WHAT TO BRING TO COLLEGE

This is a list of items that our students recommend.

Room Supplies (highly recommended) Personal/Health Items Alarm Clock Toiletries Shower Shoes – Flip Flops Head Phones (if bringing a stereo) Twin-Extra Long Sheets First-Aid Kit Surge Protector Pillow & Blankets Medical Insurance Information Broom/Dust Pan Towels Vitamins Desk Lamp (no halogen bulbs) Shower Basket Prescription Medications Cup/Bowls/Plates/Napkins Plastic Silverware Laundry Supplies Desk and Academic Supplies Food Storage Containers Detergent & Fabric Softener Calendar Desk Laundry Bag/Basket Computer Bedding – sheets, blankets, pillows (all Clothes Hangers Pens & Pencils/Highlighters beds are twin) Notebooks and Binders Dictionary and Thesaurus Room Supplies (optional) Maintenance White-Out/ Paper Clips Hair Dryer 3M Removable Small Tool Kit Stapler & Staples Iron Adhesive Strips Needles & Thread Envelopes & Stamps Stereo Microwave Flashlight Thumb Drives/CD’s Television Toaster Batteries Calculator Table Top Ironing Board Toaster Oven Loose-Leaf Paper Printer Paper Pocket Folders Cleaning Supplies Backpack Broom Dish Soap Clothes Sweeper Bathroom Cleaner The average temperature in Florida is about 72 degrees. Most of the year, lightweight Mop Vacuum clothing is all you’ll need – shorts, t-shirts, pants, blouses, lightweight sweaters, light Trash Cans jacket. However, it can get cold December – February, so bring some warm clothes too. You should also pack two or three outfits for special events – suit and ties, skirts and dresses.

WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME

Living with many people in a small space means that certain luxuries are not permitted to ensure the safety of all. Based on years of operating college residence halls and yearly input from students, the Beacon College Student Services Staff must insist that you do not bring the following items to campus.

Space Heater Fire Arms Residence Hall Services Sun Lamp BB Gun Cable Television: Each room has one Cable TV hookup. Basic Candles Paintball/Airsoft Markers cable channels are provided at no cost. Residents need to Incense/Incense Burners Knives, or Any Weapon provide a co-axial cable wire and TV. Cable TV is also provided Pets Gasoline/Kerosene/Starter Fluid in the main lounge of each hall/area. Waterbed Traffic Signs Bed Loft materials Lawn Ornaments Furnishings: All rooms are furnished with beds, mattresses, Free Weights Traffic Barricades dressers, closets, and overhead lighting. Furniture may not be Dart Boar/ Darts Real Estate Signs removed from the room. Students may bring their own Horseshoes Alcohol micro fridge to campus. It is the student’s responsibility to Drum Set Decorative Alcohol Containers clean their apartment throughout and at the end of each Musical Amplifier Drugs/Drug Paraphernalia semester. Air Conditioner Fireworks or Explosives Pornography Laundry Facilities: Each student apartment is equipped with a washer and dryer – quarters not required. If you have any additional questions please call the Office of Housing and Residence Life at (352) 360- 8019. Computers: Residence halls have Internet and e-mail access. Students may bring their own laptop or desktop computer.