Appliance and Prohibited Item Policy
All electrical appliances must be Underwriter Laboratory (UL) approved and should be in good working order. All appliances are subject to approval at the discretion of the Office of Student Life.
No air conditioners are permitted, unless approved by the Office of Student Accessibility.
Space heaters, torchiere lamps, halogen lamps, toaster ovens, and any appliance with an open heating element (coil) are expressly forbidden.
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to:
- Candles
- Incense
- Grills (both propane and charcoal/lighter fluid)
- Traffic cones
- Road signs
- Neon signs
- Non-LED string lights
- LED strip lights
- Extension cords, and
- Any item of a combustible nature.
Students are allowed to have small refrigerators (under 3.8 cubic feet), televisions (105 - 135 watts), and microwaves (900 - 1,200 watts) in their rooms.
Students are responsible for any room damage caused by their appliances. According to published policy, refrigerators must be cleaned out and defrosted prior to each break period unless otherwise noted.