What To Bring

What do students usually bring to campus?

• Extra-long twin-size bed linens, blankets, pillows and towels
• Vacuum cleaner, broom, mop, and cleaning supplies
• Entryway and bathroom floor mats
• Cell phone or long distance calling card
• Radio alarm clock with battery back-up capability
• Computer with Wi-Fi and/or CAT-5E or CAT-6 hook-up cable
• Three-prong grounded power strips with circuit breaker
• Small lockbox
• Flashlight with batteries
• Compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) for lamps or other items you bring
• Light-weight toilet paper
• Hand sanitizer for the flu season
• Games and recreational equipment

Additional items you may want to consider bringing to campus:

• Small television and RG-6 hook-up cable with F-style thread-on connectors
• Small Energy Star refrigerator (no larger than 2-4 cubic feet)
• Small Energy Star microwave
• Dishes, pots/pans, flatware and utensils (if you are residing in an apartment)
• Small shovel for the trunk of your car (if you bring a car)

What are students not allowed to have on campus?

• Alcohol (not allowed in Residence Hall buildings)
• Illegal drugs
• Candles and incense
• Open-coil cooking and heating appliances
• Electrical appliances of excessive wattage
• Halogen lamps
• Two-prong ungrounded extension cords
• Weapons, including martial arts weapons
• Fireworks
• Flammables such as gasoline and propane
• Personal bed bunking/lofting equipment
• Pets, except for non-dangerous fish in an aquarium no larger than 29 gallons