Newsom Hall
Newsom Hall is centrally located on campus near the intramural fields and classroom buildings. The North side of Newsom Hall is part of the Honors Community for the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 academic year. Pending approval of the master plan, Newsom Hall may be offline Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.
Newsom features:
- Standard Rooms (residents in each corridor share a community bathroom). Take a look at the floorplan of a standard room.
- For Fall 2008/Spring 2009, the North side of Newsom Hall will be part of the Honors Residential Learning Community at the Academic Village. Newsom residents will have convenient access to Honors seminar rooms, study lounges, faculty and administrative offices and activities located in the Academic Village. (Sponsored by the Honors Program)
- The first floor on the south wings of Newsom will be designated for Upperclass and Transfer students.
- Dining is available next door at the Academic Village Commons. Students in the residence halls may eat in any one of our 6 dining centers. Visit the Dining Services pages for more information on meal plans and dining centers.
If you would like to apply to live in Newsom Hall fill out the ONLINE HOUSING APPLICATION.
All Halls feature:
- 24 hour desk assistance
- 3 Levels of Security
- High speed Internet connections (one per resident)
- Wireless laptop connections in the dining centers
- One activated phone line per room with a second phone line available for a telecommunications fee. Long distance telephone service available.
- Lounges and/or study rooms. Lounges have TV’s and/or games like pool, foosball, and ping-pong.
- Kitchenette for resident use
- Laundry facilities
- Utilities included (cable, local phone, Internet, electricity, water, and recycling)
- Designated parking (Students may obtain parking passes from Parking Services)
- Academic and social programming opportunities
- Academic environment – students who live on campus tend to have higher GPAs than students who live off campus
- Supportive and involved Resident Assistants (RA’s) and Hall Directors
- Dedicated office, custodial, dining services, and maintenance staff
