Packing List Guide –

To protect the safety and health of everyone living in our communities, we cannot permit some items in our halls. We
have our list separated by necessary, optional, and prohibited items to help you prepare for your move to Wayne.

Residence Life Campus Move-in Guide

What we provide in each room – Tips from former students and parents –
Extra-long twin vinyl covered mattress, wardrobe with
 Create a packing list
dresser drawers and hanging space inside, personal desk
 If possible, bring only seasonal clothing.
and chair, window shades or curtains, and shower curtain.
 Pack small items in larger boxes or bins for easier
Each room has –
transport to your room
WiFi capability and internet connection at wall with your
 Label your items with student name, building and room
own cable cord, Philo TV streaming television channels,
number
tile floors, heating and AC capabilities, a small number of
 We suggest using a hand truck to cart heavier items
students sharing the bathroom in the space, and one wall
closer to the building
light per room.
 Have your University student ID close at hand for check-
Each building/area has –
in registration
Vending machines, washers and dryers (no cost), lounge
 Shopping is available locally to buy toiletries, food,
space, mailboxes for each resident, and a hall office for
cleaning items, leaving more room in the car for other
assistance. items

Necessary Items to Pack Emergency Preparedness items you should pack:

Bedroom □ Flashlight and batteries
□ Bed linens, blankets, pillows, twin extra-long sheets □ Small first aid kit
□ Floor lamp (non-halogen) □ Medications and personal prescriptions for refills
□ Surge protected power strips □ Water bottles
□ Small lock box □ Snack foods
□ Trash Can/Wastebasket □ Extra blanket
□ Clothes, clothing hangers and shoes
Bathroom
□ Personal toiletries, towels, shower caddy Optional Items to Pack
□ Toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, hand soap
□ Cleaning supplies (not provided by university) □ Microwave (1200 watts max.)
□ Small box refrigerator (4 cubic ft. max.)
Desk
□ Small shelf unit (3 ft. height max.)
□ Laptop or Desktop (Ethernet cord needed for desktop)
□ Tool kit
□ Streaming Device (Roku, Firestick, etc… for Philo TV)
□ Small electric fan
□ Desk lamp (non-halogen)
□ Iron and small ironing board
Laundry □ Postage Stamps and envelopes
□ Laundry basket/bag, detergent, fabric softener/dryer □ Foam mattress pad
sheets □ Extra bins for under the bed storage (max. height 18”)
□ Bed risers- 8” max height (cannot combine risers)
Miscellaneous Items □ Keurig coffee maker or similar (appliances with hot
□ Mug, cups, personal dishes, cutlery plate warmer are prohibited)
□ Command hooks for hanging items on wall □ Nutri-Bullet blender or similar
□ Small area rug and vacuum
□ Umbrella **All appliances must be UL approved**
 Prohibited items in the Residence Halls:
 Alcohol and alcohol containers of any kind for all
buildings, except White, Pioneer, and Heritage Halls.
 Candles – including decorative, scented, wickless,
and incense that is lit or heated
 Electric heaters or appliances with exposed burners or
warmers, hot plates, electric blankets, etc
 Grills, Camping stoves, George Foreman Grills
 Halogen lights or lamps, decorative string lights
 Smoking and smoking devices in the halls such as
pipes, cigarettes, hookahs, cigars, electronic
cigarettes Getting Comfortable In Your Room
 Pets, including all fish and aquarium reptiles
The following guidelines establish standards that
 Neon signs comply with safety, fire, and maintenance policies.
 Live trees (i.e. Christmas trees) Even with these limitations, residents have decorated
 Oil lamps, lava lamps amazing rooms and personalized the rooms to their
 Upholstered furniture, waterbeds, your own mattress tastes.
 Hover Boards
 Fireworks, Combustible liquids  Posters should be attached to walls with removable
 Weapons or Dangerous Objects of any kind double – sided tape.
 Use a trunk as a small table in the room or as storage
Please read our Residence Life Handbook for complete under your bed.
information on policies you are responsible to uphold.  Back supports for the bed (bed rest pillows or bed
[Link] loungers) are permitted.
 Area carpets brought in should be bound on edges
Painting of the rooms by residents is not permitted.
and rated for fire safety.
Concerns regarding existing painted walls should be
 Hanging lights, sheets, or other objects from the
brought forward as a Work Order, submitted to your hall
walls and/or ceiling is not permitted. Lamps should
office or as an online request.
not be draped with any material.
 String lights (of any kind) cannot be hung in the
Room Dimensions rooms.
 All window treatments provided by the University
 Overlook North and South –10’4” X 20’ are flame retardant, and should not be removed or
 Matelson Hall – 11’6” X 15’6” modified.
 Century Hall – 12’11” X 18’10”  Only authorized University employees may make
 White Hall – 11’6” X 15’6”
changes to the electrical system and wiring in the
 Hillside Hall – 12’ X 18’10”
 Pioneer & Heritage apartment (bedrooms) 10’ X 17’6” residence halls.
 High Mtn East and West room sizes vary greatly  Locks cannot be installed on room doors, closet
(approximately 200 ft. sq. X 290 ft. sq.) We doors, bathroom doors, or desk/dresser drawers.
recommend area rugs no larger than 3 ft. X 5 ft.  Room furniture must be set up to allow egress from
room door to window.

Contact Residence Life at 973-720-2714 or athome@[Link] Fax 973-720-2369