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Residence Hall Living

Res Hall layoutTypical residence hall suite;

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Living Units


Bluff, Prairie, and Woodland Halls contain suites, with two residents sharing a room and four residents sharing a bathroom.  Each living unit is furnished with two twin bunkable beds with extra-long twin mattresses, two desks with a desktop book shelf, two chairs, two three-drawer chest of drawers, blinds, wall-to-wall carpet, and spacious closet.

Average Room Size: 16' x 10'.
Average Closet Size: 2' x 8'
Average Mattress Size: 36"x 80" (mattress is not standard size, bring extra long sheets)

Services included in the contract payment available in each room:

  • Telephone Jacks (residents must supply their own telephone and pay for off campus calls).
  • Data Jacks that provide free hook-up to the campus network (including the Internet).
  • Cable Television hook-up with expanded basic cable (including UHTV-96)
  • All Utilities (electric, water, trash pick-up)

Features

  • Close to everything on campus
  • Programs and activities to help residents meet one another
  • Air conditioning
  • Social lounges in each wing with game table, TV, and kitchenette with microwave
  • An active telephone jack in each living unit, with option to purchase a second line
  • In-room data jacks for free campus network access
  • 24-hour computer lab
  • Study lounges in each wing
  • 24-hour laundry room available in each residence hall
  • Individual locked mailboxes
  • Support programs and personnel to help you adjust to college life
  • Expanded basic cable
  • 24-hour security

Security

Residence Halls are staffed 24 hours a day, with controlled access and video surveillance. Regular patrols of the area are conducted by University Police.





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