What to Bring - What NOT
When you arrive at UNH, your room will be furnished with a twin bed, a desk, desk chair, dresser, mirror, closet, window covering and a window screen. You will assume responsibility for these items and they will be yours for the length of your stay.
You will need to provide the following items:
- twin-size or long twin-size sheets
- If you will be living anywhere EXCEPT Eaton, Marston, Hall or Richardson House or Christensen or Williamson Halls, your mattress is already the longest we provide (36 x 80). If are assigned to Eaton, Marston, Hall, Richardson, Christensen or Williamson and you'd like to request a long mattress, please submit a long mattress request.
- blankets
- pillow & pillow case
- alarm clock
- clothes hangers
- toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothbrush, etc.)
- towels
- trash container
- high quality surge protector
- ethernet cable
Here are some items that you may want to bring, or purchase once you arrive:
- Laundry basket & detergent
- Decorations for your room
- Message board for your door
- Dishes, silverware, drinking cups
- Bathrobe
- Desk lamps
- Rug or other floor covering
- Radio or stereo
- Calendar
- Telephone
- Underbed storage bins
- Desk supplies (pens, paper)
- fans
- Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)
- cable TV cable
Storage space is not available. Students are expected to keep all personal items within the confines of their room.
The following items are NOT PERMITTED in any residence hall room, kitchen or lounge:
- pets of any kind, except non-dangerous fish in aquariums that hold 10 gallons of water or less
- candles
- incense
- halogen lights
- firearms
- items that hang from the ceiling
(for a comprehensive list see the Room and Board Agreement)
Microwaves rated with a power output of 800 watts or less are allowed in student rooms. Microwaves can either be a stand alone unit or a part of a microwave-refrigerator combination unit.
Refrigerators less than 35" and that draw no more than 1 amp of power are also permitted. Please see the Room and Board Agreement for more information.
Mailing Information
Residents of the undergraduate residence halls are given a mailbox in the Memorial Union Building at the Granite Square Station (GSS). Box numbers can be obtained by logging in to your Blackboard account and clicking on the Webcat/Student Services tab. Access Webcat via their linked button and then click on the "View UNH Durham Granite Square Station (GSS) Mailbox Address" link. Residents of The Gables, Woodside Apartments, Forest Park Apartments and Babcock Hall receive their mail in their respective areas, and will receive their mailing information at check-in.
Telephone Charges and Hook-Ups
All UNH rooms have telephone hook-ups and students must provide their own telephones. Telecommunications will bill you for your phone line connection on a per semester per student basis, and the cost will be included as part of your semester tuition billing. All students, including off-campus students, are issued a PAC (Personal Access Code) prior to arrival at UNH to place long distance calls from campus. Log into UNH Blackboard to obtain your personal authorization code. Click on the Webcat/Student Services tab. Your Authorization Code will allow you to make off-campus and long distance calls. Telecom will keep your Authorization code active on a year-round basis until you notify them that you are graduating or leaving UNH. Your phone line will be activated before you arrive on campus and will remain active without any interruption in service throughout the year. Your voicemail, a built-in answering service, will be included in your basic phone service fee.
Internet Connections
All UNH rooms have high-speed internet access via the Campus Residential Network (ResNet). For more information on direct computer connections (and specific computer requirements, call the CIS Help Desk at (603) 862-4242 or check out their website.