Residential Education & Housing Services

Residential Education & Housing Services
Residence Halls
First-Year Experience

First-Year Experience

The FYE 2012-2013 staff

The First-Year Experience (FYE) Area is comprised of four residence halls housing the majority of our First-Year students.

All residence halls:

Are smoke-free
Have a computer lab for use by hall residents
Are equipped with DIRECTV in the lounge
Have laundry facilities
Have meeting/gathering space

Newcomb Hall	Chilcott Hall

Newcomb Hall has long been a favorite of students who want to live on lower campus. Built in 1956, Newcomb consists of three floors which are single-gender by wing, with men and women living on the same floor (2nd & 3rd floors). This building is made up of double and triple rooms. Newcomb was renovated in 2001 and is air-conditioned. Important Note: Newcomb Hall is utilized for winter housing. Residents of Newcomb are encouraged to lock their belongings in their closets before leaving for Winter Break. Features Newcomb Specific Air-conditioning Large lounge and TV room Electronic card-key access Location adjacent to Booth Music and close to Campus Dining facilities Co-Ed Floors This building has a few single rooms	Chilcott Hall was built in 1959. Consisting of two single gender floors, this building is made up of double and triple rooms. Features Chilcott Specific Large lounge area Location adjacent to Weingart Hall for the Liberal Arts and close to Campus Dining facilities

Newcomb Hall

Chilcott Hall

Newcomb Hall has long been a favorite of students who want to live on lower campus. Built in 1956, Newcomb consists of three floors which are single-gender by wing, with men and women living on the same floor (2nd & 3rd floors). This building is made up of double and triple rooms. Newcomb was renovated in 2001 and is air-conditioned.

Important Note: Newcomb Hall is utilized for winter housing. Residents of Newcomb are encouraged to lock their belongings in their closets before leaving for Winter Break.

Features

Newcomb Specific

Air-conditioning
Large lounge and TV room
Electronic card-key access
Location adjacent to Booth Music and close to Campus Dining facilities
Co-Ed Floors
This building has a few single rooms

Chilcott Hall was built in 1959. Consisting of two single gender floors, this building is made up of double and triple rooms.

Features

Chilcott Specific

Large lounge area
Location adjacent to Weingart Hall for the Liberal Arts and close to Campus Dining facilities

Braun Hall	Stewart-Cleland Hall (Stewie)

Braun was built in 1962, the hall is co-ed with single-gender floors. Braun received a partial renovation during the summer of 1990, and has air-conditioning. Beginning Fall 2006, Braun began housing First-Year Students only. Features Braun Specific Very large lounge space Near Sycamore Glen Location adjacent to Anderson Field	Originally built as a First-Year male residence hall in 1953 and renovated in 1999, Stewart-Cleland Hall has two floors that are separated by gender by wing. Stewart-Cleland Hall is named in honor of Milton and Mary W. Stewart, generous benefactors of the College for a long period of time, Robert Glass Cleland 1907, Ph.D., LL.D., Litt. D., historian, author, Professor of History, former Dean of the Faculty and Vice President and member of the Board of Trustees, his father, the Reverend Robert W. Cleland, his mother, Sallie Glass Cleland, his brother, T. Horace Cleland 1903, and his wife, Muriel Stewart Cleland. Features Stewart-Cleland Specific Renovated in 2011 Card access entry to building and rooms Near Sycamore Glen Location adjacent to Anderson Field

Braun Hall

Stewart-Cleland Hall (Stewie)

Braun was built in 1962, the hall is co-ed with single-gender floors. Braun received a partial renovation during the summer of 1990, and has air-conditioning. Beginning Fall 2006, Braun began housing First-Year Students only.

Features

Braun Specific

Very large lounge space
Near Sycamore Glen
Location adjacent to Anderson Field

Originally built as a First-Year male residence hall in 1953 and renovated in 1999, Stewart-Cleland Hall has two floors that are separated by gender by wing.

Stewart-Cleland Hall is named in honor of Milton and Mary W. Stewart, generous benefactors of the College for a long period of time, Robert Glass Cleland 1907, Ph.D., LL.D., Litt. D., historian, author, Professor of History, former Dean of the Faculty and Vice President and member of the Board of Trustees, his father, the Reverend Robert W. Cleland, his mother, Sallie Glass Cleland, his brother, T. Horace Cleland 1903, and his wife, Muriel Stewart Cleland.

Features

Stewart-Cleland Specific

Renovated in 2011
Card access entry to building and rooms
Near Sycamore Glen
Location adjacent to Anderson Field

The FYE area is staffed by one Community Director, two Graduate Hall Coordinators and nineteen Resident Advisors. The staff of the FYE area work to welcome First-Year students to Occidental College and help guide the transition to college life. Through intentional programming and outreach, the RAs work to create a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment for First-Year students to succeed academically, thrive socially and become connected and involved both on campus and in the greater Los Angeles area. We look forward to meeting all of you!

Phone: (323) 259-2531
Facebook: ResedOxy
E-mail: resed@oxy.edu