Duncan Hall (University of Notre Dame)
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| Duncan Hall | |
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| Campus quad | West |
| Established | 2008 |
| Named for | Raymond T. Duncan |
| Architect | Mackey Mitchell Architects |
| Architectural style | modernist collegiate gothic vernacular |
| Colors | Duncan Tartan (blue and green) |
| Gender | Male |
| Rector | Nhat Nguyen |
| Undergraduates | 242 |
| Postgraduates | 2 (serving as Assistant Rectors) |
| Chapel | St. Walter of Pontoise |
| Mascot | Highlanders |
| Interhall sports | Baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, dodgeball, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, table tennis, tennis, volleyball |
| Major events | Highlander Highrise, Duncan Classic |
| Website | http://www.nd.edu/~duncan/ |
Duncan Hall is the second newest male dorm on campus. It is located on West Quad, between McGlinn Hall and the Golf Course.
History[edit]
Duncan was built as the first of four new dorms built by the university to alleviate overcrowding in the existing residence halls. It was the first built since the completion of the original four West Quad dorms (Welsh Family, Keough, O'Neill, and McGlinn) in 1996/1997. It fills the space of former volleyball courts west of McGlinn Hall, filling the quad out to its western limit at Holy Cross Drive.
Duncan Hall is named for its benefactor Raymond T. Duncan, Notre Dame class of 1952, a personal friend of Joe O'Neill, benefactor of O'Neill Family Hall (also on West Quad). The Duncan family has strong family ties to the University, including Duncan's father Walter (class of 1912), two of his brothers and two of his sons.[1]
The dorm broke ground in March 2007 and was completed in 17 months, on schedule, to be opened for its first residents during ordinary move-in in August 2008. Mackey Mitchell Architects was the designer of this project.
The dorm incorporates features such as super-quads, which include private bathrooms, and super-doubles with bay windows, as well as a study lounge and social space in every section, 24-hour space with a large kitchen that hosts a food-service business called the Highlander Grille, and a basement with an exercise room.[2] The rooms are larger than typical on-campus dorm rooms, and the dorm is generally viewed as relatively luxurious.
The inaugural freshman class was filled, as with any other dorm, by the random process of the Office of Residence Life and Housing. Residents from other three classes, however, were selected through a random lottery process six months prior to move-in, choosing 150 students from a voluntary applicant pool.[3]
On Friday, October 3, 2008, Duncan Hall was formally dedicated, an event marked by a Mass in the chapel presided over by Fr. John Jenkins, University president, and attended by the Duncan family and distinguished guests as well as the dorm's residents and hall staff.
Traditions[edit]
The signature event of Duncan Hall is Highlander Highrise, a formal ball held on the 99th floor of Willis Tower in Chicago.[4] The Duncan Classic is a golf tournament held in the spring. Each class of first years participate in the Green Blazer Ceremony, where first year Highlanders receive a green sport coat embroidered with the Duncan Hall Crest, representing the class and unity the men of Duncan Hall share under the motto of Community, Brotherhood, and Respect.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home".
- ↑ "Duncan Hall welcomes its first students". Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Students apply for transfer to Duncan Hall". Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Irish Rover".
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