What to Bring with You... and What to Leave
Welcome to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø residential community. We are excited that you will be joining us this year! Packing for college can be a daunting task. You can use the list below as a guide to what to bring and what to leave at home.
Please note that all University provided furniture must remain in your room.
What to Pack:
- Pillows
- Pillowcases
- Sheets (twin extra-long)
- Blankets
- Comforter
- Mattress pad
- Towels
- Shower caddy
- Shower shoes
- Desk or bed lamp
- Laundry bag/basket
- Laundry hamper
- Laundry detergent
- Hangers
- Wastebasket
- Recycling bin
- Snacks
- Plates, bowls, cups, and utensils
- Dish detergent
- Fan
- Area rug (no larger than 6x9 & only 1 per room)
- Extension cords/surge protectors
- Alarm clock
- Under bed storage containers
- Microwave (no more than 1000 watts & only 1 per room)
- Refrigerator (no more than 3.2 cubic feet & only 1 per room)**
- Blender (1 per room)
- Coffee maker without hot plate (1 per room)
- TV
- DVD player
- Gaming system
- Safe for valuables
- Cleaning supplies, wet mop & broom
- Flashlight
- Water bottle
- Umbrella/rain boots ​
**Full-size refrigerators are provided in the Great Hill Student Apartments & Weygand Hall – Personal refrigerators are not allowed in those areas.
Prohibited Items:
- All cooking & food preparation devices (except for microwaves, coffee makers, and blenders)*
- Air conditioners
- Candles
- Incense burners
- Grills
- Space heaters
- Dartboards
- Firearms
- Knives
- Tobacco products
- Pets (except fish and those permitted under the Americans with Disabilities legislation)
- Bed risers, homemade loft/bunk beds, cinder blocks and other homemade loft apparatus
- Upholstered furniture
- Duct tape, nails, tacks, command strips etc. — any item that will mar the surface of the walls
- Alcohol: ​
*The following items are allowed in the kitchen area of the Great Hill Student Apartments: toaster, toaster oven, George Foreman type grill and rice cooker.