Campus Living
Residence LifeWe foster a vibrant, tight-knit community of students and professionals with an open exchange of ideas and a variety of academic, athletic, and service-oriented activities.
Students can find niche communities on campus ranging from esports, to Student Government, Campus Activities Board, and more! There is something for everyone here and that is part of what makes our campus feel so alive.
Gender Inclusive Housing
Nichols College Office of Residence Life is committed to creating safe, comfortable, and inclusive homes for all students in our campus community, regardless of sex, gender, or gender expression/identity.
At Nichols College, any students regardless of gender identity, may choose to reside together. Students may live together in any multiple occupancy bedroom in Copper Beech Apartments, Remillard, Olsen, Budleigh, Kuppenheimer, Shamie or Winston Hall. North Hall is an all-female residence hall. Center Hall and South Hall are all-male residence halls.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this option available for first-year students?
Nichols College Office of Residence Life is excited to expand our gender-inclusive housing policy to include first-year students. Beginning Fall 2020, gender-inclusive housing is available to first-year students in Shamie Hall. First-year students can indicate gender-inclusive housing as an option on their housing application. Students who opt into gender-inclusive housing are placed in a similar fashion to other first-year students utilizing personal preferences from the housing application.
Students who choose gender-inclusive housing may request a roommate(s). Students wishing to be roommates must request each other and each must select gender-inclusive housing as their preferred option on the housing application. The same housing deadlines will apply.
How do current Nichols students choose gender-inclusive housing?
Upperclass students (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) agree to live together when they select a room during housing selection in the Spring semester. Students may select to live in Copper Beech Apartments, Remillard, Olsen, Budleigh, Kuppenheimer, or Winston Hall. There is no additional application process to reside in a gender-inclusive room. The institution, however, does not recommend that a student regardless of sex, gender, gender expression/identity, or sexual orientation live with a significant other(s).
Do I need to choose this option?
Gender-inclusive housing will never be forced upon a student.
What happens if there is a vacancy in my room?
Gender-inclusive housing is the students’ decision and will never be forced upon an individual. If a vacancy occurs, the students in the room will have 72 hours to fill the vacancy regardless of gender. If the vacancy is not filled, the room will revert back to a single-gender space, which Residence Life may fill as needed. Vacancies in suites and apartments will be handled on a case-by-case basis, to ensure that all parties are comfortable with the make-up of the space.
What if a student chooses to participate in gender-inclusive housing and becomes uncomfortable with their living situation?
The College’s established room change process allows for reassignment in any living situation where there is a problem that cannot be resolved.
What to Bring?
Have you started packing to join us on the Hill? Do you have a shopping trip coming up to get your must haves for community living? Unsure what to bring with you? Luckily, we can help with that! Here you will find some suggested items to bring, what you cannot bring, and what items to coordinate with your roommate(s)!
Suggested Items to Bring
- Pillows, bed linens, blanket, mattress pad, towels
- All halls have extra-long twin mattresses
- For information and online ordering of student linen packages, click here.
- General cleaning and laundry supplies
- If you are placed in Shamie Hall you will need bathroom cleaning supplies, as well as supply your own toilet paper
- Laundry Services are free; however, you need to provide your own laundry soap, dryer sheets, etc.
- Clothes hangers
- Alarm clock
- Power strips with surge protector
- Cable wire (coaxial)
- Cable splitter – while there is only one cable port in the room, you may have more than one TV per room
- School Supplies
- Renters Insurance
- For information on Renters Insurance, click here.
- Personal safe
- Personal items (prescription medications, iPad, posters, photos)
- Cell phone (rooms do not come with individual phone lines)
Items to Coordinate with Your Roommate
- Television, stereo equipment
- Limit of two fridges per room with a maximum of 6.0 cu.ft. combined
- Small Microwave (800 watts or less)
- Area rug/bathroom rug
- Extra furniture (chair, futon, etc.)
- Fan
- Extra storage
*Please keep in mind we discourage roommates from splitting the cost of big items* (fridge, microwave, printers, etc.)
Items Not Permitted
- Pets, except fish in no greater than a 10 gallon tank
- Halogen lamps
- Candles and incense
- Space heater, air conditioners, ceiling fan
- Any cooking element with an exposed coil (hot plates, toaster oven, etc.)
- Any items outlined in the Student Code of Conduct
FAQs
Before you’re all packed and ready to go, take a moment to read some of our FAQs so you can settle right in once you’re here!
Are Gender Inclusive housing options available?
Yes! We do offer Gender Inclusive housing options on campus. Click here to learn more!
When will I find out where I am living and who my roommates are?
We will wait until after Orientation to assign rooms so that students may contact us about a roommate preference. You will receive an email at your nichols.edu account no later than the 3rd week in July detailing your building & room number, your roommates and their home addresses, as well as valuable move-in information.
Can I pick my roommates?
You may pick the person or people you would like to live with. Every effort will be made to house roommate requests together. You will notify us of your roommate choices by completing the online roommate match information that will be given out at Orientation.
When I get there, what will I find in my room?
A single bed, mattress–extra long (36”x80”), closet/wardrobe, desk, chair, shades/blinds, and shower curtain.
What will be my mailing address?
There is a Post Office on campus with boxes for each student. You will receive your Unit Number during New Student Check In. The format you should use for your mailing address is:
NAME
Unit #
Nichols College
121 Center Road
Dudley, MA 01571-5000
Will we have laundry facilities?
All residence halls are equipped with washing machines and dryers. There is no cost associated with these machines. Be sure to bring your own laundry supplies, detergent, fabric softener, etc.
What if I have a maintenance issue in my room?
Students can notify Residence Life via email, phone, or through their RA to have a work order submitted for their room.
When and how will I receive Move-In Information?
You will receive Move-In Information via your nichols.edu email account in August. You will be provided with a specific move in time, and instructions.
If you do not see your questions answered here, please email us at reslife@nichols.edu so we can post and respond to your question. After all, if you are wondering, many of your peers are probably wondering as well!
How can I change my room assignment?
You can fill out the Room Change Request Form – click here.
The Office of Residence Life will be reviewing and responding to your request within 3 business days of your submission. We appreciate your patience if you experience a delay in receiving your response due to a high volume of requests.
How can I use the Bison Shuttle?
Student Life offers a student-driven shuttle that travels to various area locations. The shuttle operates 6 days a week, and is available to students on a first come, first served basis. The shuttle pick-up location is in front of the Daniels Auditorium. The shuttle can also be reserved by clubs and organizations for trips. The shuttle provides limited trips to airports for break closures.
Do you offer summer storage?
Residence Life does not offer any options for students to store their belongings on campus over the summer break. There are local storage unit facilities nearby that we can refer you to.
