Housing Information for Students
Hello and Welcome to Housing at Westfield State University!
If you are or will be living in the residence halls at Westfield State University and are looking for housing information, several links below will help provide some of the information you need.
New and Transfer Students
Once you have been accepted to the University and have made your deposit you will receive an accepted student packet in the mail that will include housing paperwork. It will outline everything you need to do for housing following your acceptance as a residential student. Please note that not all first-year students are guaranteed housing. If at any time you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Returning Students
Returning students select housing through the Housing Sign-Up process which takes place each spring. The room reservation deposit is due every year on March 1st. Commuter students may make the deposit as well and will be entered into the Commuter Lottery. For more detailed information on this process please see the Housing Sign-Up Gazette available on February 1st.
Bringing Things to College
One of the main questions we get here in the office is what items you should and should not bring to college. Please feel free to look at our list below as a good start and outline of what you should and should not bring with you when you move in.
Things to Bring
Bed Linens - Extra-long twin size including a bed spread, pillow, mattress cover, blankets/comforters, and a sheets set (Be sure to look for our mailing on the University's Linens Program)
- Decorations - Carpet, memo board, plants, pictures/posters
- Equipment - Computer and surge protector, printer, desk lamp, PDA
- Clothes - Don't bring everything you have all at once; bring things up as you need them and take other things home so you don't have a HUGE packing job waiting at the end of the year
- Desk Supplies - Metal wastebasket, pens, pencils, highlighters, notebooks, paper
- Household Items - Storage systems/shelves, hangers, iron/ironing board, broom/dustpan, laundry detergent, laundry basket, window fan, cleaning supplies
- Snack Items - Popcorn, soups, crackers, cookies, chips
- Other Items - Towels/face cloths, toiletries, alarm clock, foot locker, medical/first-aid supplies
- Appliances - These items are permitted in student rooms: Blenders, clocks, coffee makers and irons with automatic shut-off, computers, fans, hair dryers/curlers, air popcorn poppers, radios, razors, mini-refrigerators up to 4 cubic feet (one per resident and bearing the UL seal and operating on up to 2.5 amps), stereos, and televisions. Please use appliances in the intended manner and turn off items when not needed. Use of surge protector strips is strongly recommended.
Things Not to Bring
We're committed to providing a safe residence hall environment. Based on state health and safety and fire requirements for residence halls, we ask you to help us in this area by NOT bringing the following items into any of our residential areas:
- Candles of any kind
- Air conditioners
- External antenna/aerial
- Halogen floor lamps
- Heat lamps/heaters
- Hotplates/Hotpots
- Sandwich Makers*
- George Foreman grills*
- Toaster
- Toaster ovens
- Other cooking devices
- Refrigerators over 4 cubic feet
- Large upholstered furniture
- Curtains
- Microwaves (excluding the approved Polarwave units)*
Important to Note: Apartment Complex and New Hall residents may have one microwave oven, toaster/toaster oven, and sandwich maker per apartment.
If any of these items are found on campus, our campus policy requires that they be confiscated and donated to a local charity to prevent their reappearance on campus.