Cornell North Campus
North Campus is a residential section of Cornell University's Ithaca, New York campus. It primarily houses freshmen. North Campus offers programs which ease the transition into college life for incoming freshman. The campus offers interactions with faculty and other programs which are designed to increase the interaction among members of the freshman class. North Campus is part of Cornell's residential initiative.[1]
History
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In the 1970s, a large part of modern North Campus was added with the construction of the Low Rise and High Rise complexes. The Robert Purcell Community Center, originally known as the North Campus Union, was also built in this decade. The present programmatic layout of North Campus was initially proposed in 1997, by then-Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings III. It was designed to promote the unification of the freshman living areas. North Campus was brought about to bring together Cornell's disjointed first-year programs.[1] This North Campus Initiative, as the proposal was called, led to the construction of Mews Hall, Court Hall, and Appel Commons. Both Mews and Court are considered to be temporary names, to be replaced by the names of donors. On October 14, 2005, the southern wing of Court Hall was re-dedicated to Bauer Hall, marking the generosity of the Bauer family, and the B Wing of Court was renamed to Kay, making the hall's full name Court-Kay-Bauer.
Though most construction on North Campus has ended with the completion of the North Campus Initiative, new plans to renovate Helen Newman Hall have been proposed to keep up with the larger student population on North Campus. The $15 million project will add an additional lap pool, two-court gymnasium and fitness center.[2]
Traditional residences
Balch Hall
On North Campus, Balch stands out for its majestic English Renaissance style. Originally, each of the four halls were decorated differently in "Early American, Georgian, English Jacobean, and modern Grammercy Park".[3] The former dining hall has since been converted into a student center, cafe, and lecture hall. The dorm rooms are unique in that each has its own working sink. Balch Hall is the only all-female dormitory at Cornell University.
Court-Kay-Bauer Community
Court, Kay and Bauer Halls are joined by an enclosed bridge on the second and third floor and an open air walkway (weather permitting) on the fourth floor. The residence hall opened in the fall of 2001 as Court Hall; in the fall of 2005, the south section was renamed Bauer Hall to honor Robert and Virginia Bauer's donation to the university. Most recently, the former B wing of the building was renamed Kay Hall, in honor of Cornell alumnus Bill Kay's donation. Court-Kay-Bauer houses 270 first-year students, 9 Resident Advisors, 1 Residence Hall Director and a Faculty in Residence.
Clara Dickson Hall
Clara Dickson Hall or just "Dickson" is a Colonial-style building located on North Campus, built in 1946. With a gross area of 168,791 sq ft (15,681 m²) and a net area of 139,899 sq ft (12,997 m²), is the largest dormitory in the Ivy League.[4] It houses 575 first-year students in a variety of singles, doubles, and triples. Clara Dickson Hall also is home to the Multicultural Living Learning Unit, one of Cornell's residential program houses. When Dickson was an all-female residence hall, it had a dining hall.
Mary Donlon Hall
Mary H. Donlon Hall, or Donlon Hall, is a residence hall located at the center of North Campus and has a gross area of 133,594 sq ft and net area of 116,094 sq ft. Built in the early 1960s, it houses 472 first-year students arranged in double rooms (with a few singles and two "quads," three room suites for four students, per floor), typically sized 12' x 18'. It has a unique triangular structure separated onto 6 floors. Facilities include a TV/social lounge, piano, laundry, elevator, kitchen, computer networking, study lounge, TV/social lounge, lofting furniture, and library. The study lounge located on the first floor is nicknamed 'The Morgue' due to its notoriously dim lighting, silence, and freezing temperatures for most of the year.
Low Rises
The Low Rise complex is composed of Low Rises 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Low Rise 6 and 7 operate as traditional suite style dormitories, whereas 8, 9 and 10 operate as Program Houses (HILC, JAM, Ujaama respectively). The buildings were constructed in 1975. Each building houses 144 students and is composed of four units, each of which have 6 suites and a unit lounge. Each suite is composed of a bathroom, two singles, one double, and one triple (though some are used as doubles, or in exceedingly rare cases, singles). Each building also has its own main lounge, with some having apartments for Faculty-in-Residence or RHDs and their families to stay.
High Rises
George Jameson Hall and High Rise 5 (completed in 1982) are located at opposite sides of Robert Purcell Community Center. Each houses 197 freshmen, 5 Resident Advisors, and an RHD in High Rise 5. There are 5 main living floors, although there are student rooms on the ground and lounge floor. The rooms are arranged in suite style, with 2 singles, and 2 doubles; or 2 singles, a double and a triple. Each of the five floors has 6 suites and a common lounge, which is often converted into a quintuple in dire situations. On the top floors are Skylounges, which provide views of all of North Campus.
Townhouse Community
The Townhouse Community is a group of eight buildings supplying apartment-style living to approximately 300 freshmen. Originally graduate housing, they were opened to freshmen in the mid-1990s. The Townhouses are nearly all arranged in pairs of two doubles. This is unique in that just four students share a bathroom and shower, kitchen, living room, and dining room. The Townhouse Community Center, located between the buildings, provides community events, mailboxes, a study room, laundry machines, and lounges. The eight units are labeled A through H, and each pair sits at opposite sides of four grassy quads.
