Friday, Nov 13, 2015
Residence halls provide different learning and living communities for students
by Karly Munoz '17
Choosing where to live on campus may be one of the most difficult decisions a student has to make when it comes to their college experience. Fortunately, Rider has 14 unique residence halls for students to choose from, many of which have living and learning communities attached. In addition, all residence halls on both campuses have lounges, kitchenettes, laundry facilities and other amenities to make life easier for students.
Poyda Hall and Conover Hall are both First Year Experience buildings, meaning that they focus on getting freshmen involved in the campus community. Poyda Hall also has a psychology learning community for psychology majors, where they can have meetings and events related towards their major.
Switlik Hall offers a science learning community for science majors. The building also has several science mentors who are upperclassmen and ready to help freshmen navigate the science requirements.
Lake House provides a community living environment for fine and performing arts students. There are practice rooms, a resident mentor and several faculty members have offices in the hall as well.
Gee Hall has an international learning community, providing students the opportunity to live with other international students and experience other cultures.
Ziegler Hall offers an honors learning community and Olson Hall has a wellness living community that focuses specifically on healthy living.
In addition to the traditional housing options, the Lawrenceville campus offers other options. As an upperclassman, students have the choice of living in premium housing, rather than the standard double. There are pods, suites and apartments. Some of these options come with their own bathroom, common area, kitchen and laundry facilities. The suite and apartment options in Moore Hall offer several options and students have their own individual room with a shared living space, kitchen and bathroom. Lincoln Hall offers suites with six students per suite, split into three rooms and a bathroom. The town home style buildings of West Village offers a mix of apartments, premium doubles and suites. Some units include kitchen facilities and their own washer and dryer.
Westminster Choir College offers three residence halls for students, all of which provide traditional double rooms. First-year students typically live in Seabrook Hall. All three residence halls on the Princeton campus have laundry facilities, a kitchenette, a lounge and practice rooms.
All of the residence halls on both campuses have resident advisors who run several programs per month based on student interest and the learning communities in that building. The programs are meant to be educational as well as fun. Programs in the past have included leadership training, four year plan building, finals studying prep, Family Feud, coffee houses and movie nights. Resident advisors are also available in every building for students if they have any questions, need advice or just want someone to talk to.
There are many different options for living on campus for students and every building offers something unique.
Questions about housing?
Contact the office of Residence Life for the Lawrenceville campus at 609-896-5102 or Director of Housing Operations Roberta Butler at [email protected].