Residence Life and Housing

Items to Pack & Items to Leave Behind

Each Student is provided a bed, dresser, desk, desk chair, and closet space. The following are suggested items for students to bring!
  • Bedroom:
    • Sheets, Pillows, Blankets
    • EC Private rooms: Full Sized
    • EC Shared & FT need Twin XL Sized
    • Clothing & Shoes
    • Laundry Bag/Basket
    • Dryer Sheets
    • Laundry Detergent Pods
    • Hangers & over the door hooks
  • Bathroom:
    • Hair care tools
    • Shower Curtain
    • Small Rug
    • Toiletries/Cosmetics
    • Towels & Washcloths
    • Tissues & Toilet Paper
  • Cleaning
    • Toilet brush & Cleaner
    • Broom & Dust Pan
    • Dish soap
    • Paper towels
    • Trash Cans
    • Vaccum
  • Kitchen:
    • Euclid Commons (EC) rooms & Fenn Tower (FT) Quads have a microwave and fridge provided
    • Dishes & Silverware
    • Cups
    • Cooking Utensils
    • Microwave <900 Watts (Fenn Tower Doubles - 1 per room)
    • Mini-Fridge <36" tall <5 amps (Fenn Tower Doubles - 1 per room)
  • Academic Supplies
    • Backpack or bag to carry books
    • Computer & Accessories
    • Calendar/Day planner
    • Notebooks/Paper
    • Writing Utensils
    • Highlighters
    • Pencil Sharpener
    • Scissors
    • Stapler & Staples
    • Scotch Tape
    • Calculator
    • Surge Protector/Power strip
  • Other Essentials
    • CSU ID Card
    • Personal Identification (Driver's License, State ID, and/or Passport)
    • Health Insurance Card
    • Personal Medication
    • Cold Medicine
    • First Aid Kit
    • Charging Cord
    • Rain/Snow Apparel & Footwear
    • Flashlight/Batteries
    • Umbrella
    • Mugs/glasses
    • Sports/Recreation Equipment

Prohibited Items / Items to Leave Behind

  • Air Conditioners
  • Appliances with open heating elements (i.e., hot plates, toasters, toaster ovens, deep fryers, air fryers, electric skillets, indoor grills, waffle makers, coffee pots without auto shut off, etc.)
  • Candles
  • Charcoal
  • Cinder Blocks
  • Electric Scooters (such as Lime)
  • Extension cords (only UL approved power-strips are permitted)
  • Firecrackers
  • Halogen Lamps, Halogen Light Bulbs, or Lava Lamps
  • Hot Plates
  • Hoverboards, Segways, IO Hawks, Skywalkers, similar devices
  • Incense
  • Kerosene lamps
  • Lighter fluid
  • Living holiday decorations such as pine trees, wreaths, garland
  • Lofts
  • Metal tip darts
  • Nail, Thumbtacks, duct tape/packaging tape
  • Outlet splitters
  • Pets/Animals - Unless a trained service animal or ODS approved emotional support animal.
  • Propane
  • Space Heaters
  • Street signs
  • Tapestries/Flags
  • Vinyl Banners
  • Waterbeds
  • Weapons