This list of Northwestern University residences houses some of the university's approximately 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students on the Evanston, Illinois campus.
The Thomas G. Ayers College of Commerce and Industry (CCI) is a residential college at Northwestern University, located next to the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and Aquatic Center (SPAC) and just off of Lake Michigan. Built in 1991, it is divided into 4 floors, 3 of which are co-ed. CCI holds an annual Business Symposium, bringing together many leaders in business-related fields with students for a unique opportunity to discuss various issues.[1]
726 University Place
| Communications Residential College (CRC) | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 1981 |
| President | Fritz Burgher |
| Enrollment | 109 |
| Location | 1855 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60201 |
East Fairchild's focus is mass media, attracting students interested in film, television, radio and journalism. Informal lectures, known as firesides, presented throughout the year often feature noted journalists and filmmakers.[2]
CRC was built in 1981 as part of the $23 million South Campus project, which included the construction of 1835 Hinman and other dorms. A $2 million gift from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation of Chevy Chase, Maryland, helped provide equipment and finance other expenses for the residential college. The dorm's equipment includes its own radio station, WXRU 640 AM, as well as two movie screening rooms.
In 1987, a beloved and talented CRC resident named Will Arnold died in his sleep due to an arrhythmia.[3] Will had been the dorm's equipment chair, and a fundraiser was inaugurated in his honor, with half the proceeds going to the American Heart Association and half for CRC equipment and events. The fundraiser is called Radiothon. It spans 50 straight hours of student-run radio shows. Events include a date auction, drag show, and a goods auction, with items and gift certificates donated by area merchants. Another event is a show called "That's Stupid." Residents encourage their dormmates to charge a certain amount of money to perform a particular stunt or performance.
Hobart House is Northwestern University's Women's Residential College, home to 50 undergraduate women.
Hobart House was designed by the noted architect James Gamble Rogers, using Indiana limestone. It was named in honor of Emily Hatfield Hobart, a Northwestern University alumna who was killed in the civil strife in China in 1928 while serving as a missionary.
Hobart House opened as an all-women's dorm within the East Sorority Quad in Fall 1928. In 1981, the all-women's Allison Residential College, which had been founded five years earlier, moved to Hobart House and changed its name to the Women's Studies Residential College (WSRC).
In 1988, the name was changed to the Women's Residential College (WRC) to encourage even broader participation by women. WRC continues to be a center of women's leadership on the Northwestern University campus.
| Jones Fine and Performing Arts Residential College | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 1982 |
| President | Jack McHugh |
| Enrollment | approx. 120 |
| Location | 1820 Sheridan Rd Evanston IL 60201 |
Jones Residential College is Northwestern University's fine and performing arts residential college located on the southern edge of campus, directly across the street from Lake Michigan.
Jones was opened to students in the fall of 1982 as part of the residential college system. The building cost almost $2.5 million to develop, most of the funds came from Wayne V. and Elizabeth R. Jones, who the building was then dedicated to. The Joneses were both alumni of Northwestern from the graduating class of 1923, and were essential to bringing in support from alumni located in Texas. The facilities of Jones include: a space for photo editing, music recording, sound editing, ceramics studio, art studio, music and theatrical rehearsal rooms, a dance studio, and a performance space. Jones Website
1838 Chicago Avenue. A politics and social policy-themed residential college.
| Residential College of Cultural and Community Studies | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 1972 |
| Master | Eli Finkel |
| Hall President | Abby Christman |
| Enrollment | 39 |
| Location | 2303 Sheridan Rd Evanston IL 60201 |
College of Cultural and Community Studies is one of the first residential colleges at Northwestern University and also its smallest.
The College of Cultural and Community Studies was one of Northwestern's first residential colleges. Founded in the fall of 1972, CCS was originally called the Urban Studies College. The college's main purpose was to provide a home to students interested in the interaction of diverse cultures and urban communities in the United States and abroad. CCS emphasizes interaction with the local community through a variety of outings and through community service while maintaining interest in the culture that defines the world outside this community. Thus, members continue to organize and participate in events that offer contact with various cultures and ethnic groups in the Chicago Area.
Students from as far away as Taiwan and as close as Evanston itself live together in CCS, one of Northwestern University's oldest residential colleges. Residents' majors range from art practice to journalism to engineering, but CCSers are united by an avid interest in diverse cultures and concern for local and global communities. In 2007, CCS won the Northwestern Green Cup which is an annual competition amongst all the Northwestern Undergraduate Residences to conserve the most energy. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 CCS was the overall winner of Northwestern's RCB Field Day, an annual competition amongst Northwestern's 11 residential colleges.
CCS traditions include Finals Food, the Secret Box, Secret Satan, and camping.
