Naming Recommendations, New Residence Halls

The New Residence Halls Building Naming Committee convened by University Housing and the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management solicits recommendations for naming the new residence halls currently under construction along 15th Avenue opposite Hayward Field. Thse residence halls will open in fall 2023.

The committee welcomes recommendations from the university community—students, faculty, staff, and alumni—submitted by 5:00 p.m., February 23, 2023.

Recommendation Submission Form

The New Residence Hall is in the heart of campus and offers a mix of double and triple rooms, all with attached bathrooms and showers. Resident floors pinwheel around a central community lounge, which offers study space, areas to hang with friends, and views across campus. At the end of each wing is a quiet study lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows, providing a peaceful retreat with unique views into two new courtyards. Each resident room features locally controlled heaters and operable windows.

The ground floor has dedicated spaces for Academic Residential Communities (ARCs), a community kitchen, a service center, and a package delivery hub.

The ground floor also hosts apartments for the Community Director and Faculty-in-Residence. The ARC spaces include faculty offices, multi-purpose teaching spaces, music practice rooms, and study areas.  Building B will be home to the Performing Artists Collective ARC sponsored by the School of Music and Dance encompassing specialized performance spaces.

The New Apartment-Style Residence Hall embodies a new apartment-style residence hall.  With a variety of apartment living options designed to create an experience for returning Ducks that is distinct from their first year, the apartment-style residence hall brings innovative student housing principles to the center of the UO’s campus. Whether students prefer to live alone or with friends, the micro studio and quad unit layouts offer well-appointed, self-contained living options for everyone. Each apartment-style unit configuration includes a private bathroom and full kitchen. Each room features locally controlled heaters and operable windows.

This hall will also have programming events aimed at non-first-year students. There are quiet study spaces and active common areas on each floor.  Amenities will include: covered and secure bike shelter, music practice rooms, laundry facilities on each floor, private and group study rooms, community lounges, landscaped courtyards, and one meal per day at Carson Dining.

We encourage you to read the following before submitting suggestions:

Thank you for your recommendations.

New Residence Halls Naming Committee
Anna Schmidt-MacKenzie, Associate Vice President, Chief of Staff, Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management (co-chair)
Kevin Hatfield, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships, Director of Academic Residential and Research Initiatives (co-chair)
Amiya Fulton, Residence Hall Association, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Lynn Huynh, Area Director for Residence Life, Community Director, Unthank Hall, University Housing
Miles Marrow, Assistant Director of Residence Life, University Housing
Lillian Moses, Director of Housing Capital Construction, University Housing
Jennifer O’Neal, Assistant Professor, Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Unthank Hall Faculty-in-Residence