Each residence hall has laundry facilities to service the residents of the hall. There is no need for collecting coins to operate the laundry machines, as students pay a nominal laundry fee each year to cover their unlimited use of the provided equipment. Each room has a phone connection and each resident has their own high-speed Internet connection!
Living on each floor of the residence halls you will find at least one Resident Assistant, sometimes more! R.A.’s are para-professional students trained to assist their peers in acclimating to college life and build a community in their living area.
The largest of Tusculum’s 6 residence halls, Katherine Hall provides student housing on its 3 floors.
Katherine Hall is comprised of double and triple rooms with air conditioning and community baths in each wing.
Katherine Hall houses approximately 140 students, 6 R.A.’s, and has a full-time, live-in professional who manages the facility.
Formerly Craig Hall, Welty-Craig Hall was renamed in honor of Mr. Stan Welty ’51, former Chairman of the Tusculum Board of Trustees and a Benefactor of Tusculum.
The atmosphere of the hall has changed much since when Mr. Welty lived in it;
Welty-Craig is an air-conditioned, co-ed facility of primarily upperclassmen housing 40 students and three R.A.’s.
Haynes Hall is one of Tusculum’s most historic buildings, having been built in 1914. Its original character has survived remodeling and renovations.
One of the most appealing parts of this men’s hall is that every room in the building has its own individual features and characteristics. This isn’t your run of the mill, cookie cutter hall – every room is different.
Haynes Hall houses approximately 50 men and three R.A.s.
The “COGs”, as many students and alumni know it, was named for past Tusculum president, Charles Oliver Gray.
The complex consists of 4 buildings, 3 of which are residence halls (the 4th building, North, is used for offices and classrooms).
COG East hall provides housing for female residents. COG South and West are co-ed residence halls.
Each unit houses approximately 35 individuals and two R.A’s, the COGs also have a full-time, live-in professional.
Construction of 4 residence halls was completed in summer 2002. In 2013, two new apartment-style residence halls were completed.
The 6 residence halls, known collectively as “The Apartments” are 3 stories tall and have room to house 48 students.
Housing accommodations in the apartments include a living room, a ‘mini-kitchen” featuring a sink, refrigerator, 4 private bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. Washer and dryer units are also included in each apartment.
There are 4 apartment units on each floor, each unit having 4 residents. Each building has 48 residents. The exterior of the buildings are brick and are compatible with the classic turn-of-the-century architecture in some of the campus’s historic buildings, including Welty-Craig, Virginia, and McCormick Halls.
In 2003, the building known as apartment “A” was named Mastrapasqua Hall in honor of Dr. Frank Mastrapasqua. The remaining apartments simply remain “B”, “C”, “D”, “E” and “F”.
All full-time, residential Tusculum students are provided access to our network, which includes cable television and Internet services.
Of course, you’ll have to provide the actual TV and computer. But once you’re hooked up, that’s it!
Every Tusculum residence hall room is equipped with an outlet for connecting your television set to the campus cable TV network, which includes a wide range of popular network and cable stations.
Students are encouraged to bring their own computers or to make use of the computer labs on campus. Every residence hall room at Tusculum has 24-hour per day access to our local area network (LAN), which is included with the cost of tuition. This means that every student with a computer in his/her room and an Ethernet network card (which can be purchased at most computer stores) will be able to browse the Internet via our high-speed link.
Also, Tusculum students living on campus have the option to upgrade their Internet connections to a broadband service provided by College Cable Services. Under the agreement, College Cable Services offers an optional high speed broadband cable modem Internet service in all Tusculum residence halls and campus houses. The ResNet offering by College Cable Services will provide the bandwidth necessary for XBOX Live or the PlayStation Network, for example.
Tusculum students may connect to the campus-wide WiFi network which allows our students to stay connected to the Internet, even when walking across campus.
We’ve provided a handy checklist for incoming, residential students. Of course every student may have different needs, but this gives you a good start. Items we consider essential are bolded. Double-check the “Do Not Bring” list and make sure to consult your roommate to avoid doubles of items like lamps or appliances!
Extension cords
Fireworks
Space heaters
Candles
Lofts
Popcorn popper (besides air popper)
Incense
Toaster/Toaster oven
Guns (of any kind, pellet, water, paint)
The Pioneer Gym is open 7 days a week and provides a variety of sports equipment for students to rent out to use during open gym hours. The Resource Room also rents all kinds of camping/backpacking gear for students to use for their off-campus camping trips.
Various intramural events also take place regularly on campus. Intramurals are sponsored through our academic programs in cooperation with our recreational sports.