Centre College Admission: Residential Life

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Residential Life
at Centre College

Living on campus is exciting. Ninety-four percent of Centre students live on campus, so that's where the action is. After games, pizza parties, movie fests, late-night study sessions, and great conversations, roommates and hall residents quickly turn residential life into the time of your life! Where Will I Live?
Unless you’ve spent a lot of time away from your house, residence life is going to be a big change. Often it’s the most challenging adjustment you’ll make at college. But it doesn’t have to be! Centre students will tell you that living on campus is fun. For first-year students, the choices are pretty simple: men live in Acheson/Caldwell or Nevin Hall, women live in either Cheek/Evans or Yerkes (pronounced YER-keys) Hall. A room will be assigned to you by the Housing Director, based on information you give us. You’ll find out in mid-July where you’ll be living, as well as the name and address of your roommate. The housing brochure you’ll receive with this information will give you the rules and specific regulations of residence life. What are the Residence Halls Like? Three main clusters of halls dot the campus, which we call the North Side, Old Centre, and the Old Quad. Each cluster has access to a laundromat, a computer lab, kitchen facilities, ironing boards, vending machines, parking lots, bicycle racks, lounges, and study rooms. Bingham Hall in the Old Centre cluster is handicapped-accessible.

Every floor is staffed with one or more upper-class Resident Assistants (RAs). These students will be there to welcome you, take care of any technical problems in your room, distribute information, and help resolve problems. Residence Directors (RDs) live on campus and serve as a link between the students, RAs, and the administration. There is also quite a bit of apartment-style housing near campus for upperclass students.

Tips You Won't Find in the Viewbook:
• Make sure you bring extra-long sheets (36” x 80”).

• Refrigerators must be six cubic feet or smaller; microwaves must be 700 watts or less.

• Each room has a phone jack, so you may bring a landline phone. If you wish to have voice mail, it is available to all students.

• A computer is helpful but not necessary since there are many computer labs on Centre’s campus.

It’s a good idea to check with your future roommate to coordinate what you’re bringing so that you don’t end up with two of everything.

“Residence life at Centre creates a sense of community for students that makes residence halls feel like home. The residence hall environment at Centre offers a variety of programs and opportunities that appeal to diverse groups of people while encouraging the personal and professional development of students.”

Ben Durham
Centre Class of 2007
Double Major: Music and Religion
Resident Assistant

What's to Eat?
Eating on campus is varied and convenient. We have three on-campus choices for dining:

• Cowan Dining Commons comes complete with a hot-foods line, a stir-fry line, a pizza and pasta bar, a grill for burgers and fries, order-made sandwiches at the deli counter, a soup and salad bar, an ice-cream machine, and a dessert bar. Cowan serves three meals a day during the week and two on Saturdays and Sundays. If you miss the main serving hours, Cowan is open between meals for cereal, salad, fruit, ice cream, or a sandwich.

• The Centre Grille, located on the second floor of the Warehouse (our student center), offers typical fast food made to order (burgers, hot sandwiches) as well as salads, fruit, ice cream, and pastries. Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. - 1 a.m., Friday 10 a.m. - midnight, Saturday 1 p.m. - midnight, and Sunday 1 p.m. - 1 a.m.

• The Hall of Fame Cafe located in the heart of Sutcliffe Athletic Center, features a variety of menu choices including salads, sandwiches, smoothies, coffee, dessert, and more.

You’ll choose one of five different meal plans. Some of the plans have more Cowan meals; others with more Flex Dollars. When you want to eat at Cowan, you scan your ID card at the door, and one meal will be taken off. At the Warehouse Grille and the Hall of Fame Cafe, your ID card works like a debit card, using the Flex Dollars that you receive based on your meal plan. Flex Dollars are accepted at the Hub Coffee House & Cafe, which is located next to Centre's bookstore, in nearby downtown Danville.

What About a Car?
All students are allowed to have a car on campus. You’ll have to buy a yearly parking permit, which lets you park in any student spot on campus. (A Centre bumper sticker will not suffice—Public Safety officials will ticket you if you don’t have the permit.) If you decide not to bring your car, it’s okay; there are several banks, a pharmacy, many places to worship, a convenience store, and restaurants within easy walking distance.

The Time of Your Life
Centre is a challenging school, but it’s also a fun school. You’ll get to know tons of people on this small campus and have more things to do than you can possibly imagine. When you want a change of scene, Lexington is just up the road and Louisville is also within easy driving distance.

Come "Reside" for a Night
These are some tips about residential life at Centre, but the best way to get a feel for the campus is to come for a visit and spend the night. You can also tour the campus, attend a class, and talk to the professors and students.

Contact the Admission Office to plan your visit.

For further information about residential life at Centre, contact Sarah Scott Hall Director of Residence Life Coordinator of Counseling and Health Services (859) 238-5471 sarah.hall@centre.edu