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.