GETTING YOUR MAIL Your assigned mailbox is in the Union Post Office. Access your box number and combination through MyMadison after Aug. 7. Your housing address and mailing address are different. Send personal mail, magazines, packages, etc. to your mailing address. There is no direct mail delivery to the res- idence halls. The post office in The Union accepts packages on your behalf. An email notice is then sent out to notify you about the delivery. Courier service is available for a fee upon request for pack- ages too large to pick up. When sending medicine or items needed for guaranteed delivery, please use an overnight car- rier and not USPS. Next Day Delivery through carri- ers such as UPS and FedEx guarantees delivery to our site. USPS Next Day Delivery may be delivered to the local USPS office and need an extra day for us to get it. With a high volume of packages at the begin- ning of each semester, please allow extra time for receiving and processing. Consider sending pack- ages a couple of weeks before you arrive to allow for processing.
Residence Hall Living
The hall you are assigned will be your home away from home during your first year of college. What sort of security does JMU have for the residence halls? All exterior hall doors are locked 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Your JACard is your front door key to your hall. More information on hall safety will be provided on your move-in day. Do all halls have wireless Internet? Yes. Wireless service is provided by Apogee Resnet; you can find their online portal here. Residents must create an account and register their devices. Find more information about how to set up devices here. Where will I do my laundry? JACard-operated laundry facilities are in each hall. You should bring laundry detergent and a basket or bag. Laun- dry machines use FLEX or quarters. Should I bring a rug? Most of our bedrooms are not carpeted, so you may want to consider purchasing a rug. Only Spotswood Hall is car- peted, so if you select Spotswood, you would not need to bring a rug. Can I have a loft? Be sure to review Residence Life’s outline of general infor- mation on lofts and their use in halls. Please bring your own hammer, screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench and any other necessary tools. Storage space for bed parts in halls is not provided. At no time may lofts be stored in campus buildings.
Who is responsible for cleaning my room? You will need to clean your own room. Vacuum cleaners are available in each hall for students to borrow. Bathrooms that are not accessible to our housekeeping staff must also be cleaned by residents sharing the bathroom. If a commu- nity bathroom is accessible from a public hallway, it will be cleaned by our housekeeping staff regularly. Will I get cable television service in my residence hall room? Cable television is provided in each room, but you need a TV coaxial cable and a TV that meets specifications. Our halls also have Stream2, allowing the streaming of TV shows, movies and sports from your phone, laptop and other Wi-Fi-connected devices. I’ve been assigned to a building that does not have air-conditioning. Can I bring my own air conditioner? No air conditioners, including personal space coolers, of any kind, are permitted in the halls. If you need air-condi- tioning because of health needs, you will need to submit a Housing Accommodation Request by June 14. RESIDENCE HALL PROGRAMS Your RA and Hall Director give you opportunities to experience a variety of activities. Hall programs are a great way to get to know people in your hall and make new friends. In recent years, over 45,000 students attended more than 2,000 programs in their halls. This means there is something going on in your hall almost every night!
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