Students are expected to care for their rooms and residences, keeping them clean and free from damage resulting from carelessness or neglect. Rooms left unclean or neglected will be cleaned by university housekeeping personnel with the cleaning fee assessed to the student’s account. Continued abuse of university residences may result in the student no longer being able to live on campus. All furnishings provided by the university are to remain in place and not be dismantled or removed for any reason without specific authorization. Any plans for room/house modifications beyond the reasonable introduction of furnishings must be submitted, in writing and in advance, to the Office of Residential Life for approval.

Permitted items include small portable refrigerators, electric fans, shavers, hair dryers, electric blankets, coffee makers, blenders, and self-contained popcorn poppers. Small floor-model air-cooling units are permitted; however, they must be pre-approved through the Office of Residential Life. Televisions and electric equipment are permitted at reasonable volumes; students bringing such equipment are advised to engrave the items with the owner’s name and phone number and record the serial numbers of each piece of equipment as a security precaution.

Prohibited items include waterbeds, wireless routers, washers, dryers, pets, dart boards, cooking appliances (such as microwaves, toasters, toaster ovens, electric grills, and any other cooking appliances (except those mentioned in the paragraph above), barbecue pits/grills, window and window-vented air conditioners, outside antennae, halogen lamps, incense and candles, trampolines, hot tubs, pools, and empty alcohol containers used as decoration. All exceptions must have the approval of the associate director of Residential Life. Signs, flags, and pictures as window coverings is unacceptable, and except for emergencies, windows are not to be used as an entrance or exit. Controversial flags are unacceptable as room décor. University or Government/Street signs as decoration or in residence will be subject to confiscation and referred to Public Safety & Security. Weapons of any type, including decorative and ornamental, are prohibited.

Note the following additional recommendations:

1. Clothing irons should be used with extreme caution and only on an ironing board. Ironing on beds and floors is prohibited.
2. We recommend purchasing clothing irons that have an automatic shut off to avoid serious fire hazard.
3. Room decorations may be hung on the walls with stick pins or small thumb tacks only in Blanton, Calvert Rogers, Rauch Memorial, Guffey, Flowers, Mathews, Pfremmer, and Reynolds Halls.
4. 3M® products with Command adhesive, white poster putty, or “sticky tac” may be used in any residence hall on the Heritage Campus; however, other adhesive products, nails, or screws are not permitted anywhere for hanging decorations. Shelves or units that need to be attached to walls are not permitted.
5. Room painting is also prohibited, except when approved in advance and in writing by the Campus Facilities Office. Unauthorized painting of rooms will result in a charge to have the room repainted.