University of Nebraska at Kearney
Student Affairs and Activities

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalo

Campus Residence Facilities:

Each residence hall room is furnished, including desks, chairs, window coverings, beds/mattresses, mirrors, closets and a telephone with local service. Each hall also has lounges, laundry and recreational facilities, as well as a variety of home and recreational equipment available for residents to checkout at their hall's front desk. Microcomputer labs are located in a number of halls, and are available exclusively for use by on-campus students. Students are expected to furnish bed linens, blankets, pillows, towels and a study lamp.

Hot plates, toaster ovens, microwaves and large refrigerators are not permitted in student rooms. Small UL approved, closed-coil appliances are allowed. Small refrigerator units are available for rental at the beginning of each semester, or students may bring their own if they are not larger than 3 cubic feet in size.

Case Hall: Approximately 160 men and women live in Case Hall, and the building is one of two UNK residence halls listed in the State Registry of Historic Buildings. The warm fire place/lobby area of the building is a popular feature. A number of international students live in Case Hall, providing an exciting and unusually diverse living environment. The hall is also one of the four housing facilities that stays open throughout the academic year (including breaks).

Centennial Towers East: 400 women live on the seven floors of "CTE," in suite-style units featuring two bedrooms sharing a private/full bathroom. The hall also features a spacious main floor lounge and a newly installed microcomputer lab. Laundry facilities, storage areas, and study rooms are available on each floor.

Centennial Towers West: "CTW" houses 400 men and women on alternating floors of this seven floor building. CTW also features suite-style units with bedrooms adjoined by a private/full bathroom, and a main floor microcomputer lab. Each floor includes laundry facilities, storage areas, and study rooms.

Conrad Hall: The smaller size of Conrad Hall offers its 75 female residents a particularly close-knit community atmosphere. Centralized bathrooms and floor lounges offer convenience, as does the large laundry facility located on the ground floor. Residents enjoy their close proximity to the Office of Residence Life, which is located on the ground floor of the hall.

Hammer Apartments: "The Hammer," offers a unique living opportunity for the approximately 50 upperclass residents of this remodeled hotel facility. Each convenience-style apartment has a private entrance, living room and bathroom. A variety of room sizes, laundry and kitchen facilities, front desk services, and "front-door" parking are some of the significant advantages of the facility. Hammer is also one of the four halls that remain open throughout the academic year (including breaks).

Ludden Hall: Approximately 150 women and men call Ludden Hall their home. The spacious and comfortable main floor lounge, study rooms, microcomputer lab, recreation room and T.V. lounge provide the center of activity. Centralized bathrooms and lounges on each floor also foster the close sense of community in the hall.

Mantor Hall: One of the larger halls on campus, Mantor houses approximately 350 men and women. The four-story building is divided into ten wings, each with convenient lounges, bathrooms, and laundry facilities. Most rooms have a private sink and dressing area. The ground floor features a front desk, expansive TV lounge, formal study lounge, study rooms, vending machines, recreation rooms, conference rooms, a kitchen, and a new microcomputer lab.

Martin Hall: Housing approximately 110 women and men on separate floors, Martin Hall features some of the largest rooms on campus, with nine-foot ceilings and adjoining sink and dressing areas. A large and elegant ground floor lounge, kitchen facility, large recreation rooms, TV lounges, and study lounges also add to the particularly close community atmosphere in the hall.

Men's Hall: The unique art-deco architectural design of Men's Hall denote it as one of the two buildings on campus designated on the State Registry of Historical Buildings. An unusually wide variety of room sizes--some designed to accommodate three and even four students--are available in this hall. Most rooms feature high ceilings, unique floor plans, and private sinks. A dramatic fire place/lobby area and T.V. lounge are located on the main floor; kitchen, recreational, and laundry facilities are located on the lower floors, with study lounges on second and third floors.

Randall Hall: Housing 120 women and men, this hall is centrally located on campus, and features a large main floor piano and T.V. lounge, study lounge, and recreation area. It also features floor T.V. lounges, study rooms, kitchens, centralized bathrooms, and laundry facilities located on each floor.

Stout Hall: One of the smaller halls on campus, Stout houses approximately 70 men and women on three floors. Residents on each floor enjoy the centralized bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, and laundry facilities. The unusually small size of the hall provides residents with a more personal sense of community.

University Heights: This apartment-style complex is located one mile from the main UNK campus and offers an exciting housing option reserved for upperclass and married students. A variety of furnished and unfurnished apartment floor plans are available, and feature private kitchen areas, bathrooms, and bedrooms. Recreation areas, an activities room, a children's playground, and laundry facilities are conveniently located throughout the facility.

University Residence North: "URN" houses approximately 200 residents in four fraternity and sorority chapter houses--Sigma Phi Epsilon, Chi Omega, Pi Kappa Alpha and Gamma Phi Beta. This new hall features large and comfortably furnished private lounges, central bathrooms on each wing/floor, and a centrally located, in-hall food service facility. The hall is one of the four which remain open throughout the year (including breaks).

University Residence South: "URS" is a similar facility to URN, and houses 200 fraternity and sorority residents in the Greek chapter houses of Alpha Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Delta Theta. Also featuring large and comfortably furnished lounges, central bathrooms on each wing/floor, and an in-hall food service facility, this building stays open during the entire year (including breaks). The food service area also serves many faculty and staff on the west end of the UNK campus, and provides an exciting opportunity for interaction.

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