ULM Residential Life
What can I bring?
This list is meant to be a resource and is not all inclusive. If you have questions, please review the Guide to
Residential Life (http://www.ulm.edu/reslife/documents/GuidetoResidentialLife.pdf) and the current ULM
Student Policy Manual (http://www.ulm.edu/studentpolicy/). You may also contact our office at 318-342-5240
or email us at reslife@ulm.edu.
Bedding: Sheets for all Residence Hall beds (XL twin - 38” X 79½” by 8”), Sheets for all Bayou Village
Apartment beds (Full - 53” X 79½” by 8”), pillows, mattress cover, comforter, blanket, foam mattress pad
(optional).
Bathroom: Towels, wash cloths, robe, shower shoes, shower tote/caddy, soap holder, toothbrush, and
toothbrush holder, toiletries, bath rug, toilet paper (Available upon request for Madison, Ouachita, and Masur),
shower curtain, shower liner, and shower hooks (Liner and hooks provided for Madison, Ouachita, and Masur).
Room: Desk lamp, light bulbs for your lamps, telephone, fan, broom or sweeper/vacuum, picture hangers (no
double sided tape, no stick on glue, tacky putty), surge protectors (by order of Fire Marshall, regular extension
cords are prohibited), clothes hangers, dirty laundry bag/laundry basket, iron that has an automatic shutoff,
ironing board, flashlight, batteries, wastebasket, small rugs (floors in all the halls are tile), alarm clock/clock
radio, under the bed storage containers.
Approved appliances: computers, printers, computer game equipment, radios, stereos, televisions, DVD
players, CD/tape players (head phones are recommended), dorm style refrigerators up to 4.5 cubic feet, electric
clocks, crock pots, electric razors, electric blankets, hair dryers, fans, coffee makers, rice cookers, curling irons,
microwave ovens and toasters. It is preferable that coffee makers, curling irons, and flat irons be equipped with
an automatic shutoff.
Cleaning Items: Broom, mop, laundry detergent, fabric softener, stain treatment, bathroom cleaner, toilet bowl
brush, toilet plunger, glass cleaner, antibacterial wipes, furniture spray, sponges, scrub brush, dish detergent.
Once you move in, you and your roommate/suitemates are responsible for cleaning the bathroom in your room
or suite.
For your safety and the safety of other students the following items are not permitted in the residence
halls and the apartments: animals/pets, halogen lamps, any open-coiled cooking appliances, toaster ovens,
extension cords, electric fry pans, candles or incense, fireworks, any and all types of firearms, knives used as
weapons, ammunition, explosives, darts, archery equipment, sun lamps, electric heaters, kerosene heaters, air
conditioners, water beds, connections to outside aerials or antennas, excessive body building equipment,
treadmills, amplifiers, sandwich makers and all grills.
Personal computer routers are prohibited.