Live Life on Campus

We know how excited you must be to move into your new home - we are too! Be on the lookout for an email with your specific move-in date and time details. Until then, mark the following dates on your calendars.

New student move-in on Friday, 8/25/2023
Returning Students move-in on Sunday, 8/27/2023

We ask that students move in on their assigned move-in date and time - no earlier.

For the fall semester, we send out room and roommate assignments in July. Assignments for the spring semester will be sent out late December.

If you have a specific request for housing accommodation, please email cac@snhu.edu. By requesting accommodations, you give permission for the Campus Accessibility Center to discuss your request (not disability information) with the Office of Residence life.

Once you have filled out your Housing License, you will be able to complete roommate matching. You can request a roommate of your choosing by searching the student's name. Students must be a matched pair on your MyHousing Director Portal to be roommates.

Once a student puts down their housing deposit, they are entered into our housing database. Pulling from this database, we assign students based on mutual roommate choices, roommate preferences, hall and area requests and availability of these requests. Housing assignments begin in late June, so be sure to get your housing deposit in by the deadline - May 1.

From an afternoon coffee pick me up and quick snacks to nutritious dinners and more, your meal plan can be used at any of the Sodexo retail locations on campus. You can even use it to purchase canned goods and laundry detergent at Penmen Place.

All students are required to have a meal plan each semester. First year and incoming transfer students have the choice between our gold or platinum plans. After their first semester, students can choose from any of our flexible meal plans.

All of our meal plans are based on a declining balance plan, which means you will only be charged the price of what you purchase, rather than blocks of meals per day. Just use your student ID like you a debit card to pay for any of your snacks or meals. You can check your remaining balance online or at the register during your purchase.

Returning students can raise or lower their meal plan during the first two weeks of the semester. After those first two weeks, students may only raise their meal plans.

For more information about our meal plans, please call 603.645.9710.

All of our residence halls are co-ed. Co-ed floors have separate bathrooms for men and women. Our apartment and suite-style living areas (Windsor and Hampton) are co-ed within the housing unit.

If you're not completely satisfied with your housing assignment, you may request a change prior to arrival. Simply fill out the Room Change Request form on your MyHousing Director Portal. Whether or not a change can be made to your housing assignment depends on the availability of rooms.

You'll be pleased to know that some of our buildings have air conditioning to keep you cool during the hotter months of the school year. These halls include Kingston, Tuckerman, Windsor and Hampton. In Monadnock Hall, there is air conditioning in the middle of the building near the common areas but not in the apartment units. Unfortunately, university policy does not allow for the installation of personal air conditioner units in any of the residential buildings.

One of the most exciting things about moving onto campus is the opportunity to make your space your own. All of our housing options come fully furnished, which should help you narrow down your packing list. So as you start getting your things together for move-in day, here are some essentials you should consider bringing:

• Bedding: pillow, XL twin sheets, bedspread/blanket
• Portable shower caddy, shower shoes/flip flops
• Toiletries
• Towels
• Blow dryer
• Laundry bag, laundry detergent
• Wastebasket
• Alarm clock
• Coat Hangers
• Desk or floor lamp
• Vacuum/Broom/Swiffer, basic cleaning supplies
• Tacks or small finishing nails
• Small refrigerator (should be no larger than 3.5 cubic feet)
  • If you are interested in renting a microfridge, visit New England Student Services at www.nestudentservices.com or call 401.405.0920. Our registration code is 9481.

As far as furniture goes, your room will have everything you need - bed, mattress, desk, desk chair and wardrobe. If you do decide to bring any additional furniture, just remember that all university furniture must remain in the location and students are financially responsible for university furniture that is missing or damaged.

It's also important to note that due to safety hazards and community living guidelines, there are a few items you can't bring to campus:

• Air conditioners
• Candles
• Halogen lamps
• Hot plates
• Hot tubs
• LED strip lights
• Immersion heaters
• Microwaves
• Pets (except fish)
• 3M hooks/Command strips
• Space heaters
• Toaster ovens or any other cooking appliances
• Two-prong extension cords
• Waterbeds
• Weapons of any kind

Any items used to raise the bed off the ground are also not allowed in the residential buildings based on construction limitations and fire safety issues.

The university reserves the final decision on any item that they determine as inappropriate for the residence halls.

Since the rooms are occupied during the academic year, room showings can only be conducted if we have available showrooms. Contact the admission office at 603.645.9611 to arrange for a tour.

Of course! All you need is a parking decal, which can be obtained from the Public Safety Office.

If you're interested in purchasing property insurance, you can apply for coverage through National Student Services. You can always renew or modify your coverage at any time.

For all dates regarding term start dates and breaks, you can refer to the university calendar. In addition to keeping this calendar up-to-date, we will notify students living on campus about closing information electronically and via flyers. All residences are closed during breaks.

Sometimes, roommates don't always work out and that's okay. The live-in staff, residence directors and RAs are there to help you get through this.

If you a concern or conflict with a roommate, contact your residence director to help resolve the situation. They'll provide mediation for you and your roommate. If you're still struggling with a roommate issue, they will work with on a room change.

Don't get us wrong. We love a late night mac and cheese snack just as much as anyone else. But unfortunately, there are no cooking facilities in the residence halls. Cooking facilities are only provided in our apartment units.

While you can't bring a microwave to campus, you can rent one through New England Student Services. Simply contact them at 401.405.0920 to rent a refrigerator/microwave for your room. Our registration code for the site is 9481.

No matter how cute and fluffy your family pet is, our residential buildings don't allow pets unless they're a fish, service animal, or emotional support animal. Call the Campus Accessibility Center at 603.644.3118 to register your emotional support or service animal.