What to Bring

Essential Items	Consider Bringing	Do Not Bring
Toiletries/personal care items Shower shoes/flip flops Towels and washcloths Hangers Bed linen, size twin extra long Pillow(s), blanket(s) Mattress pad Laundry basket/bag Laundry detergent/fabric softener Important medical information Backpack or book bag Calendar or planner First aid kit Heavy gauge surge protected power strip Cleaning Supplies	Refrigerator (under four cubic feet, one per room) Iron and ironing board Sewing kit Fan Additional Furniture (futon, TV stand) Desk organizer Lamp/desk lamp (No halogen lamps or bulbs) Television (smaller sized) Pool Noodle (for loft to protect head) Microwave (no higher than 700 watts, 1 per room) Egg crate mattress pad 3M removable tape products Dry erase board Storage totes Shower caddy Gaming systems Printer (campus buildings also have printers) Safe/safe cabinet	Candles/Wax Warmer Incense Hot plates Toasters Sun/halogen lamps Skillets Gas appliances Grills (including George Foreman grills) Air conditioners Pizza ovens Aquariums larger than 20 gal. Weapons of any sort Any open flame devices Flammable liquids Fireworks Anything that might scratch floors (metal surfaces/bottoms) Extension cords (use power strips) Non-aquatic animals

Your Residence Hall Room
In your room, Residential Education and Housing provides; a bed, mattress, desk, dresser, desk chair, phone, internet access and cable TV access.

The following are some suggestions on how to make your residence hall room feel more like home:

Sheets
All beds are extra-long twin. If you plan on purchasing jersey (type of fabric) sheets, you do not need to get extra-long.

Cable
Each residence hall is equipped with digital/HD cable TV service. The cost of the this service is included in the semester housing charges. Information technology services provides the service. Students need to provide their own TV. For more information please visit the Information Technology Services (ITS) website or contact them directly at 920-403-4040.

Computer Access
Wireless access is available in all campus residence halls for laptops. Wired networking is also available in all residence halls and rooms and requires a CAT5 or CAT6 Ethernet/network cable to connect to the network jack. In general, a cable of 15 to 30 feet is recommended for a student room. To get internet access, students must register their computers on the network, which is done once the computer is brought to campus (opening any web browser prompts registration so have login ID and password on hand). Specific requirements vary by operating system. For details, see Information Technology Services’ bringing a computer to campus instructions.