There are currently 23 CU Boulder Residence Halls on and off the campus of University of Colorado at Boulder. The dorm types range greatly from singles to four person rooms. Along with that there are some rooms that have more amenities than others including a full bathroom and/or a kitchen. The majority of the students at the residence halls are freshman, but any year student can live in the residence halls.There are several communities of residence halls located throughout the campus, and in a separate area called Williams Village which is connected to the main campus via the Buff Bus service. All Residence Halls have Resident Assistant that help students with their day to day activities and produce activities for the residents.
More info at the <Heritage Center, CU Boulder> Built in the 1970s, The College Inn Conference Center was originally used as a private residential building. It was constructed with 10 conference room that seated 25 to 100 people. It also held 112 hotel rooms, with 2 that are handicap accessible. It has two elevators and very wide main entrances that are easily accessible as well. It was converted into the Housing System in 1976, but differed from most other residential halls with its contemporary concrete block construction and it's slightly off campus location. It has a total of 4 floors and the building is in good condition <UCB-FMP-II:Appendix A>. Every room has a balcony and its own shower, toilette, and sink. The residence of this dormitory enjoy its focus towards community and its large open spaces for studying. One resident, J.R.H, reports that "the desks and room space provided by this building give us an abundance of private study and the community rooms allow for larger study groups." Every floor has its own community room with a television and microwave. The residence are allowed to use these rooms 24/7, but must remain respectful of the other residence in the halls. The last year of its association with the University's Residence Services was the Spring 2011 semester because of its old building structure and its abundance of asbestos. The future use of this building is unknown, but it has served as vital asset to the University's services since its opening in the 1970s. It's address is 1729 Athens Street Boulder, CO just north of Boulder Creek. Building Information: -Total Gross Square Feet= 75,863 -Total Assignable Square Feet= 39,989 -Number of Floors= 4
Assignable Square Foot Building Use: -Residential=28,648 -Office= 7,075 -General Use= 3,002 -Supporting= 1,264 <CU Boulder Heritage Center><Old Main Building>
The Darley North Hall is part of the off campus dorm group Williams Village and is conjoined with Darley South through crossovers. The Darley North building is a 15 storing building that has a basement level with a laundry facility in it. Darley north has many options when it comes to room choices, these include: Single, Double with and with out bathroom,Triple with and without bathroom, Quad with and without bathroom, and a normal Five person room. All these rooms come with a working air conditioning unit, microwave, mini fridge, as well as many other things that are helpful for living.[1] Along with the other Williams village Halls, there are two options for campus dining. One which is a normal dining hall that serves three meals a day, and the other a grab and go that makes sandwiches or burritos.[2] There is also a Recreation center that includes full gym as well as fitness classes.[3]
History: Farrand Hall was named after Livingston Farrand who was the fourth president at the University of Boulder Colorado who served from 1914-1919. Before Farrand arrived to the University of Boulder he was the head of Anthropology at the University of Columbia. Livingston Farrand is credited with elevating the standards of the School of Medicine in Denver, which gained recognition as one of the leading institutions in the West. Farrand left the University of Boulder Colorado in 1917, because he served as chair of the American Red Cross in France during WWI. Due to Farrand leaving while he was still president George Norlin was named acting president by the Regents. Although Farrand returned for a short time during the war he never reassumed his duties as president and in 1919 officially resigned. Farrand Hall was named in honor of Livingston Farrand to Nationally recognize him for all of his contributions and was constructed in 1948 by Trautwein and Howard. Farrand Hall was the first large dormitory built after World War II and was originally an all woman's dormitory.
Building Information: Farrand recently turned their dining hall into an organic grab and go as of spring semester 2011. Rather than students sitting down to eat, this gives students the opportunity to get pre-made organic food. Farrand has a residential program, which allows students to take classes in Farrand, but has a required cost of $850 that all the residents are required to pay.
Total gross square feet: 128,648
Total assignable square feet: 86,441
Number of floors: 7
Residential use: 64,061
General use: 18,232
Office: 515
Library/study area: 184
Rooms: There are currently five different types of rooms that have different prices that correlate with them. The least expensive rooms cost $5,214 per semester and consist of a double, triple, and five-person room. A three-student room with a bath costs $5,500 per semester. The most expensive room is a single which costs $6,036 per semester.
The Willard Residence Hall is located near Farrand Field in between Cheyenne Arapahoe Hall and Hallet Hall. Residents live on each floor of the building in similar living situations. The hall has mostly doubles with a few suites that have three residents in them. There are Resident Assistants (RA's) on each floor that handle discipline as well as support for the freshman residents. All floors have community bathrooms and showers separated by gender. Each room contains a desk, dresser, bed, lamp, and closet for each resident. The roommates share a mini fridge/freezer combo, microwave and window. There is a T.V. lounge on the first floor that residents may use as they please. It has couches, chairs, desks, television and a ping pong table. In the basement of the building there are vending machines and laundry machines for the residents to use. At the main desk in the basement there are many things to check out for temporary use, items such as movies and games are the most used. Nearby dining includes the Center for Community Dining Hall and Grab n' Go which is located next door to the building. Also nearby are the Libby Dining Hall and Grab n' Go as well as the Farrand Grab n' Go. During the 2010-2011 school year and summer Willard has undergone construction to change the former Willard Hall offices into dorms for residents. Now both sides of the building will have residents living in them. The entire hall has been redone with new furniture.
The Williams Village North Hall is the newest hall of CU and will be opening the Fall 2011 semester. At its tallest point the building is six stories high, and the Hall will hold 500 students. There are normal single and double rooms, as well as suites for three and four people. The hall will have seven smart class rooms for class and studying. This building is the first of its kind in the nation in that it is has used many energy saving materials in construction as well having energy saving features like a solar powered water heater. Its the first building of its size to get U.S. Green Building Council LEED platinum rating.[4] Along with the other Williams village Halls, it has multiple dining areas and a recreation Center.
Mackey Mitchell Architects of St. Louis, Missouri, was design architect for this project, working with Architect-of-Record Aller•Lingle•Massey Architects and Whiting Turner Contracting Company.
Undergraduate students and graduate students who do not have families may live in the Bear Creek Apartments unit. The graduate and family housing units are Athens Court, Athens North, Expansion Units, Marine Court, Newton Court, and Smiley Court.[5] Single parents and faculty and staff may also live in the family units.[6]
Residents of the family units are zoned to the Boulder Valley School District.
Residents of Athens Court,[7] Athens North Court,[8] the Expansion Units,[9] Marine Court,[10] and Smiley Court are assigned to Creekside Elementary School,[11][12] Residents in Newton Court are zoned to Whittier Elementary School.[13][14]
All residents of CU family housing are zoned to Manhattan Middle School.[15] Almost all residences are zoned to Boulder High School.[16] Smiley Court is zoned to Fairview High School.[17]
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