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Future Residents – Rooms and Roommates

Room Arrangements

Express Yourself  
 

We encourage you to make your room a home away from home. Students from the past have suggested remembering the following items for the room:

  • Alarm clock
  • Bathroom rugs
  • Bedding items—Comforter, blankets
  • Carpet (the carpet purchased from the URHC vendor does not have padding)
  • Carpet scissors
  • Cinder blocks (in hall where beds are moveable to raise beds and create more storage)
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Clothes hangers
  • Dolly/Pull cart for opening day
  • Fan
  • Iron
  • Laundry basket/supplies
  • Personal computer
  • Plants
  • Posters
  • Power strip with surge protector
  • Rain gear/umbrella
  • Sewing kit
  • Storage baskets for bathroom items
  • Tools for assembling lofts and disassembling beds
  • Phone
Items NOT to bring to campus
  • Halogen lamps
  • Counter top grills (George Foreman style grills)
  • Open coil units(toasters, space heaters, etc.)
  • Power strip without surge protectors
  
 

We offer a wide range of living options for students who wish to live on campus. The residence halls are grouped geographically into the East Area and the West Area. Within each area are recreational facilities, food service locations, remote computer labs, and convenience stores. You will find floor plans and descriptions of the halls included in this web site.

Double Rooms—Double rooms are provided in the traditional halls with community bathrooms on each floor. The traditional buildings include Greve, Massey, and Hess.

Suites—A suite consists of two air-conditioned double rooms connected by a semi-private bathroom. The buildings with suites include North Carrick, South Carrick, Clement, Humes, Morrill, Reese, and Gibbs.

Apartments—The apartments are furnished and offer two double bedrooms, kitchen, living room, study area, and bathroom. Only upperclassmen and graduate students may live in the Apartments.

Roommates