| Shepard Residential College | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 1972 |
| Master | Randy Freeman |
| Hall President | Milana Duggan |
| Enrollment | 180 |
| Location | 626 University Place Evanston IL 60201 |
Shepard Residential College is one of the two non-themed residential colleges at Northwestern University. It is the second-largest residential college, housing 180 freshman and sophomore students each year. Located at 626 University Place, near Allison Hall and the Public Affairs Residential College, Shepard is often valued for its proximity to downtown Evanston and the Music Administration Building. It is only .15 miles from Burger King, a popular late-night destination for Northwestern students, and less than half a mile away from the Norris student center.[4]
Shepard Hall was constructed as part of Northwestern's Centennaial celebration, and was dedicated in November 1952 as an addition to the women's quadrangles. The original building was made possible by a donation from Mrs. Margaret Bowen Shepard to honor her husband and sister (who was the dean of women at Northwestern). Shepard began as a women's residence hall, but became a nonthematic, coeducational residential college in 1972.[5]
Shepard Residential College offers many facilities to its residents. These include a piano lounge, classroom, TV lounge, study lounge, computer room, and multiple practice rooms. The TV Lounge is equipped with a big-screen television, pool table, ping-pong table, air-hockey table, and foosball table. Additionally, the residential college has the basic facilities offered by all residence halls, such as a kitchen, laundry room, and various offices. The majority of Shepard's facilities are located in the building's basement.[6]
As a residential college, Shepard offers its residents many activities each quarter. "Munchies" occur every Thursday night promptly ay 10:15pm, where the college's Munchies Chairs prepare different forms of cuisines free to all "Sheep", as the residents call themselves. Firesides are another frequent event, in which Northwestern faculty discuss various topics with any Sheep that are interested. In addition, Shepard has its own Dance Marathon team, and hosts a Shepard Formal every spring. Other activities include the Woo-Shep Olympics (with 'rival' residential college Willard), Midnight Ultimate (frisbee), and Midnight Running Club.[7]
| Slivka Residential College | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 2002 |
| Master | Owen Priest |
| President | Ford Culver |
| Enrollment | 137 |
| Location | 2332 Campus Drive Evanston IL 60201 |
Slivka Hall was built in 2002 as Northwestern's residential college devoted to science and engineering. It was named after Ben Slivka, a Northwestern graduate of 1982 who headed Microsoft's Internet Explorer team up to version 3.0. Slivka is located on the northern part of campus. It lies between CCI and the fraternities. The nearest dining hall is Sargent Hall.
While predominantly made up of engineers, Slivka does contain some students from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. It is organized into suites by gender and has an unusually high retention rate of upperclassmen, unlike other residential colleges. Periodically, Slivka brings in professors and other Northwestern faculty, such as James Fraser Stoddart, to speak on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to the economics of the internet to string theory. Slivka has four floors and a basement. The basement houses the Discovery Room (a room containing computers, printers, and other assorted technology), the bike room, the music room, and the laundry room. The first floor contains Lisa's Cafe and the second floor contains the Rec Lounge. All the floors contain a varying number of suites, ranging from two on the first floor to six on the third and fourth floors, and a kitchen with an oven, a stove, a refrigerator, a washing machine and a microwave.
Slivka maintains a close relationship with their faculty fellows, professors and staff from the university who choose to associate themselves with Slivka. It hosts semiweekly professor to peer (P2P) lunches where Slivka fellows are invited to join the residents for lunch at Sargent Hall and quarterly Student-Fellow Reception where the fellows join the residents for a catered meal. Slivka's fellows are always invited to attend any events the dorm participates in.
1861 Sheridan Road
| Willard Residential College | |
| Type | Residential college |
| Established | 1938 |
| Master | Gary Saul Morson |
| President | Gabe Bergado |
| Enrollment | approx. 300 |
| Location | 1865 Sherman Ave Evanston, IL 60201 |
Willard Residential College is a residential college .[8] It was built as an all-female dormitory in 1938. The dorm was originally named "Willard Hall," after Frances Willard, a women's suffragist and leader in the temperance movement who served as Northwestern's first dean of women. Willard Hall was renamed "Willard Residential College" in 1972 when the dorm became a part of Northwestern's newly inaugurated Residential College program and became the first co-ed housing on campus.
Notable Willard events include Fall Formal (held in the past at such noted locations as the Sears Tower, the Adler Planetarium, and the Chicago Public Library), Polka Party, and Woo-Au Loo-Au (a grill-out noted for its pudding wrestling followed by a plunge into Lake Michigan). Willard is proud to list notable Northwestern figures, including Nicola Beisel, Gary Saul Morson, Carl Smith, and Irwin Weil, among its faculty fellows. Past Masters of Willard include Gary Galbreath, Carl Petry, Dan Garrison, Shep Shanley, and Irwin Weil. Willard is the best and largest residential college at Northwestern University.
Notable alumni include Shelley Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (room 420), J.P. Manoux, Seth Meyers, William Bonk, Jeanne Sparrow, David Schwimmer (room 427), Nicole Sullivan, Dave Revsine, Richard Penniston, Richard Kind, and Stephen Colbert (room 114).
1835 Hinman Avenue
1820 Chicago Avenue
2305 Sheridan Road
2400 Sheridan Road
2253 Sheridan Road This House came under scrutiny after an alcohol related death of Matthew Sunshine in 2008, a freshman resident.
1927 Orrington Ave
2321 Sheridan Road
The Group Residence for Environmental Engagement at Northwestern (G.R.E.E.N. House) is located at 2251 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL. It was established by SEED in Fall of 2008. It is an exclusive use residence for students interested in learning about environmental issues.[9]
610 Lincoln Street
Located on the fifth floor of 1835 Hinman, this residence hall is also known as Interfaith Hall.
2420 Campus Drive
2315 Sheridan Road
650 Emerson Street
647 University Place
2245 Sheridan Road
655 University Place
562 Lincoln Street
2349 Sheridan Road
550 Lincoln Street
2313 Sheridan Road
619 Colfax Street
2317 Sheridan Road
2307 Sheridan Road
2339 Sheridan Road
2347 Sheridan Road
2331 Sheridan Road
2247 Sheridan Road
2317 Sheridan Road
626 Emerson Street
2325 Sheridan Road (whose headquarters is located in Evanston)
2249 Sheridan Road (whose headquarters is located in Evanston)
2341 Sheridan Road
572 Lincoln Street
576 Lincoln Street
637 University Place
701 University Place. (whose headquarters is located in Evanston)
1870 Orrington Avenue
625 University Place
618 Emerson Street
717 University Place
640 Emerson Street
619 University Place
711 University Place
1871 Orrington Avenue
636 Emerson Street
720 Emerson Street
710 Emerson Street