Frequently Asked Questions

For students living on campus, there is no additional cost to use the laundry machines. You will need to provide your own laundry detergent.

You need to speak with your current roommate, Resident Advisor, Community Director, and/or Residence Life Coordinator to begin the process. If you are having roommate problems, we will always ask you if you have talked to your roommate(s) about the issue. If you have not talked to them, they may not be aware that there is an issue and talking through a problem is a life skill that living with a roommate will encourage you to develop.

If a roommate conflict cannot be mediated with the support of Residence Life staff, your Residence Life Coordinator will help you explore other room options.

To view Residence Hall room dimensions information, please visit: http://mines.edu/residence-life/room-dimensions/
To view Residence Hall provided furniture measurements, please visit: https://www.mines.edu/residence-life/provided_furniture/

Typical mattress size is 36 inches wide, 80 inches long, and 6 inches high. Usually, extra long twin sheets fit the best. You must supply your own mattress pad, sheets, pillow, pillow case, blanket, towels, washcloths and toiletries.

Mines partners with a company called OCM to provide a linens service which allows parents and students to find many products including extra long twin sheets, comforters, bath, & storage items. Go to http://www.mines.ocm.com to see the wide selection offered.

All of our bed frames are loftable, meaning they can be raised or lowers. All of our bed frames can also be bunked. In a triple room two beds are bunked and the other bed is loftable. In single and double rooms all beds are loftable. No additional materials or tools are needed to loft the beds; our Residence Life staff can provide you with everything you need.

• hot pots
• slow cookers
• coffee pots
• irons
• stereos
• gaming systems
• computers
• TVs
• popcorn poppers
• hair dryers
• curling irons
• any other unexposed heating element items (no open coils)

No cooking is allowed in the residence hall rooms due to the odor, pests, and fire hazards. All cooking must be done in kitchen areas of all buildings and individual units in Mines Park and 1750 Jackson Street. 

MICROWAVES:
Yes, it must be a small portable microwave, preferably 750 to 1000 watts.

REFRIGERATORS:
Yes, it must be a mini-sized refrigerator, less than 3.2 cubic feet.

Residence Life works with a company to allow our residents to rent a refrigerator or refrigerator/microwave combo for the year if that works better than purchasing one. Please visit the College Products website to learn more and order. They will be delivered to your residence hall room in the Fall and picked up at the end of Spring!

Yes, over-the-door hooks are permitted.

We would prefer students not use command strips. we recommend blue painters tape for posters and tacks if they are needed. The command strips tend to not be taken down the way they are meant to and therefore pull paint off with them.

Please refer to our Resident Handbook’s policies on decorations for more information.

No, you may disassemble your bed but it must stay in your room during the year. If you disassemble furniture it must be properly reassembled upon checkout of the room. You may bring your own bed, desk, or dresser, but all furniture that comes with the room must stay in the room at all times. The school does not have storage space for the furniture that belongs in the rooms.

Smoking is not allowed in any building on campus. By law, smoking outside the Residence Halls needs to be at least 50 feet from any entrance, windows or ventilation systems. Use of marijuana is prohibited by Federal Law and by school policy. There is a zero tolerance policy for drugs of any kind, including marijuana.

Toilet paper and paper towels are provided in all communal restrooms. Communal restrooms will be cleaned daily and restocked by Mines custodial staff. Suite and personal restrooms (Maple Hall, Weaver Towers, 1750 Jackson, Mines Park) are expected to be cleaned by the residents who reside there. Toilet paper is provided at the Weaver Towers and Maple Hall front desks. Basic cleaning supplies and additional paper products are provided for use at the front desk of each community. 

Yes, Residence Life will communicate the earliest date that we can accept packages prior to move-in. Items that arrive prior to this date will be returned to sender.

When you ship your items, please put your name and building you will be living in on the address. When the package is ready for pick up, the Desk Assistant’s in your community will send you an email. Please do not attempt to pick up your package without the front desk emailing you, as there is a delay between delivery and when they are accessible.