FAQs

Please register for a campus visit through the Office of Admissions. The weekday tours and full Visitation Days include an opportunity to see a residence hall.

• Bath towels, a bathrobe, and flip flops/shower shoes. A shower caddy may also be helpful.
• Twin XL(extra long) sheets, blankets, comforter/bedspread, pillow(s)
• A few dishes, eating utensils, and glassware. Most of the halls have a limited amount of these items in the kitchenettes, but some residents prefer having their own for snacking in their rooms.
• A laundry basket or laundry bag and detergent. Each traditional hall has card-operated washers and dryers. We provide ironing boards, but no irons. Detergent pods are OK.
• School supplies: pens/pencils, scissors, stapler, backpack, etc.
• A computer. UP computer labs are equipped with both Macintosh and PC computers should you choose to leave your computer at home. All residence halls have ethernet LAN access in each room and all buildings are wireless.
• A fan; air conditioners are not permitted. Please note that Corrado Hall, Fields & Schoenfeldt Halls, Lund Family Hall, and Haggerty & Tyson Halls are air-conditioned.
• An approved surge protector/power strip. Most rooms have three or four wall outlets. Non-grounded extension cords without surge protection are not allowed. Daisy-chained power strips (one power strip or extension cord plugged into another) are not allowed.
• A refrigerator. One per room - size to be limited to 4.5 cubic feet.
• A microwave. One per room. We recommend a compact microwave, since there are cooking facilities with full-size microwaves available for resident use in each hall. Microwaves with toaster attachments are not allowed due to the fire potential of the toasting element.
• A bicycle, if desired. Storage is available in each residence hall. We urge you to use a bicycle lock at all times. Public Safety recommends the "U-Lock." We recommend registering your bike with Public Safety.
• A memo board for your room door. Must be tape-back type and not screw-in type.
• If you plan to hang posters, Physical Plant recommends Command hooks/strips, blue painter's tape, and push pins (for use in plaster walls only, not concrete). Do not use sticky tack, masking tape, adhesive squares, or anything else that will permanently damage or mark the walls. Be aware that if you cause damage so that the wall must be repaired and/or painted, you will be responsible for the cost regardless of which products you used.
• Furnishings: Clothes hangers, alarm clock, posters/wall art. Small clamp-on lamps are useful.
• Toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush & toothpaste, over-the-counter medication for colds & flu.
• Medical information including the name of your health insurance carrier, their address, and group and/or policy number.

• Cooking appliances that utilize open flame or coil heaters, such as toasters, hot plates, gas stoves, barbecues, electric skillets, George Foreman grills, etc.
• Slow cookers.
• Space heaters and air-conditioning units.
• Halogen lamps.
• Extension cords.
• Firearms, including but not limited to BB guns, paint guns, pellet guns, explosives, fireworks, dangerous chemicals, or other dangerous weapons such as knives or swords.
• Pets, except for fish in a small aquarium.
• Electric Christmas/twinkle lights. Battery operated twinkle lights are OK.
• Candles or incense

The Office of Residence Life is committed to providing safe and comfortable living environments for all students. Students whose gender identity does not match their current housing assignment and who wish to seek a different housing assignment may contact the Office of Residence Life to discuss their options.

If you are a new student planning to apply for housing, click on "My housing profile" after logging onto eRezLife, our housing software. There you can change your gender designation if needed to ensure that the correct residence halls populate as options on your application.

In the event that we need to place 3 students in a double room that can hold 3 people and 3 sets of furniture, generally two beds will be bunked and one will be lofted with a desk and/or dresser underneath. The configuration of dressers, wardrobes, and desks depends on the furniture in that particular hall and what, if anything, is built in. We try to arrange the rooms ahead of time in the way that seems to be most comfortable! Click on the picture below to see some pictures of an extended double room in Schoenfeldt Hall.

The University assumes no responsibility in most instances if your personal belongings are lost or damaged in your room or in other areas of the hall, such as laundry rooms and trunk rooms. Therefore, we recommend renter's insurance. You may already be covered under a parent or guardian's home insurance. For students seeking to purchase renter's insurance, the University has partnered with GradGuard, a service of Next Generation Insurance Group. You can find more information on our renter's insurance page.

The only time the traditional residence halls close is for the winter break; students who live in traditional halls will not have access to their rooms during this break. Students should make travel plans accordingly. Haggerty & Tyson Halls and University-owned houses do not close. During fall break, Thanksgiving break, spring break, and Easter weekend the halls remain open, but with limited services. All residence halls, including Haggerty & Tyson Halls, close for summer vacation. See the Important Dates page for this year's hall closing dates.

Mail service is available on campus. Mail is delivered directly to your mailbox in your residence hall daily, except weekends and holidays. You may also consult with Mailing Services, located in Tyson Hall 132, for your additional postal needs.

Note for incoming students: Boxes, books and other belongings may be shipped to your campus address and arrive no earlier than August 12th. Incoming freshmen and early arrivals may pick up packages at Mailing Services beginning Monday, August 19, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Mailing Services is also open during Orientation Weekend, on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to retrieve packages. All packages not picked up will be delivered on your normal delivery schedule beginning Monday, August 26. At that time packages will no longer be available for pickup at Mailing Services.

First and Last Name
University of Portland
Hall and Room Number
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, OR 97203

NOTE: To receive mail from banks, magazine subscriptions, and newspapers, please make sure to provide your first and last name, hall, and room number. If you are limited to a few lines, have your mail addressed this way:

First and Last Name, Hall and Room Number
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, OR 97203

Washing machines and dryers are located in each hall. To use the laundry machines in the traditional residence halls, you will need to acquire a Mac-Gray Laundry Card and go to an "Add Value" station on campus. Add Value stations are located in the basement of Fields Hall/Schoenfeldt Hall (next to the laundry room) and the Mehling Hall lobby, and allow you to use cash to add money to your card. There is also an "Add Value" station in Shipstad Hall that will allow you to add money to your card using a credit card. One load of laundry costs $1.25 to wash and $1.25 to dry. Students who are new to living on campus will receive a laundry card when they check in to their residence halls.

Haggerty & Tyson Halls have a washer and dryer in each unit and do not need money or a Mac-Gray Laundry Card to operate them. Some UP-owned rental houses have washers and dryers left from past renters, but UP does not provide these or repair them.