| Residence Housing Association | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hall Governance Body |
| President | Daniel Badalamente |
| Students | about 2,700 (Spring 2011) |
| Affiliations | MACURH |
Winona State University uses sixteen[1] buildings as on-campus living communities. Nine buildings are on the main campus of Winona State[2], three are on West Campus, and four are built east of campus[3].
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New Hall/Center (commonly referred to as New Hall[4]) as it's called at Winona State, is the most recent housing addition to the WSU campus. This complex consists of two buildings adjacent to each other. There are 106 units in this co-ed complex however, each unit is single-gendered. There is an extra-long twin bed, desk, desk chair, dress, closet, trash and recycling bins for each student. Window coverings are provided. This new type of student housing opened in Fall 2010 and has given over 400 upper-class students, including transfer students, a place to call home.
Prentiss-Lucas Hall (commonly referred to as P-L[4]) as it's called at Winona State, is the largest freshman residence hall. It is heavily built-up, though acquisitions of new housing in recent years has relieved some of the pressure on P-L. The two halls are mirror-image duplicates of each other (Prentiss is the men's residence hall and Lucas is the women's)[4], linked by a common lobby and lounge area. After 11 PM, women need an escort to be within Prentiss and men likewise within Lucas. The lobby area is open to both sexes twenty-four hours a day.
The Quad has four[5] residence halls that form a square: Conway Hall, Richards Hall, Morey and Shepard Halls. The Quad contains multiple lounges, typically located where the four residence halls intersect each other. It houses over 500 students.[5] Conway Hall is a four-story building with the first two floors consisting of women and the upper floors consiring of men. Morey and Shepard Halls are connected in an "L" shape. Like Prentiss-Lucas, Morey-Shepard consists of a men's (Morey) and women's (Shepard) residence hall. Richards Hall is a four-story residence hall. Richards is also co-ed, the first two floors, including the Richards Annex, house men and the third and fourth being women.
Sheehan Hall is a thirteen-story women's residence hall.[6] The second through thirteenth of the floors are residential and the first floor is a lobby and social area[7];
The Residential College, also called West Campus, is situated on the former campus of the College of Saint Teresa (CST), a defunct Roman Catholic women's college. Winona State has purchased Lourdes Hall, the Tau Center, and Maria Hall. The west campus is divided into seven different "houses", to create a sense of community and competition between different members of the dormitories.
Lourdes Hall was acquired by Winona State in the early 1990s. It has a cafeteria, which serves for all three halls on the West Campus. The dining facilities include chandeliers, high ceilings, and a multitude of seating options. This proves useful for the biennial 'Madrigal' Festival as well as the Residence Housing Association's Spring Formal. Lourdes is a co-educational hall divided by wings. Most of the residence hall rooms in Lourdes are single occupancy and formed in alcoves off the main hallway. This is to create a greater sense of community. The first floor is all-men's, the second and fourth are all women's; and the third floor is co-educational. Lourdes is supposedly haunted, and ghost sightings have been reported in the hall, especially on its third and fourth floors. There is speculation that it has to do with a convent that had previously been located on the premises. Lourdes also boasts a heated swimming pool and a Nautilus fitness center. Lourdes Hall also hosts Mugshots, a way for students to sign up and perform in front of their peers. It is an opportunity in which up-coming musicians, comedy acts, and other forms of clean, fun, free entertainment can be found once a week.
Tau Center was acquired in 2003 and serves as a co-educational residence hall/conference center. It is located on Winona State's West Campus, behind Lourdes, and is governed in conjunction with Maria Hall. Tau was previously operated by the Diocese of Winona. Residents consist mainly of freshman, and the vast majority of rooms are for single occupants. 3 Resident Assistants are on staff to manage 3 floors of dorms.
Maria Hall was acquired in 2000 and serves as a co-educational residence hall.
East Lake was built in 2002-2003 and opened in 2004, and serves as an apartment complex for both men and women.