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Special-Interest Halls

Top Reasons to Live in the Halls
  • Opportunities to make friends with people from all over the world from diverse cultures
  • No need to worry about transportation
  • Seven highly rated dining venues with extended hours means no cooking or dirty dishes
  • Walking to class across one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S.
  • Movies and games available on loan from your area desk
  • Easy Internet access and access to more than sixty cable television channels
  • Countless events that promote learning while having fun
  • Caring staff members living and working in every complex
  • Opportunities to have fun interactions with faculty members in the halls
  • Abundant leadership opportunities

Pick Your Top Three Special-Interest Halls
Residence hall room assignments are based upon your selection of a Residential FIG, your special-interest hall choices, and your room-type preferences. Special-interest halls take precedence over room types.

Please note that if you later decide to join a Residential Freshman Interest Group (ResFIG), that preference will determine the special-interest hall in which you will live. Also, if you are requesting a specific roommate, be sure you select the same special-interest halls in the same order of preference as your roommate.

Civic Engagement/Leadership Hall (LD)
You are interested in giving to your community and look forward to becoming involved in activities while studying at the university. You do not need to have leadership experience to be in this hall, but you do agree to participate in an activity such as student union group, student government, club sports, or the student newspaper.

Collegiate Hall (CL)
You are excited about college and are looking forward to immersing yourself in the broad college experience.

Creative Arts Hall (CA)
You've caught the creative bug. You are interested in arts and culture. Some of your hobbies might include theater, music, photography, visual arts, pottery, or film.

Gender Equity Hall (GI)
Whether you are simply interested in how gender roles shape society or just enjoy living among other genders, you want to live in a community committed to gender equity. Residents of this hall (and only this hall) can choose to room with a student of any gender. This includes same gender roommates or other gender-identity roommate pairings. Put simply, in this community anyone can choose to share a room with anyone else. This hall is typically restricted to upperclass and returning students except under special circumstances.

Honors Hall (HH)
Your friends want you on their side for games like Trivial Pursuit® and Cranium®. You plan to be admitted in to the Robert Donald Clark Honors College, Honors Science FIG, or Society of College Scholars. If you select the Honors Hall as your first choice and are not eligible, we will attempt to place you in your second choice hall.

International House (IH)
Learning about different cultures and ethnicities from around the world is important to you. Since you appreciate people from different regions, your dream is to one day travel the world. International House is located in Earl Hall, and rooms fall under the Double, Single, Enhanced Double, or Enhanced Single rate.

Multicultural Hall (MC)
Friends know you as an inquisitive person who enjoys meeting new people with different backgrounds from your own. You are intrigued by the varied cultures you can find in your own backyard.

Music Hall (MH)
Whether it's a beat or a chord, music flows through your blood. Even so, you understand the importance of sleep and study. You look forward to sharing your appreciation of music or using the music practice rooms.

Quiet Hall (QH)
Whether you are a book lover who likes to study or like to be able to take naps at any time of the day, you need a quiet environment to truly thrive. You enjoy surrounding yourself with others who respect the need for quiet.

Tech Hall (TH)
You are the first person your friends come to for computer help and game cheats. You are also resourceful and tech-savvy.

Upperclass-Transfer Graduate Hall (UT)
You enjoy a balanced combination of study, play, and sleep. Since you are no longer a first-year student, you enjoy living with others who are already familiar with student life. May be open during academic breaks.

Wellness and Substance-Free Hall (SF)
You are vibrant and energetic. Keeping your body in the best shape by eating right and working out is important to you. You like to have fun sober and choose to abstain from use of alcohol, tobacco, and all other drugs.

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