2008-09 First-Year Housing Areas

2008-09 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 floors throughout the buildings. More than 1,000 first-year spaces have been predetermined for 2008-09. These spaces are located in: Boss House - all floors Donner House - all floors Hamerschlag House - all floors Henderson House - 1st floor McGill House - 1st floor Morewood Gardens E Tower - all floors Mudge House - BB, B1, CB and C1 floors New House - all floors Scobell House - A and 1st floor Welch House - 1st floor Please note: All buildings are available for first-year residency, including the Oakland Community Apartments.