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2008 Tiger To-Do List for Freshmen

Step 10: Housing Vaccine and Move-In Requirements    Deadline: August 19

Department of Housing and Residence Life – 410-704-2516

Meningococcal (Meningitis) Vaccine Requirements

A meningitis vaccine is required for all students living in on-campus housing. The link to the Meningococcal (Meningitis) Vaccine Form is provided below. The Department of Housing and Residence Life must receive your completed Meningococcal (Meningitis) Vaccine Form by August 19.

• Meningococcal (Meningitis) Vaccine Form

If you have not already mailed in your completed form, please submit it to:

Housing and Residence Life
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001

State law requires this form is to be on file BEFORE you can move into your room. For more information, visit the Housing Web site. 

• Housing & Residence Life Web site

Move-In

All new students who will be living on campus are welcome to move into their assigned residence halls on August 28, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Room assignments and information will be mailed by the second week of August. To help Move-In go as smoothly as possible, the Department of Housing and Residence Life requests your cooperation with the following:

• Pack as lightly as possible. Only bring those items that are essential. It is not necessary that you bring everything on your first trip to campus.
• Box as many items as possible. This will help you to maintain order and to cut down on missing items. Bring a cart or hand truck, if you have one.
• Unload and move your car as quickly as possible to the designated lots. Spaces near the residence halls are needed to move people in.

If available, use the Move-In crew. Let them help you! We are expecting a large number of new students and have organized the move-in to go as smooth as possible. Elevators will be used for moving in only. Use stairs as much as possible. There will be a staff of students to assist you, however, with all move-ins you can expect lines. Your patience will be appreciated. You can expect to spend a few hours from the time you arrive until you are completely moved in.

Things to Bring

What’s included in each room: Bed, mattress, desk, chair, closet or wardrobe, dresser, carpet, MicroFridge, and cable TV, Internet and phone connections.

What you should bring: Bed linen/sheets (extra long twin), mattress pad, pillow, blanket, towels, fan, telephone, cleaning supplies, wastebasket, power strip with built-in circuit breaker, TV, TV cable, desk lamp(s) [NOTE: Tubular halogen light bulbs in torchiere-style halogen lamps are not permitted in student rooms unless they have bulbs that are 300 watts or less, and meet UL revised performance standards.]

DO NOT BRING: Pets*, microwaves, air conditioners, space heaters, any cooking appliances, extension cords, candles or incense, nails, tacks, refrigerators or freezers, cinder blocks, answering machine (all phones have voice-mail).

* You may bring fish only.  Fish tanks must be smaller than 10 gallons without electrical equipment