Living
on Campus
Making Your Room Your Home
Your residence hall room must contain all the necessities to get you started in the morning and ease you into your studies at night. Below are items considered by Gardner-Webb students as "essentials" for making your room your home for the year. You may want to use this check list when preparing to come to campus in the fall. Talking with your roommate may help to prevent duplications and save you some money. If questions arise, please contact the Office of Residence Life at (704) 406-4300.
Shopping List
Bed linens, pillows, blankets, towels and wash cloths, trash can, desk lamp, alarm clock, laundry basket and detergent, personal toiletries, backpack, shower sandals, posters, and adhesive putty (off-white is acceptable), postage stamps, envelops, school supplies, camera and film, fan, umbrella, iron and mini-ironing board, sewing kit, throw rug, curtains, hangers, bulletin board, gloves, frisbee, board games, tennis/racquetball racket, football, basketball etc....Milk crates can serve a dualistic purpose as storage and as furniture.....
Appliances
Televisions, VCR'S, stereos, CD players, radios are all fine to bring with you to campus. Refrigerators can be kept in your room if they are no larger than 4.1 cubic feet. Telephone service is provided in each residence hall room and you will need to provide your own phone and cord. Computers may be used in your residence hall room and Internet access is available. For information regarding computer services and Internet access, contact the Office of Data Processing at (704) 406-4637.
Items to Leave at Home
The following items are restricted from the residence halls: any non-UL listed appliance, any frying device or items with an exposed heating element (ie. Toasters, toaster ovens, electric heaters, hot plates/skillets, halogen lamps, etc. . . ) Flammable items including candles, incense and incense burners are not to be used as well as any device utilizing a flame or fuel. Physical training equipment, power tools, darts, and waterbeds are prohibited. Extension cords without breaker protection are also prohibited. The Residence Life staff conducts announced health & safety inspections at various times throughout the year and each resident will be held responsible for the prohibited items found in their room. Once on campus, the student can refer to the Student Handbook for further details.
Pets
Pets of any kind are not allowed in the residence halls. Fish are allowed in rooms provided that the aquarium is less than 30 gallons.
Laundry
Maytag facilities are located in each traditional residence hall. Cost is $1.25 per load for wash and $0.75 per load for a dry cycle. Residents in University Commons enjoy free laundry facilities.
Gardner-Webb University; Boiling Springs, North Carolina 28017 USA (704) 406-4000
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