2009-10 First-Year Housing Areas

Research indicates that the freshman year is a critical period during which students are most likely to withdraw from an institution. Living in a residence hall facilitates involvement and integration into the university community and is a factor in helping new freshman make a successful transition to the university. For this reason much attention is paid to development of the out-of-class experience. On-campus residence halls play a significant role in enhancing a student's out-of-class experience, particularly new freshman. As a result, an initiative was developed that would maximize the number of first-year students sharing rooms each year by establishing a series of first-year buildings. More than 1,400 first-year spaces have been predetermined for 2009-10. These spaces are located in:

• Boss House - all floors
• Donner House - all floors
• Hamerschlag House - all floors
• Henderson House - 1st floor
• London Terrace Apartments - all floors
• McGill House - 1st floor
• Morewood Gardens E Tower - all floors
• Mudge House - all floors
• Scobell House - A and 1st floor
• Shirley Apartments - all floor
• Stever House - all floors
• Welch House - 1st floor

Please note: Other buildings are available for first-year residency depending upon available space, including the Oakland Community Apartments.

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