About Moving In

All Residence Halls are equipped with standard twin size beds, except for Turner Hall, which has extra-long beds, desks, dresser, closet, chair, bookshelf, overhead light, network connection, and a wastebasket. Pantzer Hall suites' common living area also has a refrigerator, microwave, large storage closet, a furnished living room, and two bathrooms. Miller Hall pods have a living room furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, two-seat sofa, and sofa table. Miller Hall singles also have a refrigerator and microwave.

  • Personal care items
  • Toiletry basket
  • Shower shoes
  • Pillow
  • Mattress pad
  • Standard twin size sheets, with the exception of Turner Hall, which has extra-long beds
  • Blankets
  • Hangers
  • Bath towels
  • School supplies, such as notebook paper and pens
  • Desk study lamp
  • Alarm clock
  • Laundry basket or bag
Optional items that many students bring, but are not needed include:
  • Television
  • Radio
  • Throw rugs
  • Pictures/posters
  • Camera
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk organizer
  • Small fan
  • Refrigerator (under 4.0 cubic feet inside space)

  • Electrical appliances for cooking are not allowed in any of the buildings. Exceptions are hot air poppers, coffee pots, hot pots, and microwaves.
  • Anything with an open element
  • Candles
  • Pets (other than fish in a tank 10 gallons or less)

The Residence Halls are not vented like houses, so cooking at higher temperatures for meat products is not safe inside a Residence Hall room. Coffee pots, popcorn poppers, hot pots, and microwaves are allowed; however, no other cooking appliances are allowed in individual rooms. In kitchens provided in the halls, baking is allowed but again, no cooking of meat as these kitchens are not vented for higher temperature cooking.

All beds in the Residence Halls are standard twin size mattresses, except for Turner Hall, which has extra-long beds.

UM Housing partners with OCM to provide students with an opportunity to order their room linens in advance. We encourage you to check out the OCM website for linen options that you may purchase for your Residence Hall room.