Resources for New Students

Residence Life and Housing welcomes you to DePauw! We are excited that you have decided to make our community your home for the next four years. During your time at DePauw you will have the opportunity to live in our various types of housing. All first-year students live in South Quad or North Quad residence halls. When you are a sophomore you can choose to live in North Quad residence halls or in Rector Village, and during your junior and senior years you have all options available to you - North Quad residence halls, Rector Village and our Apartments & Houses.

About Our Residence Halls

As you are deciding in which of our residence halls you would like to live during your first year, be sure to check out information about our various types of communities. You can read about our all of our residence hall communities, including our First-Year Residential Interest Communities - Holistic Wellness, Global Community, Social Ownership and Substance Free. For additional information about the residence halls, including pictures and room dimensions click here.

Basics of Our Rooms

As you begin to think about what you might bring to campus with you on move in day, we would like to offer some helpful information:

  • All residence hall rooms are carpeted and have window blinds.
  • A desk, chair, dresser and bed are provided for each resident.
  • You will need to furnish your own phone, wastebasket, pillow, linens, etc.
  • The beds in most residence hall rooms are 80 inches long and require extra long sheets.  The beds in Humbert Hall are 77 inches long.
  • Each room has its own cable, phone and Ethernet (network) jacks.

Important Dates & Policies

As you are planning to come to campus and settle in, we would like to highlight some important information about residence hall openings and closings as well as important policies for students living in our residence halls.

Items to Bring

Definitely Bring

Optional to Bring

Do Not Bring

Sheets, towels, pillow

Refrigerator *

Candles, incense

Shower caddy

Microwave *

Space heaters

Wastebasket

Stereo

Air conditioners#

Utensils, plates, cups

Fan

Open coil appliances

General cleaning supplies

Television

Halogen lamps

Hangers

Storage bins

Alcohol

First aid items

Desk lamp

Drugs or drug paraphernalia

Laundry basket/bag

Memo board

Fireworks

Telephone

Bicycle with lock

Weapons

Laptop

 Iron

Extension cords

 

 

The above items are prohibited by residence hall policy.

*For information about renting microfridges, please click here.
#Incoming students who medically require an air conditioned room must submit the Medical Verification for Air Conditioning form by May 19, 2008.

Frequently Asked Questions

Without a doubt, as you are preparing to come to DePauw you will think of questions. A list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here. If you do not find the answer to your question on our wesite please do not hesitate to contact us at housing@depauw.edu or 765-658-4500.