Decoration Policy

Student will be responsible for any damages to walls, ceilings, doors and floors due to decorations and/or any other products. The use of nails, screws, hooks, etc. to hang any pictures, posters or fixture that would damage walls is prohibited. Please be very careful if you attach and/or use anything in these areas of your room, suite or apartment.

Students are not permitted to paint student rooms, including all apartments. If there is any problem with the walls or ceilings, please contact your Resident Director.

The placing of stickers or stars on walls, ceilings, or furnishings is prohibited.

The possession or use of metal-tip darts and dartboards in the residence halls and apartments is prohibited. Velcro, magnetic, and suction-cup style darts are permitted.

No items may be attached to, or hung from the ceiling, including light fixtures, or in any corridor or walkway area. Decorations may not be hung from door to door or over the lights.

Student room door decorations are limited to a single dry erase board, and the door name tags which the Residence Life and Housing & Dining Services staff provides. The room number must be visible. At no time may any item on a student room door extend into the corridor.

Decorative lights may be used in the interior of student rooms, suites, and/or apartments if they are UL approved.

Students who wish to decorate windows or mirrors should use only water-soluble paint. Add liquid soap to wet paint when applying to ease paint removal. It is the responsibility of anyone who decorates the windows and/or mirrors to remove the paint at the conclusion of the event or prior to checkout whichever is earlier.

University installed light fixtures may only have university-issued bulbs. The use of incandescent, halogen, neon and other heat-producing lamps and bulbs is strictly prohibited in the residence halls and apartments. Only UL approved lamps and bulbs are permitted

Standing or hanging any kind of object or container outside of the window sill is prohibited.

Do not hang anything from or cover the sprinkler heads or smoke detectors.

Residents will be responsible for any damages to their room, suite or apartment and will be billed accordingly.

The use of open flames and reed diffusers are prohibited in the residence halls, suites, or apartments. Candles (in any form) or burning incense is prohibited. Essential oil diffusers that use water are permitted. 

• The standing or arranging of furniture in a manner unintended of its purpose and use is prohibited. Furniture may not be arranged in such a manner that it creates an obstruction in front of the door or window. Furniture must remain on the floor in an upright position and cannot be stacked 
• Furniture may not be removed from any designated room, suite or apartment. It cannot be stored elsewhere or brought outside. You are responsible for any damage beyond the normal wear and tear. You may bring in your own furniture with the understanding that it must be removed upon your departure. Residents will be billed for items/furniture left in the residences after move-out.

Live trees, boughs, and corn stalks are not permitted in any residence hall, suite, or apartment at any time.

There may be special circumstances (e.g. wing/hall decoration contests) for which these rules may be modified by the university. These situations, approved at least one week in advance, will be under the supervision of the Building Director and Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services Office. 

The use of alcohol bottles or cans for decorative purposes is prohibited in the residence halls, suites, and apartments.