| Welcome to the
Office of Residential Life
NEWS
Work has begun on the Phase Two of our new residence hall. Anticipated
opening date: August 2010
The new residence hall will be located on Dixie Avenue on the
site of Marshall/White Halls, between New Hall and MS Cooper Hall.
The new hall will house 339 residents in double and single rooms,
all with private bathrooms. Also included in this project will
be a 5 sorority chapter rooms and a recreation/dinning area.
Ground clearing and construction began in summer 2008 and is expected
to take about two years.
Links: Click
here to view the Demolition/Construction
Click
here to view floor plans for New Hall North
Rendering of New Hall North - Expected Complete
by: Fall 2010
Welcome
Welcome to Tennessee Tech and the on-campus experience. As a new
student, you will find most of your fellow residents will be of
the same general age while representing a variety of backgrounds--from
all over the state, the country, and the world. You can help us
maintain a kind of environment in which everyone can live and
learn effectively, so that your residence hall experience will
complement your academic experience at Tennessee Tech.
Many advantages and benefits can be associated
with residence hall life: educational benefits, special in-hall
programming (i.e. study skills, time and stress management, and
resume writing), enhanced social activities, live-in para-professional
student staff, convenience to campus facilities, and academic
programs. Other advantages include meeting new people, exploring
opportunities, and being more involved with campus life.
Studies of college students across the nation
consistently show that students who live in campus housing have
higher grade-point averages and are more likely to graduate than
students living at home or off-campus. At Tennessee Tech, the
grade-point average of residence hall students, by academic class,
has been superior to the grade-point average of non-residence
hall students.
Tennessee Tech has 14 residence halls:
2 halls for men and 1 hall for women, and 11 co-ed halls, accommodating
approximately 2,650 students. Rooms are designed for double occupancy;
however, a few single and triple rooms are available. Rooms are
furnished to include standard twin beds or loft beds and mattresses,
desks, chairs, dressers, telephone, smoke detector, window shades,
closets, and a wastebasket. Students may provide their own personal
items to make their room more unique and comfortable. Your residence
hall room will soon feel more like home after you have added your
own personal touches.
Additionally, all rooms receive expanded basic
cable service. All 14 residence halls are wired for ResNet
(Internet) service. ResNet is short for Residence Hall Computer
Network. Each of these hall rooms has a ResNet connection for
each occupant, providing they have a personal computer. All residence
hall students will have a voice
mailbox available to them (UPON REQUEST ONLY) in conjunction
with their telephone
service (Call 3803
to aquire a voice mailbox). All residence halls have free laundry
facilities for student use.
RESIDENCE HALL LINENS
Residential Life has partnered with Residence
Hall Linens to provide you with a convenient, quality outlet
for all your university bedding needs. In addition to twin sheets,
they also offer comforters as well as many bath & storage
items @ www.rhl.org/tnt.
COLLEGIATE MARKETING/BED LOFTS
Residential Life has also partnered with Collegiate
Marketing to provide you with an "easy, affordable way
to create additional living space and a more comfortable environment
in your residence hall room." Please visit the website at
www.bedloft.com and select
Tennessee Technological University for a list of all available
products.
All of us at Residential Life look forward to
your arrival. Feel free to contact us
if you have any questions or if we can be of assistance as you
prepare to live on campus. |