Introduction
Each year, different community assignments are made based on the needs of our students and the residence life program. Our goal is to utilize current research and trends to develop the optimal living learning environment for our resident students. With this in mind, we maintain flexibility from year to year in how we place our various residential communities.
Choctaw Hall
Choctaw Hall will be co-ed, with some all female floors. Choctaw will house the following communities:
- Co-Ed Cultural Appreciation Community
- Female Only (intensive study and non-theme)
- Aviation Community
- Athletic Community
Chickasaw Hall
Chickasaw Hall will be co-ed, with some all female floors. Chickasaw will house the following communities:
- Co-Ed Upper Class (Private Rooms Available)
- Co-Ed Cultural Appreciation Community Female Only (intensive study and non-theme)
- Band/Music Major communities
North Hall
North Hall will house our Freshmen Success programs and will house the following communities:
- Freshmen Honors Community
- Freshmen PLC (President’s Leadership Class)
- LEAD (Leadership, Education, Action, Development) Communities
- FIRST (Freshmen in Residence Succeeding Together) Community
Shearer Hall & Suites
Shearer Hall & Suites will be a co-ed facility housing the following communities:
- Year round community (must complete full year contract
- Freshmen only community
- Upper class only community
- “8 person community”
Choctaw & Chickasaw Halls
The majority of rooms in Choctaw & Chickasaw Hall are suite style rooms. Two students share a room, and two rooms (4 students) share a bathroom. Both bedrooms have a door that leads off of the main entry hall of the suite. Residents will be issued keys to their suite door and bedroom door, but they will not be able to access their suite mate’s room.
Some residents will also be issued a separate key which grants them sole access to their closet door. (There is not a front door on the bathroom. There is a separate toilet stall and curtained off shower. Some students may choose to bring an expandable curtain rod and curtain to create more privacy in the bathroom.)
All rooms in Chickasaw & Choctaw come with cable, local telephone service and internet service and have individual temperature control. Furniture: All bedrooms come with a desk, desk chair, dresser, and a twin size bed, some of which can be bunked, arranged as a junior loft or as a high loft. There is a $150 rental fee for the lofting kit.
Typical Room Measurements
- Room Dimensions
10′ 6″ wide by 14′ 6″ long - Windows
44.6″ wide by 60″ long - Bathroom Doorway
22.75″ wide by 94″ long - Shower Opening
20″ wide by 82″ long (extra long) - Mattress
38″ wide by 80″ long (extra long)
North Hall
The majority of rooms in North Hall are suite style rooms. Two students share a room, and two rooms (4 students) share a bathroom. The bathroom is between the two bedrooms. Each student is issued a key to their room only. The beds are can be arranged in traditional twin style, can be bunked and can be lofted at a junior (approximately 3 feet level) and at a standard high loft level.
Students can arrange the furniture in whatever manner they like. However, if a resident decides that they would like the high loft arrangement, there is an additional one time cost of $150. This set up will be completed by a professional, in order to assure safety.
Students that desire the high loft set up must sign up and pay the additional fee during the first week of classes. We will notify students when the beds will be lofted.
Typical Room Measurements
- Room dimensions
12′ 3″ by 12′ 5″ - Shower opening
24″ by 73″ - Mattress:
80″ (Extra Long)
Shearer Hall & Suites
Shearer Hall & Suites is our premier living facility. It offers private rooms with private bath or semi-private bathrooms in a suite with a living room and a kitchenette. Shearer Hall & Suites boasts a large community room with a full kitchen, computer labs, small student floor lounges, and laundry facilities on every floor.
Like all our residence hall rooms, Shearer comes with local phone service, internet access and premium cable in each bedroom and internet and cable in the living rooms. Each suite has individual temperature control and bedrooms are equipped with ceiling fans.
Rooms come with a desk and chair, dresser and a twin sized bed. The living rooms come equipped with a couch, chair, coffee table and end table. The kitchenettes come with a refrigerator and a microwave.
Typical Room Measurements
- Room Dimension:
Approx 10′ X 11′ - Shower opening: standard bathtub/shower curtain
- Mattress:
80″ (Extra Long) Windows: 42″ wide