On Campus Storage

A limited number of on campus storage units are available for current students while they are away from campus (study-abroad, internships, summer, etc.). The purpose of providing on campus storage is to provide students who live the greatest distances away a mechanism for storing their personal belongings while they are away from campus. The following guidelines govern our on campus storage, which is currently located in Lucy Rowland and Anderson Street Halls.

Eligibility
  • Renters must be a current and continuing student at DePauw.
  • Renters must have lived or be living in University owned housing in at least one of the adjacent semesters.
  • Renters must be away from campus (studying abroad, internship, at home) during the period of storage rental.
  • Renters must live at least 500 miles from Greencastle. After the last day of classes, any remaining storage units will be available to all students on a first come-first serve basis.
Restrictions
  • All items being placed in storage must be documented in an inventory and given to Residence Life and Housing.
  • All items must be boxed and labeled with the student’s full name and student ID number.
  • Items that violate University and/or Residence Life and Housing policies (candles, flammable items, etc.) are not permitted.
  • No more than two units may be contracted by any one student in a single rental period.
  • Items not contained in individual storage units will be removed and disposed of.
Access & Security
  • Renters must provide the lock for storage units. Storage rooms will remain locked at all times.
  • Units will be accessible during the first and last two weeks of each semester at specified times by the Residence Life and Housing Office.
  • Units must be emptied by the end of the first week following the start of the new rental period (fall, spring, summer).
Fees
  • Small units are $35 per semester or per summer rental period. Medium units are $45. Large units are $60.
  • Failure to return the storage room key will result in a $50 lock change fee.
  • Units not emptied by the deadline will be assessed the fee for another term of rental and $20 fee for the removal and disposal of items.
  • Locks which must be forcibly removed will incur a $10 removal fee.
Liability
  • Renters are storing items at their own risk.
  • DePauw University is not responsible for damage to my personal property, theft, loss of valuables or other personal effects.
  • Renters are strongly encouraged to obtain either homeowner’s or renter’s insurance coverage for their items.

To apply for a storage unit, please fill out this form and bring it to the Residence Life and Housing office. At that time, you may indicate a preference for the size and location of storage. We will accommodate your needs to the best of our ability. To complete the required inventory, please click here.

Hours for storage access will be posted as they are determined each semester. For additional information, please contact our office at x4500.