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Elder Hall, an all-freshman residence hall on North Campus, is one of 26 undergraduate residential buildings on campus. Northwestern Residential Services is changing aspects of its undergraduate housing model, including a shorter period to sign a contract with the University to live on campus next year.

Northwestern housing contract period to be shorter, earlier this year

January 11, 2016

Beginning this year, students intending to live in on-campus housing next school year will have a shorter period of time to sign contracts with the University. Unlike last year, when students had nearly...

A rendering of the new residence hall being built at 560 Lincoln Ave. Architectural firm William Rawn Associates was selected to build the new building by the University following a competitive bidding process.

Northwestern selects firm to build new residence hall

October 18, 2015

Northwestern has selected Boston-based architectural firm William Rawn Associates to design and construct a new residence hall at 560 Lincoln Ave., the first to be built since 2002. The University created...

A rendering of the first new residence hall to be built, located on 560 Lincoln Street. The new project is part of a long-term housing master plan by Residential Services to improve on-campus housing.

Summer renovation first step in master housing plan

September 21, 2015

Northwestern funded an $11.5 million revamp of on-campus housing this summer, ahead of the construction of five new residence halls as part of the University’s 10-year Housing Master Plan. Many students...

Thrown keys caused Elder Hall flood in May

July 13, 2015

The flooding in Elder Hall last May, which resulted in about $30,000 in damages, was caused by a students' thrown set of keys activating the sprinkler system. The student accidentally struck a sprinkler...

A student eats in a campus dining hall. Beginning this fall, residential assistants will have RA-specific meal plans.

RAs to receive new meal plan, quarterly earnings

July 8, 2015

Starting next year, Northwestern resident assistants will receive earnings of $500 per quarter and a new, RA-specific meal plan. Deb Schmidt-Rogers, the director of Residential Life, said the RA...

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