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An American college dormitory room in 2002. A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.
Residence hall association. In the United States, a residence halls association ( RHA) is a student-run university residence hall organization that is usually (but not always) the parent organization for individual hall governments. Their function is similar to a student government, except that most of their activities pertain to on-campus living.
A residential college is a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. The term residential college is also used to describe a variety of other ...
Residence life. Residence Life is the comprehensive program that surrounds the experience of living "on and off campus" in a residence hall at a college or university. Residence Life is usually structured with planned events, a code of conduct and ethics, and a relatively large array of staff.
Resident Assistant. A resident assistant ( RA ), also known by a variety of other names, [note 1] is a trained peer leader who coordinates activities in residence halls in colleges and universities, mental health and substance abuse residential facilities, [1] or similar establishments. An RA has many roles and responsibilities, including ...
The meaning behind the building named as Elm is that this residence hall was built around a mature America elm tree. This residence hall is shaped like an L. [20] There are 108 triple room units with private bathrooms, 97 double room units with private bathrooms, 12 studio apartment units with private bathrooms. [14]
Weinstein Hall [15] is the only pre-1980 residence hall that was built as a residence hall specifically for NYU students. It is located at 5-11 University Place. This freshman residence hall has a two level dining hall; the upper level's food court is known as "Upstein" and is adjacent to the kosher eatery.
Spencer residence hall, built in 1924, is located at the corner of Raleigh St. and Franklin St. Spencer is co-ed and hosts about 150 residents on four floors. Spencer residence hall is named for Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825–1908) who moved to UNC-Chapel Hill with her family. Her father James Phillips was a mathematics professor.