What to Bring to Campus
WHAT TO BRING AND WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME
This list contains suggestions about what you may need at Cottey. The rooms and closets are most likely smaller than what you have at home, so plan accordingly! If you have a roommate, you might want to coordinate who is bringing what. It may be more convenient to purchase some items after you arrive in Nevada.
NECESSITIES
Backpack • Calculator • Calendar/planner • Clothes hangers • Desk/class supplies • Dress clothes (for Sunday brunches and special events) • Electronics chargers • Hair dryer • Laundry supplies • Multi-plug surge protector • Pillow • Twin XL sheets and blankets • Shower tote • Toiletries • Towels and washcloths • Umbrella/raincoat • Wastebasket • Water bottle • Winter coat, hat, and gloves • Insurance Card
NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT NECESSARY
Area rug • Bicycle and Lock• Bed Risers • Closet/shoe organizer • Computer • Curtains (sizes vary) • Desk lamp or floor lamp • Dry erase board and marker (for door) • Electric fan • First aid kit • “Hold It” poster adhesive/3M Command hooks • Posters/pictures • ‘S’ hooks and string/wire for hanging objects • Shelves/bins/boxes • Earbud/Headphones • Tool kit • Padlock if you plan to use a trunk bin for storage
WHAT COTTEY PROVIDES
. . . FOR EACH STUDENT
Clothes closet • Desk and desk chair • Dresser/Chest of Drawers • Mattress pad • Twin bed (XL size) • Mini-blinds
. . . IN EACH SUITE
Broom and dust pan • Hot plate • Ironing board • Ladder • Microwave • Refrigerator • TV
Most suites are furnished with cooking utensils, dishes, silverware and irons. Since these are stored by returning students during the summer, they may not be available immediately.
. . . IN EACH HALL
Oven • Parlor with TV • Printing Access • Recreation Room with Smart TV and DVD player • Study Space • Trunk room for storage • Washers and dryers (at no additional cost)
NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS
Alcohol or alcohol containers • Burning candles/incense/ infusion lamps • Extension cords or electric multi-plug adapters • Guns/knives • Hookahs • Loft beds • Personal microwave ovens • Personal refrigerators (of any size) • Pets (except fish) • Room air conditioners • Space heaters • Street signs • Swamp coolers • Tattoo guns • Vapes/e-cigarettes • Wireless printers • Dehumidifiers
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
All students are allowed to have cars on campus if the cars are registered. Parking, registration, and your car sticker are free. If you live on campus you will not need a car to get to and from classes; however, many students like the convenience of having a car or bicycle. Cottey is one mile from the town square and three miles from the Walmart. Limited in-town taxi service is available. Cottey provides free shuttles to Walmart every weekend for students.
COMPUTER ACCESS
A technology fee paid every semester provides academic IT support, access to computer
suites, print stations, computer labs, and wireless internet. With the ability to remain
connected wirelessly across campus, most students find it beneficial and convenient to use
their own personal computer.
Cottey’s computer-to-student ratio is one to four. All of Cottey’s computers are networked and offer full Internet access and email accounts for every student. There are two computer labs, and each residence hall has a computer suite.
Wireless printers, Chromecast, wireless hotspots, or any other device broadcasting a wireless network can cause interference with other students connecting and are not allowed while on campus.
You receive your official Cottey email address when you register for classes. Your Cottey email may be checked on- or off- campus.
WEATHER AND CLOTHING
Southwest Missouri will be hot and humid when you arrive on campus in early August. Temperatures will reach well into the 90s (32-37 Celsius). All residence halls and academic classrooms are air-conditioned. You still may want to bring, or purchase in Nevada, an electric fan to create a breeze in your room.
The chart below lists the average high and low temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius each month.
August
Average High: 90 (32)
Average Low: 66 (19)
October
Average High: 71 (22)
Average Low: 46 (8)
December
Average High: 45 (7)
Average Low: 24 (-4)
February
Average High: 47 (8)
Average Low: 25 (-4)
April
Average High: 69 (21)
Average Low: 45 (7)
Summer-weight clothes are worn through much of October and again in the spring. Winters are usually moderate but some snow does fall, so bring a warm coat. Casual clothes are appropriate most of the time. However, certain special events and Sunday brunches necessitate dressier clothes. Students usually wear formal dress during the Hanging of the Greens dinner in December. A white outfit is needed for Commencement in May.
Mailboxes and Banking
RECEIVING MAIL AND PACKAGES
You will have a lockable mailbox in your residence hall. Packages and mail should be addressed to you as
Your Name
Your Residence Hall
91PORN
1000 West Austin
Nevada, MO 64772
Packages may be shipped via US mail, United Parcel Service (UPS), or FedEx and will be
available at your residence hall when you arrive. You may want to ship some packages
prior to your arrival on campus, but please schedule them to arrive after August 1.
BANKING IN NEVADA
If you prefer to speak to a bank representative before your arrival on campus, you may
contact them at the phone numbers below.
ARVEST BANK
401 E. Austin Blvd.
417-667-8143
COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST
1625 E. Hedges Plaza
417-667-7297
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
100 W. Walnut St.
417-667-3057
GREAT SOUTHERN BANK
201 E. Cherry St.
417-667-3347
METZ BANKING CO.
123 N. Osage Blvd.
417-667-4550
US BANK
200 E. Cherry St.
417-667-7777
Students may cash personal checks of up to $125 in the Cottey Business Office. An ATM machine is available at Woods grocery store near campus, and other places in town, but not on campus.