Personalizing your residence hall room can be a fun experience. There are guidelines to follow to avoid unnecessary damages to the room s surfaces. Your residence hall room was inspected prior to your arrival for the condition of the floors, walls, ceilings, door, and shelves. Nails, tape, and hooks with adhesive should not be used to decorate a room. These create holes or leave residue that is difficult to remove.
Some rooms have a tack strip across the walls and are encouraged to hang posters there.
Residents are permitted to paint their room provided there is consent of the roommate. Paint provided by University Housing Services is the only paint that can be used in a resident s room. Residents are not allowed to paint their room if it had been professionally painted within the last three years or to avoid the cost of repairs for work normally done by appropriate University personnel. Due to the limited number of paint kits, it is necessary to sign up for a time to paint. Contact the Area Secretary in your area of campus for specific details and to reserve a time and kit to paint.