Incoming Students

What to and Not to Bring

The important thing to remember is that it is a lot easier to have your parents send you the things you didn't realize you would need, than to find that you need to go through the hassle of shipping unnecessary items to your home from school. We recommend that you communicate with your roommate to decide who will bring large items such as televisions, stereos, or mini-refrigerators*.

Here is a list of items that on-campus residents often find helpful. This is NOT a list of required items, nor does it represent everything you might want or need:

Alarm clock
All purpose cleaner
Bath towels, soaps, robe, etc.
Bedding, sheets, pillows, blankets
Bike and bike lock
Computer
Eating utensils, plate, bowl, cup
First aid kit, bandages, aspirin
Hair products, hair dryer
Headphones
Iron and small ironing board
Laundry bag (or basket)
Laundry soap
Mini refrigerator (Not to Exceed 4 cubic feet), one per student room.
Pens, pencils, scissors, tape, etc.
Personal hygiene items
Power strip/surge protector (Extension cords are prohibited; power strips must be UL approved with circuit breakers.)
Reading light (Halogen bulbs and string LED lights are NOT permitted)
Safety pins, needles and thread
Shower shoes
Small toolbox
Sports equipment
Television that can connect to our stream cable service, SpectrumU. More information here.
Trash can
Umbrella

All mini refrigerators should be ENERGY STAR rated.

Also, remember that there are stores around the Oxford/Covington area, such as Big K-Mart; Wal-Mart; Big Lots, etc. for picking up things you may have forgotten, or things you choose to purchase when you arrive at Oxford.

Perhaps more importantly, here are a few things that you MUST LEAVE AT HOME!

Air conditioners
Air fryer
Any appliance with exposed heating coil
Candles or incense
Ceiling fans
Coil lighting or string lights
Convection oven
Crock pot or slow cooker
Extension cords or multiple-plug converter; only surge protectors with a reset button are allowed in residential facilities.
Firearms, weapons
Fireworks
Full-size refrigerator
Halogen lamps (i.e. floor lamps or any desk lamp that uses a halogen bulb)
Hookahs
Hot plates
Hover boards
Instant pot
Microwave (allowed only as an attachment to an approved MicroFridge unit)
Mini indoor grills (example: George Foreman grill)
Multi-arm (flower) lamps - often floor lamps
Pets - Due to health and safety hazards and sanitation problems, pets are not allowed in the residence halls. Only tropical and domestic fish are permitted and must be kept in a ten gallon (or less) aquarium and only if all roommates agree to have an aquarium.
Plug-in air fresheners
Space heaters
String LED lights
Velcro, double-sided tape, hooks with double-sided taped, etc. will damage the walls when removed and are prohibited.
Waterbeds

Here are a few things that we recommend you leave at home:

Expensive clothing and jewelry
Large pieces of luggage
Off-season clothes

Bedding, Care Packages & Other Things

Residence Hall Linens

Did you know that the beds on campus are extra-long, not standard twin size? We'd like to introduce you to Dormify - a convenient source for ordering all your campus living needs. Dormify provides students and families with a convenient, affordable way to ensure you have sheets that will fit the XL mattresses in our residence halls.

Order linens

Final Exam Care Packages

This program coincides with the end-of-term final exams. The program offers parents a variety of food packages that can be sent to their students with special personalized messages during this important time of year. Parents will receive a letter about this information at least two months prior to the start of final exams.

Order for your student

MicroFridge Rentals

Collegiate Concepts Inc. offers combination microwave/mini-fridge rental services for Oxford students. This is the only way to have a microwave in your individual residence hall room. Note that only one MicroFridge unit is allowed in each two person room. Rooms with more than two students may have up to two MicroFridge units. For more information, please visit collegefridge.com, or contact Collegiate Concepts at 515-597-2303.