Academic Village

The first phase of the Academic Village opened in Fall 2007 with two state-of-the-art residence halls. In spring 2008, a commons building with a green dining center opened. The next phase, a 200-bed residence hall, is scheduled to open in Fall 2009. To learn more about the construction of the Academic Village visit Facilities Management.

The village is currently home to 420 students in the Engineering Residential Learning Community and the Honors Residential Learning Community. The new residence hall will be open to students in any major and will also provide some overflow housing for Honors and Engineering students.

The Academic Village is a state-of-the-art living learning environment that integrates classroom and experiential learning into the living area with programming space, seminar and meeting rooms, multi-media classrooms, living space for faculty members, and more.

Features of the Academic Village:

• Housing for 420 students in an Engineering Residential Learning Community and Honors Residential Learning Community
• Suite rooms with private bathrooms, AC and wireless high-speed Internet
• Programming space, seminar and meeting rooms, multi-media classrooms, living space for residence faculty members, and community areas
• A plaza area with outdoor seating, a fountain, and walkway to other parts of campus

Commons Building

• The Commons Building at the Academic Village features a mini convenience store, central mailboxes for all of the Academic Village buildings, sunken lounges, a Sports Grill and The Ram's Horn Dining Center
• The Ram’s Horn Dining Center provides a marketplace with seven different venues including a Mongolian Grill, Sizzling Salads and Tex-Mex station
• Indoor and outdoor seating is available
• The Express offers to-go dining options as well as a smoothie and espresso bar
• The Sports Grill features CSU memorabilia and serves pub-style food like cheeseburger sliders, hot wings, deli sandwiches, veggie burgers and more
• The Ram’s Horn Dining Center at the Academic Village Commons features several innovative green features including a pulper that collects food and paper waste from the dining center. The pulper removes excess water from the waste through a centrifuge and then produces a compostable by-product. At other universities, pulpers have reduced the waste stream in the dining center by up to seventy percent. They also drastically reduce water use. It is estimated that the pulper at the Commons may save up to 150,000 gallons of water each month.
• The Commons also features daylighting, energy efficient heating and cooling, and electricity provided by renewable energy to further reduce the building’s impact on the environment.

For additional info contact Housing & Dining Services at (970) 491-6511.