UIUC Residence Halls
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University Residence Halls are residence halls for students to live in at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university requires all first-year undergraduate students (who do not commute) to stay in either the University Residence Halls or in University Private-Certified Housing. Both programs are administered by the university's housing division. University housing for undergraduates is provided through twenty-four residence halls in both Urbana and Champaign. All undergraduates living within the undergraduate halls are required to have a meal plan. Graduate housing is usually offered through two graduate residence halls, restricted to those in sophomore year or above, and through three university-owned apartment complexes. One of the newer residence halls, Nugent Hall, has rooms with Beckwith Residential Support Services for students with severe physical disabilities.
University residence halls[edit]
Urbana North[edit]
Busey-Evans[edit]
Busey Hall was the first residence hall built by the University, with its cornerstone laid on Saturday, October 21, 1916. Evans Hall was added in 1924-26. These halls are female-only and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Illinois Street (ISR)[edit]
Built in September 1964, The Illinois Street Residence Halls include the 5 story Townsend Hall and the 12 story Wardall Hall. Since 1977, the Illini Railroad Club has maintained a large model railroad layout in the basement of Townsend Hall. The Innovation Living Learning Community is housed within the building.
Lincoln Avenue (LAR)[edit]
LAR opened its doors in September 1949, originally known simply as the "Women's Residence Halls". It opened as an all female hall; however, starting in the fall of 2011, LAR was gradually converted to a co-ed hall.[1] In 1984 its wings were named Leonard Hall and Shelden Hall. LAR is home to the Sustainability Living Learning Community as well as the Scholars Community.
Allen Hall[edit]
An addition to the west of the Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls (LAR), Allen Hall was built in 1958 and was originally all female, however it has since been converted to co-ed living. Allen is also home of "Unit One", one of the living-learning community programs in University Housing.
Urbana South[edit]
Florida Avenue (FAR)[edit]
FAR was completed in September 1966, FAR consists of Oglesby Hall and Trelease Hall. This complex is open to both men and women. FAR is home to the Health Professions Living Learning Community as well as the Women in Math, Science, and Engineering Community.
Pennsylvania Avenue (PAR)[edit]
PAR includes Babcock, Blaisdell, Carr, and Saunders Halls. Built in 1962, they were the first coeducational residence halls on campus, being split equally between men and women. Saunders Hall is home to the Global Crossroads Living Learning Community, while Babcock is home to the Intersections Living Learning Community.
Ikenberry Commons/Champaign[edit]
The residence halls in Champaign originally consisted of the Gregory Drive Residence Halls, the Peabody Drive Residence Halls, and the 4th Street Residence Halls.
The Gregory Drive Residence Halls consisted of Forbes Hall, Garner Hall, and Hopkins Hall.[2] The Peabody Drive Residence Halls consisted of Scott Hall, Snyder Hall, and Weston Hall.[3] These six halls were commonly nicknamed the "Six Pack".[2][3] Finally, the 4th Street Residence Halls consisted of Clark House, Barton House, Flagg House, Lundgren House, and Noble House. Taft Hall and Van-Doren Hall were later added, Barton and Lundgren were converted into halls, and the other buildings in the 4th Street Halls were repurposed.[4]
To make room for newer residence halls, the housing department began tearing down older residence halls. Garner Hall was demolished in 2012 to make room for Bousfield Hall[5], then Forbes Hall was demolished in 2013 to make room for Wassaja Hall.[6]
Ikenberry North[edit]
The Ikenberry North neighborhood contains six halls: Barton, Lundgren, Hopkins, Weston, Nugent, and the newest hall, Wassaja. Barton and Lundgren opened in 1941 while Hopkins was built in 1958 (Weston, along with Scott and Snyder, opened in 1961[7]). Nugent Hall opened in 2012. Wassaja opened in 2016. They are all located along Gregory Drive, First, and Fourth Streets. Hopkins is home to the LEADS Living Learning Community, Weston is home to the Weston Exploration Living Learning Community, and Nugent is home to the Honors Living Learning Community.
