The Snack Sign-up can be accessed here!

Snacks can be sent with your student after an extended, mailed to campus, or delivered from a local business. With prior notice, I may be able to pick up orders from local businesses, if they are unable to deliver. Please email me to either coordinate pick-ups and deliveries, or to let her know when to expect items to arrive through the mail. Individually pre-packaged snacks (e.g. chips, candies, etc.) can be purchased online through services like Amazon and mailed to:

Jennifer Ashe

1219 Broad Street

Durham, NC 27705

The 1E2E2D Amazon Wishlist can be accessed here! 

This list has suggestions for hall snacks and includes items for the hall, lounges, and activities. If you are interested in supporting the hall in any of these ways, you can make purchases through the wishlist and they will be shipped to Jennifer at NCSSM.

If you would like to donate an item from another store, please feel free. 

As you can imagine, moving into new spaces is bringing out our decorating desires so you may see links to home decor items over the next month - we'd love help to feather our nests. 

If you are eager to donate, please consider the craft supplies on the wishlist. Food continues to be eagerly anticipated so any donations are welcome!

Each September, NCSSM invites families to campus for a fun and informative Family Day!  On Saturday, September 19th, 2026, experience a ‘day in the life’ of your student as you walk through a condensed version of their schedule. You’ll envision the excitement of learning as you have the opportunity to meet your student’s instructors, counselors, and other key campus members, all while exploring NCSSM’s interactive classrooms and innovative learning spaces. 

A detailed agenda for Family Day can be found here. In addition to meeting your student’s teachers, you’ll have a chance to connect with other NCSSM parents at the Parent Association hospitality table and visit the school store, where you can snag some merchandise to show your school spirit!  

Registration is required. Please look out for more details from Parent Relations in the coming weeks to RSVP for your Family Day plans.

Our annual College Fair will take place on Friday, September 18th at the end of the academic day.

In the past representatives from more than 70 schools from around the country have been available to talk with students and families about their schools, the college admissions process, financial aid, and scholarships. More information will be shared in the coming weeks.

This is a great opportunity for students to visit with representatives of schools that they are already interested in applying to and an even better chance to check out schools that they do not know alot about yet. 

One other quick note, please check out the counseling site to see the calendar of college visits throughout the year. 

Now that students have spent a couple of weeks on campus and have a better sense of what the ideal living space looks like for them, it is time to complete roommate agreements! Students should review the Living with a Roommate and the Roommate Conflict Resolution flyers on hall for tips on fostering a positive and healthy roommate relationship and to learn what steps to take to address conflict.

All doubles and triples must submit a roommate agreement by September 14. Only one individual from the room should submit a form, but EVERYONE should be involved in creating the roommate agreement. Students in single rooms do not have to complete a roommate agreement. Once the form is submitted each roommate and the CC will receive a copy. Please note that students can revisit the roommate agreement at any time and make changes, as needed.

As students complete their roommate agreement, they should keep in mind that communication is the single most important factor in building good relationships. By working with each other, the roommate agreement will help roommates begin the process of discussing issues that have often been found to be sources of conflict. Students should be honest with themselves and their roommate(s) now, so that issues can be addressed before they arise. Students should also enter the discussion with an open mind and be prepared to compromise whenever reasonable. 

Roommate agreement forms can be found HERE.

Just a quick reminder about upcoming Residence Hall closings:

• Closed Friday, September 4th at 5:00pm. Opens Monday, September 7th at noon.

• Closed Friday, October 2nd at 5:00pm. Opens Sunday, October 11th at noon.

CCs will confirm that all students have submitted an Orah pass at their weekly hall meeting. On this pass, students should indicate where they are going for the break, who they are traveling with, and how they are getting to their location.

For many students their time at NCSSM will be the first time they have experienced sharing a room with someone. It is natural for there to be some growing pains as students adjust their habits and learn to live together. For this reason we encourage students to spend their first few weeks getting to know one another and discussing their sleep habits, study preferences, and what makes them feel comfortable in their shared space. After the first extended weekend roommates will work together to craft a roommate agreement; this agreement will outline how they will respect one another’s space, accommodate each other's sleep and study habits, what they can borrow and share with each other, and how they will keep their room clean. The agreement is a living document and can be revisited as needed throughout the year.

