Residence Life

Welcome

Welcome to the Bryant campus community! Soon you will be preparing to return to campus or move in for the very first time. We want to make sure you have all the information you will need for your arrival.

We ask that all students and families review the list of  prohibited items  prior to purchasing or bringing items to campus. The list has been updated and changed; we strongly encourage upperclass students to review the list so they are not surprised on move-in day.

Campus opening dates:

Early Arrival

Mailed home with your fall housing assignment was the Campus Arrival Brochure, outlining the change to the early arrival policy in the Terms and Conditions of the Occupancy and Board Contract.

Over the past few years we have had numerous requests to arrive early to campus, but unfortunately, we are unable to grant those requests for a few very important reasons. Bryant residence halls are a bustling and dynamic place all summer long and to ensure that rooms are prepared and inspected properly, we cannot allow students to move in before their designated date.

Students should make arrangements to arrive on campus on the date they were assigned.

List of prohibited Items

The following items are not allowed in or around any residence hall/townhouse at any time. Any prohibited items found in or around the residence halls or townhouses will be confiscated and discarded without compensation to the owner including:

• Any heat-producing appliances including, but not limited to, hot plates, heating/immersion coils, electric fry pans, coffee makers of all kinds (including Keurig and "pod"-type), toaster ovens, toasters, electric blankets, electric heaters, microwave ovens, hot pots, or popcorn poppers. (All of the above are allowed in the townhouses except heating/immersion coils and electric heaters.)
• Halogen lamps; five-light, multi-head floor lamps
• 2-prong extension cords; splitters 
• Candles and incense. (Unlit and/or decorative candles are prohibited.)
• Lofts, bars, desk chairs or extra furniture, lumber of any kind,  (rugs, extra beds, air mattresses, bed extenders, cubes/ottomans, papasan chairs, cloth or wooden drawers, wooden drying racks, plywood, etc.)
• Waterbeds, hot tubs, pools, slip and slides
• Television or radio antennae/dishes that are placed outside the room or window or anywhere on the exterior of the building or grounds
• Weights
• Firearms, BB guns, paintball guns, knives, pellet and air/or guns, pepper spray, mace, Tasers, stun guns, or any type of weapon or ammunition
• Fireworks or explosives of any type
• Propane, gasoline, kerosene, gas grills, other hazardous chemicals
• Motorcycles, mopeds, other gas-powered vehicles
• Dart boards/darts
• Traffic signs, neon signs, traffic cones, university signs
• Alcoholic beverage containers, beer boxes, empty kegs, beer balls, taps, kegalators, keg refrigerators, funnels, Beirut/beer pong tables, or other alcohol paraphernalia,etc. may not be used for decorative or any other purposes in the residence halls. Shot glasses in first-year residence halls. Possession of these items may be viewed as evidence of consumption.
• Air conditioners
• Cinder blocks; shelving of all kinds, or anything mounted to furniture, walls, or ceilings
• Fog/smoke machines, strobe lights
• Bullhorns; megaphones, air horns, vuvuzelas
• Hookahs
• Multi-quart beverage coolers
• Scanners/surveillance cameras
• Deep freezers
• Paper lanterns
• Maximum size for a refrigerator in a room, suite, or townhouse: 4.8 cubic feet. Maximum number of refrigerators: one per assigned room resident.

The University reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to deem other items as prohibited.