Residence Life

General Room Information

Each room is equipped with:

• twin bed
• standard twin mattress
• dresser
• closet
• desk and chair
• mirror
• basic cable service provided
• phone jack and computer port

Measurement vary with corner rooms, hall locations and triple rooms. All rooms receive free local phone service, but a long distance calling card is needed for calls outside ODU's area code (614).

What to Bring

The Office of Residence Life recommends that you bring a few creature comforts with you to your new place like:

• Twin bedding and pillows
• Towels, shower tote, shower shoes and toiletries
• Desk lamp
• Alarm clock
• Stereo and TV
• Stackable crates, message board, cork board
• Iron, laundry basket or bag and detergent
• Small refrigerator (single 4.3 cubic feet or 2.3 cubic feet only)
• Photos, posters, stuffed animals, yearbooks
• Telephone and answering machine
• Waste paper basket
• Dishes (glasses, mugs, eating utensils, etc.)

Information about dining on campus can been seen at the Campus Dining website.

Residential Policies

See the Residential policies in the ODU Student Handbook.

The Student Handbook is a PDF file that require the Acrobat Reader from Adobe.

FAQs

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