Students with disabilities and students through the Parkland Pathways program are provided special housing options to accommodate their needs. The University is known for being one of the first universities to provide accommodations for students with disabilities.[8] Currently, most first-year students with disabilities will live in Nugent Hall, supported by the Beckwith Residential Support Services.[9] The Beckwith Program opened in 1981 and moved to Nugent Hall in 2010. Through the Beckwith program, students are assisted by an administrative team to fully learn full how to manage academic life, and personal life. The first floor of Nugent Hall is equipped with a wide array of accommodations such as a lift system, proximity card readers to open doors, a motion activated sink, and a wireless paging system to call staff. Similar features can also be found throughout the residence hall, such as automatic doors, an electric, hospital-style bed, automated sinks, and access to accessible exercise equipment.
Ikenberry South[edit]
The Ikenberry South Residence Halls include Scott, Snyder, Taft, Van-Doren, and Bousfield. They are located along Peabody Drive, Euclid, and Fourth Streets. Snyder Hall is the only substance-free residence hall on campus. Bousfield Hall opened in 2013 and is the first hall within University Housing community with single suite style rooms. Scott Hall is home to the Transfer Community.
Graduate housing[edit]
Both Daniels and Sherman Hall are upperclassmen and graduate student residence halls. Currently, both Daniels and Sherman Hall house students that are in their sophomore year or beyond. Students who live in these halls are not required to purchase a meal plan.
University apartments[edit]
In lieu of privately owned apartments, the housing department also offers apartments instead of traditional dormitories. These apartments are most commonly utilized by graduate students, students with families, and faculty. Freshman cannot live in these apartments.
Orchard Downs is located about a mile from campus, Goodwin-Green is located near the Illinois Street Residence Halls, and Ashton Woods is located near the university's research park.
Private-Certified Housing[edit]
There are a number of private residence halls around campus, as well as a few houses that are outside of the Greek system and offer a wide and varied number of options. Private-certified residences maintain reciprocity agreements with the university, allowing students to move between the public and private housing systems.
| Name | Gender | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armory House | Co-Ed | [10][11] |
| Bromley Hall | Co-Ed | [12] |
| Europa House | Co-Ed | [13] |
| Hendrick House | Co-Ed | [14] |
| Illini Tower | Co-Ed | [15] |
| Newman Hall | Co-Ed | [16] |
| Orthodox Christian Student Center | Co-Ed | [16] |
| Presby Hall | Co-Ed | [17] |
| 3:12 House | Female Only | [16] |
| Nevada House | Female Only | [16] |
| Stratford House | Female Only | [16] |
| Brown House on Coler | Male Only | [16] |
| Christian Campus House | Male Only | [16] |
| Koinonia | Male Only | [16] |
| Nabor House | Male Only | [16] |
| Nika House | Male Only | [18] |
| University YMCA | Male Only | [16] |
University Housing Alumni[19][edit]
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Choose Your Space | University Housing at Illinois". Housing.illinois.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gregory Drive Residence Halls: Buildings: UIHistories". uihistories.library.illinois.edu.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Peabody Drive Residence Halls: Buildings: UIHistories". uihistories.library.illinois.edu.
- ↑ "4th Street Residence Halls: UIHistories Project Virtual Tour at the University of Illinois". uihistories.library.illinois.edu.
- ↑ UofIHousing (25 September 2012). "Garner Demolition Timelapse" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Press, Associated. "U of I tearing down Forbes Hall".
- ↑ "6Pac Residence Halls". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ Wurth, Julie (September 16, 2015). "Education secretary visits UI as part of national tour". The News Gazette. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Beckwith Residential Support Services at Nugent Hall". Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Everett L. Marshall Building". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Armory House". Armory House. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Bromley Hall". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Europa House". Europa House. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Hendrick House". Hendrick House. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Illini Tower". Illini Tower. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 "3:12 House". Certified Housing. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Presby Hall". Presby Hall. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Private Certified Housing". certified.housing.illinois.edu.
- ↑ Housing, University. "University Housing Alumni". University Housing.
- ↑ Doughty's first name is spelled incorrectly on the housing alumni page.
- ↑ Holman's name is listed incorrectly on the housing alumni page.
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