2008 Woodie Awards
Going home
SIUE makes transition from commuter to residential campus
Allan Lewis
Issue date: 10/12/07 Section: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
The first residence hall at SIUE opened its doors Aug. 19, 1997. The three-story unit featured 246 doubles, 11 residence assistants and staff units, study rooms, lounges, meeting rooms, a computer lab and multi-purpose space.
Student Residence Hall, as it was known at the time, was dedicated in October of that year. It was built on the former location of the university's police operation.
"The addition of on-campus living offers a way to facilitate desire to attend university and makes it more physically appealing to new students," Kerber said.
The first residence hall was originally home to all levels of undergraduate students.
In July 1997, the SIU Board of Trustees approved a plan to build a second residence hall. Construction began in September, and the facility opened its doors on Aug. 21, 1998.
The residence hall soon became Prairie Hall in a movement to change the names of buildings on campus. At the same time, Student Residence Hall was renamed Woodland Hall.
Prairie, as it opened in 1998, is devoted entirely to freshmen students and is home to the Freshmen Horizons Program.
In 2001, SIUE added a third residence hall adjacent to the Art and Design building, Bluff Hall, housing traditionally-aged freshmen.
Evergreen Hall opened in August and features apartment and suite-style living for upperclassmen with various floor plans. Evergreen is home to the Second Year Experience program at the university.
Student Residence Hall, as it was known at the time, was dedicated in October of that year. It was built on the former location of the university's police operation.
"The addition of on-campus living offers a way to facilitate desire to attend university and makes it more physically appealing to new students," Kerber said.
The first residence hall was originally home to all levels of undergraduate students.
In July 1997, the SIU Board of Trustees approved a plan to build a second residence hall. Construction began in September, and the facility opened its doors on Aug. 21, 1998.
The residence hall soon became Prairie Hall in a movement to change the names of buildings on campus. At the same time, Student Residence Hall was renamed Woodland Hall.
Prairie, as it opened in 1998, is devoted entirely to freshmen students and is home to the Freshmen Horizons Program.
In 2001, SIUE added a third residence hall adjacent to the Art and Design building, Bluff Hall, housing traditionally-aged freshmen.
Evergreen Hall opened in August and features apartment and suite-style living for upperclassmen with various floor plans. Evergreen is home to the Second Year Experience program at the university.
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