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Approved and Prohibited Items

Recommended Items for Residence Halls:

Bedding
- Comfortable Twin XL bedding set
- Foam mattress pad
- Pillow(s)
Laundry
- Laundry basket (wheeled ones make life easier)
- Detergent, fabric softener, and stain remover
- Hangers
Bath
- Bath towels, hand towels and washrags
- Bathmat
- Shower caddy
- Shower shoes
- Toilet paper
- Toiletries
Cleaning Supplies
- Broom and dustpan
- Swiffer
- Trash bags
- Sponge and dish soap
- All purpose cleaner
- Clorox wipes
- Shower and toilet cleaner
Electronics
- TV
- Laptop
- Alexa or Google Home
- Lamp
- LED or battery operated string lights
- Surge protecting power strip
- Headphones
- Mini Fridge
- Microwave
- Keurig
- Wall Flowers or essential oil diffusers
Other
- Small trash can for bathroom
- Area rug for fl oor
- Bean bag or other small chairs
- Decorations that can be hung by Command strips or poster tack
- Lightbulbs
- Umbrella
- Vacuum if necessary
- First aid kit (bandages, gauze, etc.)
- Reusable kitchen items such as silverware, plates and bowls

Any open face electrical or heating appliances such as:
- Hot plates
- Broilers
- Air fryers
- Electric skillets or griddles
- Toasters
- Toaster ovens
- Sandwich makers/panini presses
- Space heaters/Emerson heaters
- Ovens
- George foreman and other similar grills
- Coffee pots over 4 cups
- Rice cookers
- Steamers
- Crock pots
- Halogen lamps/bulbs with the potential to overheat
- Lava lamps
- Wax melters (scentseys)
- Candle warmers
- Extension cords
Personal Furniture, such as:
- Beds
- Couches
- Futons
- Any type of TV over 55 inches
- Potentially dangerous tools/equipment (chainsaw, blowtorch, etc.)
Anything that requires an open flame:
- Candles
- Incense
- Vape or e-cigarettes