While we hope that all students will get along well, it is possible that your students develop a conflict with their roommate that they have trouble navigating on their own. If this occurs you or your student should let their CC know. We will work with the students to mediate the conflict and work towards a mutual resolution. It is imperative that you speak only to your student about any conflict they are having, do not contact the other student or their family. If the conflict continues the CC may ask that the students work with either the Assistant Director or Director of Housing and Residence Life to continue working towards a solution. NCSSM operates at full occupancy; therefore, room changes are not easy to accommodate. No room changes will be approved during the 1st quarter of the school year. Changing rooms is considered only if all conflict resolution options have been exhausted, a space is available, and the move is considered a positive step for all parties involved. For these reasons, a room change should not be viewed as a likely outcome to resolve a conflict.

For move-in we strongly encourage students and families to label all of their belongings. There are a lot of individuals moving around campus on move-in day and sometimes items are misplaced. Labeled belongings are much easier to reunite with their owners, so please be sure to label all items with your name, residence hall, and room assignment.

I am sure that everyone has already received this information, but please double check while you are packing to confirm that you are not bringing any items on our prohibited items list. You will be asked to take them back home if you arrive on campus with them.

Suggested Items to Bring

Room Decoration Guidelines

Room Occupancy and Safety Guidelines (includes prohibited Items)

I specifically would like to highlight that posters and other wall decorations must be mounted with blue painter’s tape or 3M Command strips or hooks. The following are not permitted: masking tape, transparent tape, duct tape, electrical tape, packing tape, double-sided tape (foam or transparent), poster putty, pins, thumbtacks, brads, nails, AND non 3M Command strips or hooks. Examples of prohibited strips and hooks can be found HERE.

Please review the following resource to get a better idea of room layouts. Please note that while we provide general measurements for each residence hall, each room is unique and variations exist in room dimensions. You should use these measurements as a general guide only. We are unable to provide specific measurements for each room.

• Reynolds (Please note that this has not been updated to reflect the newly renovated space, however room layouts remain the same).

Student Health, often referred to as the Clinic, is located on the first floor of the Hunt Residence Hall. The Clinic is staffed by a nurse, medical assistant, and a family nurse practitioner. The Clinic is staffed and equipped to manage most acute and chronic illnesses that occur while students reside at NCSSM. Common over-the-counter medications, bandages, splints, and crutches are dispensed at no additional charge to students. Prescriptions, if required, can be picked up from a local pharmacy. Some problems may require additional care, in which case students are referred to area professionals. Families will be notified if this referral is necessary. 

Students are prohibited from keeping certain types of prescription medications in their rooms (e.g., narcotics, psychotropics, stimulants). These medications must be retained and distributed by the Clinic. Students may keep over-the-counter medications in their rooms for their personal use (e.g., pain relievers, cold medications, stomach remedies, herbal remedies, vitamins, etc.).

The clinic is open Monday - Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. After hours and on the weekends students can reach out to CCs on duty for help; the CCs will contact a 24 hour telephone nursing service called UNC Nurse Connect to seek advice on how to aid your student.
Students may schedule telehealth appointments and in-person appointments, as well as medication drop-off/pick-up appointments.

CCs are available 24 hours a day to assist your students. The Bryan CC desk is staffed each day from 7:30am to 1:00am. All other CC building offices are staffed from 6:30pm to 1:00am each day. Outside of these hours there will always be two CCs on call while students are on campus. The contact numbers for the on-call CCs are posted at each CC desk and can be viewed here. If your student has an emergency they should reach out to the on duty CCs. 

NCSSM also has Campus Safety Officers available 24 hours. They can be contacted at 919-416-2911.

The Snack Sign-up can be accessed here!

Snacks can be sent with your student after an extended, mailed to campus, or delivered from a local business. With prior notice, I may be able to pick up orders from local businesses, if they are unable to deliver. Please email me to either coordinate pick-ups and deliveries, or to let her know when to expect items to arrive through the mail. Individually pre-packaged snacks (e.g. chips, candies, etc.) can be purchased online through services like Amazon and mailed to:

Jennifer Ashe

1219 Broad Street

Durham, NC 27705