Bedroom:
    • Clothes and shoes for all seasons
    • Twin-XL bed sheets, blankets
    • At least one pillow
    • Mattress pad
    • Personal garbage can and bags
    • Area rug
  • Bathroom:
    • Cleaning supplies
    • Plunger
    • Air freshener
    • Bath rugs
    • Toilet paper
    • Toiletries
    • Towels and washcloths
    • Garbage can and bags.
  • Other:
    • Driver’s license or non-driver ID
    • Prescription medications
    • Calendar
    • Desk supplies
    • Flashlight
    • Stationery
    • Stamps, envelopes, and an address book
    • Textbooks
    • Umbrella
    • Framed pictures.
    • Small microwave 
    • Mini Fridge (no larger than 4.0 cubic feet)
    • Decorative accessories – items that can be used with Sticky-tack (no nails or foam backed tape)
    • Vehicle 
    • Backpack
    • Sports gear
    • Additional furniture (must meet standards listed under Residence Hall Guidelines: Decorations/Furniture) and be labeled confirming compliance

WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME

    • LED Light Strips
    • Air fryers
    • Splatter ball guns or Orbeez guns 
    • Animals or Pets
    • Beer or water pong set-ups
    • Candles/incense
    • Refrigerators exceeding 4.0 cubic feet
    • Stand-alone freezers.
    • Extension cords.
    • Exterior television, radio antennas, or satellite dishes or any object that protrudes from a window or attaches to the exterior of a residence hall.
    • Halogen lamps, black lights, lava lamps or other high-intensity lamps including torchiere lamps, spider lamps or any upward facing bowl lamps.
    • Space heaters or air conditioners.
    • Toasters, hot plates, coffee pots with exposed elements, George Foreman style grills and Panini presses, sandwich makers, waffle irons, crock pots, oil fryers
    • No cooking appliances that use electricity or gas other than a small microwave.
    • The storage or use of flammable liquids and substances: gasoline, kerosene, charcoal, lighter fluid, paint.
    • Natural trees, wreaths or garland.
    • Electric blankets.
    • Electrically amplified instruments, including DJ equipment and drum sets.
    • Nails and foam backed adhesive tape.
    • Dart boards or darts of any kind. 
    • Fitness equipment (treadmills, trampolines, stationary bikes, barbells, free weights, exercise machines, pull up bars, dancing poles, etc…)
    • Federal, state, college, local or other signs.
    • Waterbeds, hot tubs, Jacuzzis, lofts, and any material that changes the intended purpose of the furniture including cinder blocks and platforms.