Mews Hall
Mews Hall is the newest North Campus residence hall at Cornell University, built in 2000. It is located near Appel Commons and Helen Newman Hall and has a gross area of 87,129 sq ft and a net area of 72,790 sq ft. The building is separated into two parallel halves, east and west, which are linked by a hallway and Lund study lounge. Between the wings is a large courtyard. It houses 279 first-year students arranged in suites of singles and doubles. The air-conditioned facilities include a TV/social lounge, piano, laundry, elevators, kitchen, computer networking, bike storage room, and study lounge.
Program Houses
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Program Houses are themed residence halls in which students of all years may choose to live. These are the only opportunities for upperclassmen to live on the freshmen-centric North Campus.
Just About Music
Just About Music, also know as JAM, is a musically-themed program house. JAM is located on North Campus and is designated as Low Rise 9. The building is set up in the low-rise style and contains four units. Each unit is assigned to a separate RA. The units are comprised of six suites each, that each contain a bathroom and four rooms (two doubles and two singles).
It houses 144 undergraduate students, who call themselves "Jammies". There are four residential advisors, or RAs, in JAM who plan programs for the residents. There are also Residential Hall Directors (RHD) and out-of-house members.
JAM is also home to three pianos, practice rooms, and a drum set. The building contains a Performance Space, where many concerts are held. The Performance Space also doubles as a recording studio for those who wish to record their music. JAM has its own performance space which is used throughout the school term for concerts, programs, and practice space. There is also an excellent sound system, piano, and drum room within the "P-Space" as it is often called.
Risley Hall
Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Hall, Risley Residential College, or just Risley, is a themed residence hall at Cornell University. Unlike most other traditional dormitories on campus, Risley is a residential college, meaning that the house members, "Risleyites", are encouraged to eat together at the in-house dining hall, can live as house members for all four or five years they spend enrolled at Cornell, and participate in educational activities, such as guest lectures, within their dormitory.
The building houses 190 students who are admitted by applications that are reviewed by current Risleyites and two Guest Suite Artists ("GSA"), who live in the building and organize regular programs in which the house members participate. As a dormitory, Risley offers a unique living experience. The Tudor Gothic building itself is shaped like a large, red castle. When constructed, the architect, William H Miller, was requested to design the floor plan such that no two rooms would be identical. Consequently, the rooms vary greatly. Sizes range from a single room that is 93 square feet (9 m²), a former maid's room, to a double room that is 273 square feet (25 m²), the largest double on campus. Various room features include balconies, fireplaces, dumbwaiter shafts, secret stairwells, bay windows, embrasures, and turrets.
Multicultural Living Learning Unit
The Multicultural Living Learning Unit, was originally housed in the Class of '17 on West Campus. In 1999 McLLU was relocated to North Campus within Clara Dickson Hall. There are approximately 50 "McLLUies" - first year and upper level student residents. These students represent a global community of backgrounds and ethnic groups which are found at Cornell University. Its new North Campus location is ideal because it is near several convenient facilities including community centers, dining halls, convenience stores, recreational facility, gyms, and bus routes.[5]
Ujamaa
Ujamaa (pronounced oo-ja-ma) houses 140 students in a program house dedicated to allowing students to learn about the history, culture and forces that helped shape the lives of black people in the United States, Africa and the Caribbean.
Akwe:kon
Akwe:kon (pronounced a-gway'-go) Residential College is the first university residence of its kind in the country purposely built for the interests of American Indians.
Latino Living Center
Founded in 1994, the Latino Living Center is located in Anna Comstock Hall on North Campus, across the street from Risley Residential College.
Holland International Living Center
The Holland International Living Center houses 144 students from the United States and other countries who would like to interact with people from across the globe on a daily basis. There are debates, presentations and forums to help foster international understanding and communication.
Ecology House
Ecology House: The Hurlburt Residential College for Environmental Education and Awareness, commonly called the Eco-House, houses 96 students.[6]
Housing Cooperatives
Housing cooperatives at Cornell University include Watermargin, Telluride House, the Center for Jewish Living, and the Wait Cooperative.
References
- ^ a b "Final report on North Campus residential initiative". Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ "Cornell Alumnus: Residential Initiative: North Campus Helen Newman Hall". Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ Cornell Alumni News, 10/3/29
- ^ {{chttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cornell_North_Campus&action=edit§ion=5 editite web | url = http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/orgs/int/london/chris%20wilson's%20report.htm%7C title = Cornell Alumnus: Life at Cornell | publisher = Cornell University | accessdate = 2006-06-19}}
- ^ "Welcome to Student Living at Cornell". Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-06-19.
- ^ http://campuslife.cornell.edu/housing_residential/ecology.asp
External links
- The Residential Initiative - Description of the new North Campus