What to Bring
School Supplies
- calendar, stamps
- personal planner
- pencil sharpener
- paper clips
- rubber bands
- tacks and pins
- stationary and envelopes
- scotch tape and glue
- hole punch, stapler and sticky tack
- Typing supplies
- Notebooks
- Folders and paper
- Pens, pencils, and highlighters
- Book bag
- Computer disks
- Ruler and scissors
- Memo board & reference books
Electronics & Housewares
• Alarm clock
• Backup phone charger
• Keurig/coffee maker
• Fan
• Refrigerator (3.2 cubic feet or less)
• Computer
• Printer
• Lamp
• Power strip/batteries
• TV
• Fire Stick or Roku (if TV is not a smart TV)
• Video player/games
• Wastebasket
• Calendar
• Storage crates
• Desk supplies
• Dry erase board and markers
• Pictures/frames
• Posters
• Curtains for windows
To Eat With
- Spoon, knife and fork
- Storage containers
- Plate, cup and bowl
- Plastic glasses and mugs
- Can opener
Bed and bath
• Adjustable bed risers
• Comforter and bed sheets (extra-long twin)
• Blankets
• Pillows
• Mattress pad
• Mattress cover
• Hair/nail/oral hygiene supplies
• Towels and washcloths
• Robe
• Shower shoes
• Shower caddy
• Hairdryer/curling iron/straightener
The Basics
• Clothes – be prepared for ALL seasons
• Backpack
• Hat/gloves/scarf/coat/umbrella/rain boots
• Iron/ironing board
• Microwave safe dishes and mugs
• Plastic food storage containers
• Sewing kit
• Command strips/hooks/Sticky Tack
Emergency Supplies
• Sanitizing wipes
• Hand sanitizer
• Thermometer
• Mask
• First aid kit
• Flashlight
• Health insurance card
• Medications – both prescribed and over the counter
• List of allergies, family medical history and emergency contacts
Sports Items
- Football
- Basketball
- Softball or baseballs
- Bat and glove
- Rollerblades
- Scooter
- Frisbee
- Tennis racket and balls
- Playing cards
- Games
- Volleyball
Laundry and Cleaning Supplies
• Air fresheners/essential oil diffusers
• Dishwashing soap
• Cleaning supplies
• Hangers
• High efficiency laundry detergent
• Stain/wrinkle remover
• Fabric softener/dryer sheets
• Laundry bag/basket
• Paper towels and tissues
Items provided in rooms
Tiffin University Provides:
• Bed frame
• Mattress (X-long twin)
• Desk
• Chair
• Dresser
• Wardrobe/closet
Provided in Commons
• Microwave
• Common area TV
• Laundry (high efficiency) machines
APARTMENTS AND UPPERCLASSMAN HOUSES
If unit includes a stove the following items are permitted:
• Crockpot
• Toaster
• Air fryer
• Rice cooker
• Bathroom rugs
• Bathroom cleaning supplies
• Vaccum, mop and/or Swiffer®
• Extra lamps, TV, futon, tables for living room (Coordinate with roommates to share cost and prevent over-packing)
Prohibited items (do not bring)
• Air conditioners
• Broiler/toaster/convection ovens
• Candles
• Crockpots
• Dartboards
• Devices that interfere and/or extend wireless networks
• Electrical fryers/frying pans
• Electric heaters
• Electric sauce pans
• Electric skillets
• Grills
• Hot plates
• Halogen lamps
• High wattage spot/flood lights
• Instapot/pressure cookers
• Lava lamps
• Oil lamps
• Microwave ovens
• Nails/tacks
• Portable dishwashers
• Power tools
• Potpourri burners
• Splat guns
• Sun lamps
• Toasters
• Tobacco smoking apparatuses (Hookahs, pipes, electronic cigarettes, vape devices, etc.)
• Wax heaters, including Scentsy-type wax heaters
• Incenses and/or burners
Phone numbers to know:
Night Maintenance – (419) 934.2850
Campus Security – (419) 934.0721
Police (non-emergency) – (419) 447.2323
FIRST-YEAR RESIDENTS HALL WINDOW MEASUREMENTS
• Clay: 34″ wide
• Craycraft: 34″ wide
• Friedley: 35″ wide
• Huggins: 34″ wide
• Kirk: 34″ wide
• Zahn: 35″ wide
If you have any questions or need anything at all, we are here to help. Just contact our Admissions Office at 800.968.6446 ext. 3423 or 419.448.3423 or by email at admiss@tiffin.edu.
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Office of Student Success & First-Year Experience
Gillmor Student Center
StudentSuccess
FYA@tiffin.edu
419.448.3375